Project Information

Bid Title

Tree Planting IFB - 26DPW248C

Issuing Agency

Town of Needham

Location

Massachusetts

Published Date

Mar 19, 2026

Closing Date

Apr 9, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

26DPW248C

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Project Description

Bid Number:	26DPW248C
Bid Title:	Tree Planting IFB - 26DPW248C
Category:	Bids for Public Works Projects (Chapter 30 Section 39M)
Status:	Open

Description: (Advertised in the Hometown Weekly issue of Thursday, March 19, 2026) (Advertised on the MNPA’s website, Thursday, March 19, 2026) (Published in Central Register issue of Wednesday, March 18, 2026) (Advertised in CommBuys on Thursday, March 19, 2026) LEGAL NOTICE Town of Needham Invitation for Bid (IFB) 26DPW248C Tree Planting The Town of Needham is accepting sealed bids for Tree Planting. Copies of the Invitation for Bid (IFB) package will be available beginning March 19, 2026, at the Administration Office of the Department of Public Works at 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA 02492 during normal business hours or from the Town’s web site www.needhamma.gov/bids.aspx and will be available until submission deadline. A pre-bid conference will be held on Thursday March 26, 2026, at 1:00pm, at the Public Service Administration Building 500 Dedham Ave, Needham MA, 02492. Attendance is strongly encouraged but not required. Sealed bids must be submitted no later than 1:30PM, April 9, 2026, to the Administration Office of the Public Works Department, Town of Needham, 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA 02492. All bids must be accompanied by a bid deposit in an amount that is not less than five percent (5%) of the value of the bid. LATE BIDS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Bids will be publicly opened after submission deadline on April 9, 2026, at 1:30pm. The Town reserves the right to reject any and all bids as determined to be in the best interests of the Town and to waive minor informalities. This legal notice is also posted on the Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers Association’s (MNPA) website at http://masspublicnotices.org/ . Kathleen King Town Manager March 19, 2026 Publication Date/Time: 3/19/2026 9:00 AM Closing Date/Time: 4/9/2026 1:30 PM Contact Person: Katie Bamber, Administrative Analyst; 781-455-7550; dpwbids@needhamma.gov Related Documents: 26DPW248C Tree Planting IFB Contract Agreement 30 39M

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Release Date

Town of Needham

Department of Public Works

Public Services Administration Building, 500 Dedham Avenue

Needham, Massachusetts 02492

Telephone (781) 455-7550

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT

March 19, 2026

Bid Title

Tree Planting

Bid Number

26DPW248C

Number of

Documents

The Bid Package consists of 2 PDF documents. Returning this form

confirms receipt of all the documents.

Pre-Bid Meeting

March 26, 2026, at 1:00pm at Public Service Administration

Building 500 Dedham Ave, Needham MA, 02492

Questions Due

April 2, 2026, at 5:00pm

April 9, 2026, at 1:30pm, Administration Office of the

Bids are Due

Department of Public Works located at the Public Services

Administration Building, 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA, 02492

Please provide the requested information below as acknowledgment that you have received

our bid package noted above. It is recommended that interested bidders complete this

acknowledgment and return via email to dpwbids@needhamma.gov. Only by doing

this, will the Town be able to provide notification of any addenda or answered questions

relating to this bid. Only those companies or individuals shown on the Distribution

Register will receive addenda to this bid. By completing and returning this

acknowledgement will ensure you are recorded on the Distribution Register.

Proposals from companies or individuals not acknowledging the addenda may be rejected

as not responsive.

Number of Company

or Individual

Name / Title of

Contact

Address

City/Town, State, Zip

Code

Telephone Number

Fax Number

Email Address

Signature

Date

Addenda will be posted to the Town’s website. Please check the website for addenda before

submitting your bid to the Town. Bidders who access the bid package from the Town’s

website are responsible for checking the website periodically for any addenda that may be

issued by the Town.

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Tree Planting

26DPW248C

Release Date March 19, 2026

Pre-Bid

Conference

Deadline for

Questions

March 26, 2026, at 1:00pm at Public Service

Administration Building 500 Dedham Ave, Needham

MA, 02492

April 2, 2026, at 5:00pm

Bids Due

April 9, 2026, at 1:30pm

Director of Administration

Public Service Administration Building

500 Dedham Ave. Needham, MA 02492

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(Advertised in the Hometown Weekly issue of Thursday, March 19, 2026)

(Advertised on the MNPA’s website, Thursday, March 19, 2026)

(Published in Central Register issue of Wednesday, March 18, 2026)

(Advertised in CommBuys on Thursday, March 19, 2026)

LEGAL NOTICE

Town of Needham

Invitation for Bid (IFB)

26DPW248C

Tree Planting

The Town of Needham is accepting sealed bids for Tree Planting. Copies of the Invitation for Bid (IFB)

package will be available beginning March 19, 2026, at the Administration Office of the Department of

Public Works at 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA 02492 during normal business hours or from the Town’s

web site www.needhamma.gov/bids.aspx and will be available until submission deadline.

A pre-bid conference will be held on Thursday March 26, 2026, at 1:00pm, at the Public Service

Administration Building 500 Dedham Ave, Needham MA, 02492. Attendance is strongly encouraged but

not required.

Sealed bids must be submitted no later than 1:30PM, April 9, 2026, to the Administration Office of the

Public Works Department, Town of Needham, 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA 02492. All bids must be

accompanied by a bid deposit in an amount that is not less than five percent (5%) of the value of the bid.

LATE BIDS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Bids will be publicly opened after submission deadline on April 9,

2026, at 1:30pm. The Town reserves the right to reject any and all bids as determined to be in the best

interests of the Town and to waive minor informalities. This legal notice is also posted on the

Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers Association’s (MNPA) website at http://masspublicnotices.org/.

Kathleen King

Town Manager

March 19, 2026

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26DPW248C

Tree Planting

Procurement in Brief

Primary Procurement Contact

Contract Manager

Bid Package Available

Katie Bamber, Administrative Analyst

781-455-7550 x72229

Ed Olsen, Parks and Forestry Superintendent

March 19, 2026 - Information and details of bidding

requirements may be obtained at the Administration

Office DPW, PSAB, 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA

02492, or online at the Town’s web site

https://www.needhamma.gov/bids.aspx

Pre-Bid Meeting

Bid Deposit

Deadline for Written Questions

Addenda

When and where bids are due

March 26, 2026, at 1:00pm - Charles River Room,

PSAB, 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA 02492

5% bid deposit is required as part of bid

April 2, 2026, at 5:00pm

By Mail: DPW - 500 Dedham Avenue Needham,

MA 02492

By Email: dpwbids@needhamma.gov

Questions are to be clearly labeled as:

QUESTIONS - Tree Planting, 26DPW248C

If any changes are made to this bid, an addendum

will be issued. Addenda will be posted on the Town’s

webpage and emailed to all bidders on record as

having received the bid package.

April 9, 2026, at 1:30pm, Administration Office

DPW, PSAB, 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA

02492.

Where bids will be opened

Number of Required Paper Copies

Contract Award

LATE BIDS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

Charles River Room, PSAB, 500 Dedham Ave.,

Needham, MA, 02492, after submission deadline

1 copy

Anticipated April 2026

Approval of Town Manager and Town Counsel is

REQUIRED

Contract Length

This Agreement shall be for a term commencing

upon execution and ending June 30, 2027.

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Upon Award of Contract

Payment Bond

50% payment bond

Performance Bond

Will NOT be Required

Insurance

Refer to Contract Terms

* Submissions for written inquiries must be sent prior to the above date and time deadlines.

Any delivery received after the due date and time will not be addressed. The time/date

stamp located in the receiving office will govern for the date and time requirements

mentioned in the table above and throughout this document. Please allow enough time for

delivery.

** The time for award may be extended by the Town. The Town reserves the right to

change, delay, cancel, or expedite the contract award date. The Bidder agrees that the

offer is effective for (a) at least ninety (90) calendar days from the opening date of the bids

(b) a contract is executed, or (c) this bid is cancelled, whichever of (a), (b) or (C) occurs

first. The Town reserves the right to reject any and all bids as determined to be in the best

interests of the Town and to waive minor informalities.

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 115310Support Activities for Forestry

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