IFB Replacement of Garage and Personnel Entry Doors at Highway Garage Due 2026.08.06 Notice.pdf

Posted at Town Hall 7/23/2026

INVITATION FOR BID

REPLACEMENT OF GARAGE AND PERSONNEL ENTRY DOORS

AT HIGHWAY GARAGE

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Huntington is requesting sealed bids for the replacement of garage and personnel entry doors at the Highway Garage. Bid packages with specifications and a sample contract will be available on July 22, 2026 by emailing bids@huntingtonma.us or by appointment in the Town

Administrator office at Town Hall, 24 Russell Road, Huntington, MA during regular business hours of

Monday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

All bids must conform to the specifications and be submitted on the proper forms to be considered a valid bid. Bids must be submitted to the Town Administrator office at Town Hall during regular business hours of Monday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. or by mail to Town Administrator, Town of

Huntington, PO Box 430, Huntington, MA 01050. Bids must be clearly marked with “Replacement of

Garage and Personnel Entry Doors at Highway Garage” on the envelope. All bids must be received by the Town Administrator by Thursday, August 6, 2026 by 2:00 p.m. at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read. The Town of Huntington is not responsible for delays in postal delivery or misdirected email. Based on the bid tabulation, the Selectboard will award the contract at their meeting on

Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

A site visit will be held on Monday, July 27, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at the Highway Garage, 7 Mill Street, Huntington, MA. Contractors who are unable to attend must visit the site on their own to be familiar with the site conditions and verify measurements.

All bids shall be in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws including but not limited to: Chapter

149, Section 27 (Prevailing Wage Rates), and Chapter 149, Section 29 (Labor and Material Bonds as applicable). A bid deposit in the amount of 5% of the value of the total bid shall accompany every bid if the bid is over $50,000. The bid deposit shall be in the form of a bid bond, certified check, or cashier’s check made payable to the Town of Huntington. Upon award and signing of the contract, the bid deposit will be returned to the bidders. The Town of Huntington is exempt from sales and federal excise tax to the extent permitted under law; bidders should not include such taxes in figuring or in references to any bid.

The Town of Huntington reserves the right to reject any and all bids, wholly or in part, or to accept any bid even if the bid is not the lowest cost, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the municipality, to waive informalities deemed inconsequential and to make awards in a manner deemed to be in the town's best interest.

Jennifer Peloquin

Town Administrator

Town of Huntington mailto:bids@huntingtonma.us