7244-North End Community.Standard Ad rev 7.17.26.pdf
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- BD-27-1142-PFD01-PFD01-131681
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- Suffolk County, Massachusetts
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This is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) advertisement issued by the City of Boston's Public Facilities Department for trade contractors on the North End Community Center project, located at 471 Commercial Street, Boston, MA 02109. The project involves demolition of the existing Mirabella Pool facility and construction of a new four-story BCYF community center with an aquatic facility containing two new pools, designed to achieve LEED Silver certification and Net Zero Ready performance. Trade contractors are being sought for fourteen separate trades, including masonry work, HVAC, electrical work, plumbing, roofing and flashing, fire protection sprinkler systems, and miscellaneous ornamental work. The application package became available on July 27, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., with technical questions due by August 3, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Completed SOQ packages must be submitted by August 12, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. to the PFD Bid Counter at 26 Court Street, 1st Floor, Boston, MA 02108, with electronic submissions accepted through the Trimble Unity Construct Bidding Module. The PFD expects to complete SOQ reviews by September 10, 2026. The expected contract duration is 550 calendar days, with project completion estimated for Spring 2028.
Trade contractors who achieve a score of 70 points or greater and meet all mandatory requirements will be prequalified and subsequently invited to submit a bid through a Request for Bids (RFB) process. The estimated trade values range from $257,768 for tile work to $5,401,777 for electrical work, with total estimated values across all fourteen trades. Prevailing wages apply to this project pursuant to M.G.L. c. 149A. Contractors must provide commitment letters for payment and performance bonds, DCAMM certification, and a DCAMM Subcontractor Update Statement as part of their submission. Submissions may be made electronically or by hardcopy, with hardcopy submissions requiring one bound copy and two USB flash drives in PDF format. Upon completion of evaluations, SOQ contents, excluding financial information, will be available for public inspection.
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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):
• Masonry Work $2,214,727
• Miscellaneous & Ornamental $1,103,650
• Waterproofing. Damp-proofing & Caulking $1,005,935
• Roofing & Flashing $1,248,965
• Glass & Glazing $511,600
• Tile $257,768
• Acoustical Tile $368,902
• Resilient Floors $421,105
• Painting $286,289
• Elevators $307,000
• Fire Protection Sprinkler Systems $659,722
• Plumbing $2,124,817
• HVAC $4,868,851
• Electrical Work $5,401,777
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.
mailto:Bid.info@boston.gov mailto:Bid.info@boston.gov
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 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 July 27, 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 August 3, 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 August 12, 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 September 10, 2026.
Carleton W. Jones, Executive Director (July 27, August 03, 2026) mailto:bid.info@boston.gov mailto:bid.info@boston.gov
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