7244-North End Community.Standard Ad re-post for elevators.pdf
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This is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) advertisement issued by the City of Boston Public Facilities Department for trade contractors to prequalify for work on the North End Community Center project, pursuant to Massachusetts General Law Chapter 149A, Section 8. The project involves the demolition of the existing Mirabella Pool facility and construction of a new four-story Boston Centers for Youth and Families (BCYF) community center located at 471 Commercial Street, Boston, MA 02109, which will include an aquatic facility with two new pools designed to achieve LEED Silver certification and Net Zero Ready performance. The City is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from trade contractors in the Elevators trade category with an estimated value of $307,000. This is a second round of solicitation, as fewer than three contractors were prequalified in the first round. The Application Package became available August 31, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., with technical questions due by September 8, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. SOQ submissions were due on or before September 17, 2026 at 12:00 p.m., either electronically via Trimble Unity Construct or as hardcopy submissions to the PFD Bid Counter at 26 Court Street, Boston, MA 02108. The City expected to complete SOQ review on or about October 1, 2026. Contractors achieving a score of 70 points or greater and meeting mandatory requirements will be prequalified and invited to submit bids through a subsequent Request for Bids (RFB). The expected contract duration is 550 calendar days, with project completion estimated for Spring 2028.
Prevailing wage requirements apply to this contract. Mandatory submission requirements include a Commitment Letter for payment and performance bonds, DCAMM Certification, and DCAMM Subcontractor Update Statement. Upon completion of evaluations, SOQ contents except for financial information will be open to public inspection. The City of Boston reserves the right to waive minor informalities or reject any and all responses if deemed in the public interest. Contractors are directed to submit all technical questions and inquiries to the PFD Bid Counter via email at bid.info@boston.gov, and all communication with the Awarding Authority outside official public meetings is prohibited.
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CITY OF BOSTON
Public Facilities Department
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
(RFQ) NOTICE TO TRADE
CONTRACTORS M.G.L. c. 149A North End Community Center
Project # 7244 Contact Information:
PFD Bid Counter Bid.info@boston.gov (617)-635-4809
Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 149A, §8, the City of Boston, acting by its Public Facilities Department, located at 26 Court Street, Boston, MA 02108 hereinafter referred to as Awarding Authority, hereby requests statements of qualifications (SOQ) from trade contractors for the North End Community Center.
Project Location: 471 Commercial Street Boston MA 02109.
The following are the trades and estimated costs for which SOQs are being requested:
Trade Contractors (Estimated Values):
• Elevators $307,000
Per M.G.L. c. 149A § 8, please note PFD has already conducted one round of prequalification for the above category/categories. Fewer than three contractors were prequalified. Accordingly, submissions are being requested again as part of a second round of solicitation.
Project description:
Prequalification for trade work related to North End Community Center project. The North End Community Center project consists of the demolition of the existing Mirabella Pool facility and the construction of a new four-story, BCYF community center. The project also includes an aquatic facility with two new pools. The project is designed to achieve LEED Silver certification and Net Zero Ready performance.
This request for qualifications (RFQ) process is being utilized to pre-qualify trade contractors. All trade contractors who achieve a score of 70 points or greater and meet the listed mandatory requirements will be prequalified and, thereafter, invited to submit a bid on the proposed building project pursuant to a Request for Bids (RFB) for trade contracting services.
Pursuant to the requirements of M.G.L. c.149A, § 8(c)(5), the names of all responders will be posted at PFD’s Bid Counter, located at 26 Court Street, Boston, MA 02108. There will be no public opening of responses.
Expected contract duration for this contract is: 550 calendar days. Prevailing wages apply. Completion of the project is estimated to be in Spring of 2028.
The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive any minor informalities in, or to reject any and all responses if it is in the public interest to do so.
Aside from communication with the PFD Bid Counter Manager, any communication or contact with the mailto:Bid.info@boston.gov
Awarding Authority is prohibited outside of official, public meetings. Upon completion of the evaluations, the contents of the SOQ, except for financial information, shall be open to public inspection as defined in M.G.L. c.4, §7.
Please see the RFQ for the specific criteria and points for trade contractor prequalification, selection and mandatory submission requirements for the SOQ, such as: a Commitment Letter for payment and performance bonds, DCAMM Certification, DCAMM Subcontractor Update Statement.
Application Package will be available beginning August 31, 2026 at 9 a.m. and may be obtained by requesting access via email to bid.info@boston.gov.
All technical questions are to be submitted to PFD’s Bid Counter by email at bid.info@boston.gov on or before September 8, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.
Please be advised that online submissions via the Trimble Unity Construct (formerly E Builder) Bidding Module will be accepted on this project. Visit the City of Boston Public Facilities Department landing page at https://tinyurl.com/Boston-PFD-bids to access the bidding portal and find instructions for how you can submit your SOQ electronically.
If submitting via hardcopy, please submit one (1) hard copy bound and two (2) USB flash drives with pdf format and place all contents in a sealed package marked: Project #7244 – North End Community Center - Filed Sub Bids.
Completed SOQ packages must be submitted in sealed envelopes and returned to PFD, Bid Counter, 26 Court Street, 1st Floor, Boston, MA 02108 on or before September 17, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.
For detailed information on submission requirements please refer to the RFQ. PFD expects to complete review of the SOQs received on or about October 1, 2026.
Carleton W. Jones, Executive Director mailto:bid.info@boston.gov mailto:bid.info@boston.gov
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