Town of Needham
Department of Public Works
Public Services Administration Building, 500 Dedham Avenue
Needham, Massachusetts 02492
Telephone (781) 455-7550
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT
Release Date
March 19, 2026
Bid Title
McLeod Field Bleacher Installation
Bid Number
26DPW252C
Number of
Documents
Pre-Bid Meeting
The Bid Package consists of 2 PDF documents. Returning this form
confirms receipt of all the documents.
March 26, 2026 12:30pm Charles River Room Public Service
Administration office 500 Dedham Ave Needham, MA 02492
Questions Due
April 2, 2026 at 5:00pm to dpwbids@needhamma.gov
April 9, 2026 at 1:00pm, Administration Office of the Department
Bids are Due
of Public Works located at the Public Services Administration
Building, 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA, 02492
Please provide the requested information below as acknowledgment that you have received
our bid package noted above. It is recommended that interested bidders complete this
acknowledgment and return via email to dpwbids@needhamma.gov. Only by doing
this, will the Town be able to provide notification of any addenda or answered questions
relating to this bid. Only those companies or individuals shown on the Distribution
Register will receive addenda to this bid. By completing and returning this
acknowledgement will ensure you are recorded on the Distribution Register.
Proposals from companies or individuals not acknowledging the addenda may be rejected
as not responsive.
Name of Company or
Individual
Name / Title of
Contact
Address
City/Town, State, Zip
Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
Email Address
Signature
Date
Addenda will be posted to the Town’s website. Please check the website for addenda before
submitting your bid to the Town. Bidders who access the bid package from the Town’s
website are responsible for checking the website periodically for any addenda that may be
issued by the Town.
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McLeod Field Bleacher Installation
26DPW252C
Release Date
Pre-Bid Conference
March 19, 2026
March 26, 2026 12:30pm Charles River Room Public
Service Administration office 500 Dedham Ave Needham,
MA 02492
Deadline for Questions April 2, 2026 at 5:00pm
Bids Due
April 9, 2026 at 1:00pm
Director of Administration
PSAB
500 Dedham Ave.
Needham, MA 02492
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(Advertised in the Hometown Weekly issue of Thursday, March 19, 2026)
(Advertised on the MNPA’s website Thursday, March 19, 2026)
(Published in Central Register issue on Wednesday, March 18, 2025)
(Advertised in CommBuys on Thursday, March 19, 2026)
LEGAL NOTICE
Town of Needham
Invitation for Bid (IFB)
Bid # 26DPW252C
McLeod Field Bleacher Installation
The Town of Needham is accepting sealed bids for McLeod Field Bleacher Installation. Copies of the
Invitation for Bid (IFB) package will be available beginning March 19, 2026 , at the Administration Office
of the Public Works Department, 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA 02492 Monday through Friday during
normal business hours, or from the Town’s web site www.needhamma.gov/bids.aspx and will be available
until the submission deadline.
A pre-bid meeting with be held on March 26, 2026 at 12:30pm at the Public Service Administration
Building 500 Dedham Ave Needham, MA 02492. Attendance is encouraged but not required.
Sealed bids must be submitted no later than 1:00pm, April 9, 2026 , to the Administration Office of the
Public Works Department, Town of Needham, 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA 02492. LATE BIDS WILL
NOT BE CONSIDERED. Bids will be publicly opened after the submission deadline on April 9, 2026 at 1:00pm.
The Town reserves the right to reject any and all bids as determined to be in the best interests of the Town
and to waive minor informalities.
Kathleen King
Town Manager
March 19, 2026
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IFB 26DPW252C
McLeod Field Bleacher Installation
Procurement in Brief
Primary
Procurement
Contact
Contract
Manager
Ashley Ellis, Management Analyst
781-455-7550 x72368
Ed Olsen, Superintendent of Parks & Forestry
Bid Package
Available
March 19, 2026- Information and details of bidding requirements may be obtained at
the Administration Office DPW, PSAB, 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA 02492, or online
at the Town’s web site http://www.needhamma.gov/bids.aspx.
Pre-Bid
Meeting
Bid Deposit
March 26, 2026 12:30pm Charles River Room Public Service Administration
office 500 Dedham Ave Needham, MA 02492
5% bid deposit is required as part of bid
Deadline for
Written
Questions
April 2, 2026 at 5:00pm
By Mail: DPW - 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA 02492
By Email: dpwbids@needhamma.gov
Questions are to be clearly labeled as: QUESTIONS - McLeod Field Bleacher
Installation, 26DPW252C
Addenda
If any changes are made to this bid, an addendum will be issued. Addenda will be posted
on the Town’s webpage and emailed to all bidders on record as having received the bid
package.
When and
where bids
are due
Where bids
will be
opened
Contract
Award
1:00pm, April 9, 2026 , Administration Office DPW, Public Service
Administration Building, 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA 02492.
LATE BIDS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
Charles River Room, Public Service Administration Building, 500 Dedham
Avenue, Needham, MA 02492 (immediately following submission deadline)
Anticipated April 2026
Approval of Town Manager and Town Counsel is REQUIRED.
Contract
Length
This Agreement shall be for a term commencing upon execution and ending
March 31, 2027.
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Upon Award of Contract
Payment Bond
50% payment bond
Performance Bond
100% Performance Bond, if required
Insurance
Refer to Contract Terms
* Facsimile transmissions for written inquiries must be sent prior to the above date and time deadlines.
Any hand delivery or facsimile received after the due date and time will not be addressed. The time/date
stamp machine located in the receiving office will govern for the date and time requirements mentioned
in the table above and throughout this document. Please allow enough time for hand delivery or
facsimile transmissions.
** The time for award may be extended by the Town. The Town reserves the right to change, delay,
cancel, or expedite the contract award date. The Bidder agrees that the offer is effective for (a) at least
ninety (90) calendar days from the opening date of the bids (b) a contract is executed, or (c) this bid is
cancelled, whichever of (a), (b) or (C) occurs first. The Town reserves the right to reject any and all bids
as determined to be in the best interests of the Town and to waive minor informalities.
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