LEGAL NOTICE
CITY OF MEDFORD
INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)
IFB 26-0246
Liquid Applied Roof Coating Project
The City of Medford, led by the School Department, is accepting sealed bids for Liquid Applied
Roof Coating for the McGlynn School Project, located at 3002 Mystic Valley Parkway, Medford,
Ma 02155.
This project is being Electronically Bid (E-Bid). All bids shall be submitted online at
Projectdog.com (reference project code: 872687) prior to February 27, 2026, at 10:00 AM. Hard
copy bids will not be accepted by the Awarding Authority. Tutorials and instructions are available
online at Projectdog.com. For assistance, contact Projectdog, Inc. at 978 499 9014.
Bid Forms will be posted at Projectdog.com beginning February 6, 2026, at 10:00 AM. All
required Bid Forms must be completed and submitted in unrestricted PDF formatted files. The
Bidder must fill-in all required fields and signatures either digitally or manually (print, fill-in,
and scan to PDF).
A Mandatory Site Visit/briefing session will be held at the McGlynn School, located at 3002
Mystic Valley Parkway, Medford, MA 02155 on February 17, 2026, at 9:00 AM. All Questions
are due by February 19, 2026, by 1:00 PM.
Each Bid shall be submitted in accordance with the Instruction to Bidders and shall be
accompanied by a Bid Security in form of a Bid Bond, or certified check, and/or a treasurers or
cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company in the amount of five (5) percent
of the bid.
Addenda, if issued, will be posted to the Projectdog website and shall be accompanied by email
notification to every individual or firm on record as having received the Bid Documents. Hard
copies of addenda will not be mailed or faxed. It shall be the sole responsibility of the Contractor
to ascertain and acknowledge “ Yes” to the existence of zero or all addenda within the E-
Bidding System.
All bids for this project are subject to applicable public bidding laws of Massachusetts, including
G.L. c.149, § §44A through 44H, as amended.
Attention is directed at the minimum wage rates to be paid as determined by the Commissioner of
Labor and Workforce Development and the weekly payroll record submittal requirements under
the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws (M.G.L.), Chapter 149, Section 26 through 27D
inclusive.
Attention is further directed to the requirements of M.G.L. c.149, §44D requiring submission of a
Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAMM) approved Certificate of Eligibility and Update
Statement with all bids.
Selection of the contractor will be based upon bidder qualifications, including evidence of past
performance in similar projects, and bid price. The contract will be awarded to the bidder deemed
by the awarding authority to be the lowest responsible and eligible bidder.
The bidder agrees that its bid shall be good and may not be withdrawn for a period of 30 days,
Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excluded, after the opening of the bids.
The City reserves the right to waive any informalities, to accept or reject, in whole or in part any
or all bids, or take whatever other action may be deemed to be in the best interest of the City.
The City is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages MBE/WBE/DBE participation in
response to the bid process.
Fiona Maxwell
Chief Procurement Officer
Revised 2/3/26