PWR_20260915154704.pdf

This is a Request for Proposals document from the City of Boston for management, maintenance, expansion, and modernization of the Coordinated Street Furniture Program. The program encompasses bus shelters, public toilets, information panels, digital displays, benches, and trash receptacles distributed across Boston's streetscape. The existing inventory includes 281 bus shelters, 106 city information panels, 47 digital urban panels, 42 telephone pillars, 6 automated public toilets, and approximately 480 trash and recycling receptacles. The contractor must refurbish existing shelters and convert approximately 100 shelters to digital advertising, expand bus shelter coverage to approximately 50% of Boston's 2,000+ bus stops by adding 500 new shelters over the contract term. Baseline program elements specify inventory targets of 200 refurbished shelters, 100 new standard shelters, 200 new digital-display shelters, and 100 micro-shelters. A pre-proposal Q&A conference call is scheduled for September 23, 2026, with proposals due November 4, 2026. The contract term is ten years, with seamless transition required following the current contract's expiration on May 1, 2027.

The contractor bears all capital and operating costs, which are repaid through CSFP advertising revenue under a revenue-sharing arrangement. Liquidated damages of $200 to $500 per incident apply for maintenance non-compliance. Massachusetts prevailing wage requirements apply, with wage schedules effective August 28, 2026. 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 and retains ownership of all inventory at contract end. Optional elements include ePaper screens, shade structures, bike parking shelters, replacement public toilets, and green roofs. The contractor must comply with advertising content policies prohibiting political, religious, tobacco, cannabis, and other specified content categories, with 24-hour removal required for non-compliant material. The primary contact is Sheila McCarthy at sheila.mccarthy@boston.gov.