Award Notice.docx

This document is an Award Notice for a Timber Crosstie Procurement bid issued by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). The bid, identified as BD-20-1030-0P100-0P070-47032, was opened on February 11, 2020 and received two responses: one from Appalachian Timber Services with a total bid price of $1,743,400.00, and the other from Stella-Jones Corp. with a total bid price of $1,679,868.75. Stella-Jones Corp. was the low bidder, with a bid price 3.6% less than Appalachian Timber Services. The bid price from Stella-Jones Corp. was also 8.4% less than the Anticipated Expenditures amount of $2,000,000.00 stated in the Timber Crosstie RFR. Based on the review of Stella-Jones Corp.'s bid price and past performance with MassDOT, the recommendation is to award the contract to Stella-Jones Corp. as the low responsive bidder qualified to fulfill the material and delivery requirements.

The award notice indicates that bidders were required to provide proof of performance and references, and that MassDOT has successfully worked with Stella-Jones Corp. on several occasions in the recent past. The document does not provide any additional details on pricing terms, set asides, funding requirements or sources, or any other salient information beyond the bid evaluation and award recommendation.