North Hall Rot Repair & Painting

The Town of Huntington, Massachusetts, located in Hampshire County, is soliciting written responses from qualified firms to perform exterior rot repair and painting services on North Hall, a municipal building located at 40 Searle Road. This Request for Written Responses (RFWR) procurement seeks contractors capable of addressing deteriorated exterior conditions and applying protective coatings to the structure. Qualified respondents must demonstrate experience with similar municipal building restoration projects and comply with all applicable Massachusetts General Laws, including prevailing wage rate requirements under Chapter 149, Section 27, and labor and material bonding requirements under Chapter 149, Section 29. Proposal packages containing detailed specifications and sample contract terms are available beginning April 1, 2026, obtainable by emailing bids@huntingtonma.us or by appointment at the Town Administrator office (24 Russell Road, Huntington, MA) during regular business hours (Monday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.). A mandatory site visit is scheduled for Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.; contractors unable to attend must conduct an independent site visit to assess conditions. All written responses must be submitted by Wednesday, April 15, 2026 by 2:00 p.m. via email, hand delivery to Town Hall, or mail to the Town Administrator, with contract award anticipated at the Selectboard meeting on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 or at their next scheduled meeting.

No set-aside designations or restrictions limiting respondent eligibility to specific enterprise classifications are identified in this procurement notice. The notice does not reference any incumbent vendors, current contractors, or existing infrastructure requiring integration. The Town of Huntington is exempt from sales and federal excise taxes, and respondents are instructed to exclude such taxes from their proposals. No specific award value, budget range, contract term, or funding source is disclosed in the available procurement documentation. The Town reserves the right to reject any or all responses in whole or in part, to accept non-lowest-cost responses if determined in the municipality's best interest, to waive inconsequential informalities, and to make awards based on criteria supporting the town's overall best interests.