Project Information

Bid Title

TOWN FOREST INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL AND RELATED WORK Contract No. 25-21

Issuing Agency

Town of Reading, MA

Location

Massachusetts

Published Date

Mar 19, 2025

Closing Date

Apr 3, 2025

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

25-21

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Project Description

Bid Number:	25-21
Bid Title:	TOWN FOREST INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL AND RELATED WORK Contract No. 25-21
Category:	Public Works
Status:	Open

Description: READING TOWN HALL 16 LOWELL STREET READING, MA. 01867 INVITATION TO BID “TOWN FOREST INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL AND RELATED WORK” Contract No. 25-21 The Town of Reading is accepting sealed bids for the or removal of invasive plant species, and associated work, in the Reading Town Forest by manual hand methods including “cut-and-dab”. Sealed Bids for the Town of Reading, Massachusetts, TOWN FOREST INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL AND RELATED WORK, will be received by the Town Clerk’s Office, Reading Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, MA 01867 until April 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM and at that time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Contract Documents may be examined and/or obtained, at no charge, on or after March 19, 2024 9 a.m. via https://www.readingma.gov/Bids.aspx . Each Bid shall be submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and shall be accompanied by a bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the amount Bid. The successful Bidder must furnish a Labor and Materials Payment Bond (for 50% of the contract value) satisfactory in form to the Town, from a surety authorized to do business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and acceptable to the Town. The Town of Reading where applicable under M.G.L, is required to make the appropriate ‘Price Adjustments’ to Town Projects funded by State Appropriation Programs (i.e.: Ch. 90 disbursements). Complete instructions for filing Bids are included in the Instructions to Bidders. Wage rates for this project are subject to the minimum wage rates as per M.G.L., Chapter 149, Sections 26 to 27H inclusive, as amended. The bidding and award of this Contract will be under the provisions of M.G.L., Chapter 30, Section 39M, as amended. Bids shall be awarded to the responsible and eligible bidder offering the highest price for lumber and or the lowest cost to the Town of Reading for completing this project.  The Town of Reading reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any and all bids, for any reason the Town Manager determines to be in the Town's and/or the public's best interest. Publication Date/Time: 3/19/2025 9:00 AM Closing Date/Time: 4/3/2025 1:30 PM Contact Person: purchasing@readingma.gov Related Documents: View Document(s)

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 115310Support Activities for Forestry
• NAICS 561730Landscaping Services

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