Fire Alarm System Monitoring, Programming, Repair, Testing, and Inspection Services at the Bedford a

Middlesex Community College is requesting bids for fire alarm system monitoring, programming, repair, testing, inspection, and new installation services at its Bedford and Lowell campuses, with bids due September 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST and a mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit on September 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM EST.

Bidders must hold current DCAMM (Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance) certification in the Alarm Systems category and submit a Certificate of Eligibility and signed Prime/General Contractor Update Statement. A mandatory MBE/WBE participation benchmark of 13% of the annual contract price applies. The Commonwealth has also established workforce participation goals of 15.3% for minorities and 6.9% for women, with documentation required on Weekly Certified Payroll Reports and Workforce Participation Forms.

The scope encompasses fire alarm monitoring, programming, testing, inspection, new installations, and repairs across all College fire alarm systems at both the Bedford campus (591 Springs Road) and Lowell campus (Kearney Square, 33 Kearney Square). The pre-bid meeting begins at the Lowell campus and concludes at the Bedford campus.

The estimated project cost is $300,000 with an annual not-to-exceed amount of $100,000. General bidders must submit a bid deposit equal to five percent of the greatest possible bid amount, payable to Middlesex Community College. The contract is subject to Massachusetts General Law Chapter 149, sections 44A–J and minimum wage requirements under sections 26–27H. Requests for Information are due September 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Bid documents are available at www.biddocs.com at no cost and in hard copy at Nashoba Blue Inc. (433 Main Street, Hudson, MA 01749) and Middlesex Community College (591 Springs Road, Bedford, MA 01730).