IFB 27-1100 - 2026 Recreation Field Mowing - Legal Notice.pdf

INVITATION FOR BIDS

LEGAL NOTICE

Town of Westborough

Invitation for Bid

IFB 27-1100

Recreation Field Mowing and Maintenance Bid

Sealed Bids for the Recreation Field Mowing and Maintenance Bid, addressed to the Town of Westborough, Department of Public Works (“DPW”) shall be received at the Department of Public Works, 131 Oak Street, Westborough, MA 01581, until 11:00 AM EDST on October 8, 2026 at which time and place, the Bids shall be publicly opened and read aloud.

The scope for this Recreation Field Mowing Maintenance Bid includes weekly mowing at various municipal recreational field properties and performing other general landscape services such as weed-whacking and assisting in blowing leaves off the fields during fall clean-up.

Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the Department of Public Works on September 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM. Failure to participate at the Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will result in the rejection of a submitted bid. Bidders are encouraged to go to every site and review the properties that are listed in Appendix A.

Contract Documents will be available after 9:00 a.m. local time on September 11, 2026 by going to https://www.bidnetdirect.com/massachusetts/townwestborough. Bidders will need to register on BidNetDirect.com to get a free downloadable bid set. No monetary deposit is required to obtain the bid documents electronically.

Bid period inquiries and technical questions regarding the Work required by the Contract Documents shall be directed by email to Derek Saari, Assistant DPW Director, dsaari@westboroughma.gov and shall be received no later than October 1, 2026, at 4:00 PM to allow time to answer and post the Addenda on BidNet. Oral questions shall not be accepted, and oral interpretations of questions shall not be given.

Addenda will be issued and distributed to all plan holders registered on BidNetdirect.com.

Bids will be opened in the Office of the Department of Public Works on October 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM. No electronic bids will be accepted.

All Bids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope plainly marked:

Bid for IFB 27-1100 Recreation Field Mowing and Maintenance Bid 131 Oak Street, Westborough, Massachusetts 01581

Attn: Derek Saari, Assistant DPW Director

All bids for this project are subject to applicable public bidding laws of Massachusetts.

Selection of the contractor will be based upon bidder qualifications, including evidence of past performance on similar projects, and bid price. The contract will be awarded to the bidder deemed by the awarding authority to be the lowest responsible and eligible bidder.

The bidder agrees that its bid shall be good and may not be withdrawn for a period of 30 days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after the opening of the bids.

The Town reserves the right to waive any informalities, to accept or reject, in whole or in part any or all bids, or take whatever other action may be deemed to be in the best interest of the Town.

The Town is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages MBE/WBE/DBE participation in response to the bid process.

Derek Saari Assistant DPW Director

Westborough, Massachusetts dsaari@westboroughma.gov