Addendum_acknowledge_form.docx

This is an Addendum Acknowledgement Form for the City of Boston's Comprehensive Street Furniture Program, a state and local contract opportunity in Massachusetts. The form serves as a bidder's attestation that the company submitting a proposal has reviewed and acknowledged all addenda issued for Event EV00017655. Bidders are required to complete the form by entering the addendum numbers reviewed, providing their company name, and including the authorized representative's printed name, signature, and date. The underlying contract opportunity involves managing, maintaining, expanding, and modernizing Boston's Coordinated Street Furniture Program, which encompasses bus shelters, public toilets, information panels, digital displays, benches, and trash receptacles. The program includes refurbishing existing shelters, converting approximately 100 shelters to digital advertising, and adding approximately 500 new shelters over the contract term to achieve 50% coverage of Boston's 2,000+ bus stops. The baseline inventory targets include 200 refurbished shelters, 100 new standard shelters, 200 new digital-display shelters, and 100 micro-shelters. Proposals were due November 4, 2026, with a pre-proposal Q&A conference call scheduled for September 23, 2026. The contract term is ten years, commencing with a seamless transition following the current contract's expiration on May 1, 2027.

The contractor bears all capital and operating costs, which are repaid through advertising revenue under a revenue-sharing arrangement. Massachusetts prevailing wage requirements apply, with wage schedules effective August 28, 2026. Liquidated damages of $200 to $500 per incident apply for maintenance non-compliance. Bidders must submit separate technical and price proposals, with sealed pricing evaluated only after technical review. The City encourages participation from small, local, minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned businesses. The contractor must comply with advertising content policies prohibiting political, religious, tobacco, cannabis, and other specified content, with 24-hour removal required for non-compliant material. The City retains ownership of all inventory at contract end. Optional contract elements include ePaper screens, shade structures, bike parking shelters, replacement public toilets, and green roofs. The primary contact for the opportunity is Sheila McCarthy at sheila.mccarthy@boston.gov.