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
Drinking Water Chemicals
Bid Number
Number of
Documents
Pre-Bid Meeting
27DPW005G
The Bid Package consists of 2 PDF documents. Returning this form
confirms receipt of all the documents.
N/A
Questions Due
May 5, 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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Drinking Water Chemicals
27DPW005G
Release Date April 23, 2026
Pre-Bid
Conference
N/A
Deadline for
Questions
Bids Due
May 5, 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 Goods & Services issue of April 20, 2026)
(Advertised on CommBuys on Thursday, April 23, 2026)
LEGAL NOTICE
Town of Needham
Invitation for Bid (IFB)
Bid # 27DPW005G
Drinking Water Chemicals
The Town of Needham is accepting sealed bids for Drinking Water Chemicals. 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 https://www.needhamma.gov/bids.aspx and will be available until the
submission deadline.
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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Drinking Water Chemicals
Procurement in Brief
Primary
Procurement
Contact
Contract
Manager
Katie Bamber, Administrative Analyst
781-455-7550 x229
Steve Cusick, Water Treatment Plant Manager
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 https://www.needhamma.gov/bids.aspx
Pre-Bid
Meeting
Bid Deposit
N/A
N/A
Deadline for
Written
Questions
May 5, 2026at 5:00pm
By Email: dpwbids@needhamma.gov
Questions are to be clearly labeled as: QUESTIONS - Drinking Water Chemicals,
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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
May 14, 2026, at 1:30pm, Administration Office DPW, PSAB, 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 July 2026
Approval of Town Manager and Town Counsel is REQUIRED
Contract
Length
This Agreement shall be for a term commencing on July 1, 2026 and ending
June 30, 2027. This agreement may be renewed or extended for up to 1 year at
the sole discretion of the Town.
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Upon Award of Contract
Payment Bond
Will NOT be Required
Performance Bond
Will NOT be Required
Insurance
Refer to Contract Terms
* Any delivery received after the due date and time will not be addressed. The time/date stamp 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 delivery.
** 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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