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
April 23, 2026
Bid Title
PSAB Office Reconfiguration
Bid Number
Number of
Documents
Pre-Bid Walkthrough
26DPW275B
The Bid Package consists of 2 PDF documents. Returning this form
confirms receipt of all the documents.
April 30, 2026 at 10:00am
Questions Due
May 7, 2026 at 5:00pm
May 14, 2026 at 1:30pm, Administration Office of the
Bids are Due
Department 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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PSAB Office Reconfiguration
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Release
Date
April 23, 2026
Pre-Bid
April 30, 2026 at 10:00am, at Public Services Administration
Walkthrough Building at 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA 02492
Deadline for
Questions
Bids Due
May 7, 2026 at 5:00pm
May 14, 2026 at 1:30pm
Director of Administration
PSAB
500 Dedham Ave.
Needham, MA 02492
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(Advertised in the Hometown Weekly issue of Thursday, April 23, 2026)
(Advertised on the MNPA’s website, Thursday, April 23, 2026)
(Published in the Central Register issue of Wednesday, April 22, 2026)
(Advertised on CommBuys on Thursday, April 23, 2026)
LEGAL NOTICE
Town of Needham
Invitation for Bid (IFB)
Bid # 26DPW275B
PSAB Office Reconfiguration
The Town of Needham is accepting sealed bids for the PSAB Office Reconfiguration project. Copies of
the Invitation for Bid (IFB) package will be available beginning April 23, 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 conference will be held at 10:00am on Tuesday, April 30, 2026 at the Public Services
Administration Building at 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA 02492. Attendance is strongly encouraged but
not required.
Sealed bids must be submitted no later than 1:30pm, May 14, 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 May 14, 2026 at
1:30pm. 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. This legal notice is also posted on the Massachusetts Newspaper
Publishers Association’s (MNPA) website at http://masspublicnotices.org/.
Kathleen King
Town Manager
April 23, 2026
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IFB 26DPW275B
PSAB Office Reconfiguration
Procurement in Brief
Primary
Procurement
Contact
Contract
Manager
Ashley Ellis, Management Analyst
781-455-7550 x72368
Barry Dulong, Director of Building Maintenance
Bid Package
Available
April 23, 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
April 30, 2026 at 10:00am, at Public Services Administration Building at 500 Dedham
Walkthrough Ave., Needham, MA 02492
Bid Deposit 5% bid deposit is required as part of bid
Deadline for
Written
Questions
May 7, 2026 at 5:00pm
By Email: dpwadmin@needhamma.gov
Questions are to be clearly labeled as: QUESTIONS - PSAB Office
Reconfiguration , 26DPW275B
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
1:30pm, May 14, 2026, Administration Office DPW, PSAB, 500 Dedham Ave.,
Needham, MA 02492.
LATE BIDS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
Webster Room, Public Service Administration Building, 500 Dedham Avenue,
Needham, MA 02492 (immediately following submission deadline)
Anticipated May 2026
Approval of Town Manager and Town Counsel is REQUIRED
Contract
Length
It is anticipated that work will commence upon execution and will be complete
by December 31, 2026.
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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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