TOWN OF DARTMOUTH

MASSACHUSETTS

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

INVITATION FOR BID

The Town of Dartmouth, Department of Public Works, is soliciting bids for:

PAVEMENT MILLING

Sealed bids will be received by the Department of Public Works, 759 Russells Mills Road, Dartmouth, MA, 02748, during business hours, until the date and time of the bid opening.

BID OPENING

Bids will be opened September 16, 2026, at

10:30 A.M. Prevailing Time

All bids shall be plainly marked on the outside of a sealed envelope.

Contract Documents, including the Information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Specifications, and other Contract

Documents, may be obtained and/or examined on or after August 26, 2026, at the Department of Public Works, 759 Russells Mills

Road, Dartmouth, MA, 02748, Monday - Friday 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM. Bid documents are also available electronically; please contact

Rosa Tavares, Contract Bidding Aide, at rtavares@dartmouthma.gov

Attention is called to the fact that supplies furnished as part of this Contract are exempt from the Sales and Use Tax. All bids submitted should take this factor into consideration and be calculated accordingly.

Each bid must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of a bid bond, certified check, treasurer's check, or cashier's check. The amount of such bid security shall be five (5) percent of the value of the total bid.

The contract will be awarded within thirty (30) days after the bid opening. The time for award may be extended by mutual agreement between the Town and the awarded bidder.

No Bidder may withdraw his/her bid for a period of thirty (30) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Bidders must be Pre-Qualified with Mass DOT Highway Division.

Vendors are advised that the initial contract term is for one year. Awarding Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for two additional 12-month options. Valuation for purposes of MassDOT Prequalification is based on first year times three (3) to arrive at an estimated total Prequal. contract value. Contractors who are not prequalified to provide the services listed for the total Prequal.

contract value, but meet the single year waiver threshold, without documented poor performance issues, and want to bid, should submit a waiver request at least 2 weeks prior to the bid opening to allow for time to appeal in the event that a waiver is not granted.

The estimated value provided in this Invitation to Bid is for one year. Vendors are expected to be able to provide their services over three years at three times the initial estimated value. “MassDOT prequalification of contractors with the class of work as

PAVEMENT MILLING AND COLD PLANING, for the project with an estimated value of $315,724.00 yr. x 3 = Total

Estimated Project Value $947,172.00 will be required.”

The Bidder must furnish a Non-Collusion Form and Statement of Taxes with their bid.

Proposals must include ALL DOCUMENTS required by the Invitation for Bid. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive any informality, reject any or all proposals, or accept other than the lowest priced proposal.

Attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed, minimum wage rates to be paid, and payroll submission requirements under the Contract. Minimum Wage Rates, as determined by the Director of the

Department of Labor and Workforce Development under the provisions of the M.G.L. c. 149, §26 to §27H, as amended, apply to this

Project. It is the responsibility of the Bidder, before Bid opening, to request, if necessary, any additional information on Minimum

Wage Rates for those tradespeople who may be employed for the proposal work under this Contract.

The Town of Dartmouth reserves the right to waive any informalities and reject any or all bids, or accept all or any part thereof, to make awards in a manner deemed in its best interest.

Per order of:

Board of Public Works

Dartmouth Week: August 27, 2026 mailto:rtavares@dartmouthma.gov