FY27-05 Guard Rail Products Delivered

The Berkshire Regional Group Purchasing Program (BRGPP), acting on behalf of 32 participating Berkshire County municipalities in Massachusetts, invites bids for cooperative purchases of highway supplies and services for the fiscal year July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Specifically, FY27-05 addresses guardrail products delivered, which include galvanized steel guardrail components such as straight rail sections (12'6"), curved rail sections (12'6"), steel terminal ends, steel posts in standard (6') and deep (8') configurations, splice bolts, post bolts, washers, hex nuts, reflectors, and delineator posts. All products must comply with Massachusetts Department of Transportation Standard Specifications, Material Specifications M8.07.0 Guardrail, with galvanized bolts, nuts, and washers conforming to ASTM-A307 and AASHTO-MIII standards. Required quantities vary by geographic region: Northern Berkshire County requires 210 straight rail sections, 6 curved sections, 28 terminal ends, and 405 posts; Central Berkshire County needs 10 straight sections, 6 curved sections, 10 terminal ends, and 20 posts; Southern Berkshire County requires 10 straight sections, 4 curved sections, 4 terminal ends, and 20 posts. Bidders must deliver ordered materials within 30 days of purchase order receipt with a $100 minimum order value, and all products must be firm-priced for the entire contract period exclusive of federal excise taxes and Massachusetts sales tax. Bid packages became available March 12, 2026, with questions due by March 27, 2026 at 4:00 p.m., responses provided by March 30, 2026 at 4:00 p.m., and bids must be submitted electronically through the OpenGov procurement portal by April 2, 2026 at 1:00 p.m., with contract awards anticipated by April 20, 2026.

For bids exceeding $50,000, a 5 percent bid deposit in the form of a bid bond, certified check, or cash is required, and winning bidders must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including worker's compensation (statutory), employer's liability ($1,000,000), automobile liability ($1,000,000 combined single limit), general liability ($1,000,000 each occurrence/$3,000,000 aggregate), and excess/umbrella liability ($4,000,000), with BRGPP and participating municipalities named as additional insureds. There are no identified set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises in the available bid documents; however, the procurement structure allows awards to multiple bidders to serve different geographic regions or participant needs, with BRGPP reserving the right to award in whole or in part based on lowest responsible bidder criteria considering past performance, quality, and any restrictions or exclusions. Winning bidders must submit quarterly reports detailing purchases by program participants and pay BRGPP a quarterly administrative fee of 1.75 percent of reported purchase amounts. While no specific incumbent vendors are identified in the solicitation documents, the contract operates through the BRGPP's established OpenGov online procurement portal infrastructure. The contract value is not specifically stated for FY27-05 Guardrail Delivered as a standalone category; however, the broader BRGPP program encompasses estimated values ranging from $40,114 for guardrail installation services to $1,748,500 for pavement preservation products across all 20 highway supply and service categories included in the fiscal year 2027 cooperative purchasing initiative.