Project Information

Bid Title

Drinking Water Chemicals; IFB 27DPW005G

Issuing Agency

Town of Needham

Location

Massachusetts

Published Date

Apr 23, 2026

Closing Date

May 14, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

27DPW005G

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Project Description

Bid Number:	27DPW005G
Bid Title:	Drinking Water Chemicals; IFB 27DPW005G
Category:	Bids for Commodities, Equipment & Services
Status:	Open

Description: (Advertised in the Hometown Weekly issue of Thursday, April 23, 2026) (Advertised on the MNPA’s website, Thursday, April 23, 2026) (Published in the Goods & Services issue of April 20, 2026) (Advertised on CommBuys on Thursday, April 23, 2026) LEGAL NOTICE Town of Needham Invitation for Bid (IFB) Bid # 27DPW005G Drinking Water Chemicals The Town of Needham is accepting sealed bids for Drinking Water Chemicals. Copies of the Invitation for Bid (IFB) package will be available beginning April 23, 2026, at the Administration Office of the Public Works Department, 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA 02492 Monday through Friday during normal business hours, or from the Town’s web site https://www.needhamma.gov/bids.aspx and will be available until the submission deadline. Sealed bids must be submitted no later than 1:30pm, May 14, 2026, to the Administration Office of the Public Works Department, Town of Needham, 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA 02492. LATE BIDS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Bids will be publicly opened after the submission deadline on May 14, 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 April 23, 2026 Publication Date/Time: 4/23/2026 9:00 AM Closing Date/Time: 5/14/2026 1:30 PM Contact Person: Katie Bamber, Administrative Analyst; 781-455-7550; dpwbids@needhamma.gov Related Documents: 27DPW005G Drinking Water Chemicals IFB Contract Agreement 30B

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Town of Needham

Department of Public Works

Public Services Administration Building, 500 Dedham Avenue

Needham, Massachusetts 02492

Telephone (781) 455-7550

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT

Release Date

April 23, 2026

Bid Title

Drinking Water Chemicals

Bid Number

Number of

Documents

Pre-Bid Meeting

27DPW005G

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

confirms receipt of all the documents.

N/A

Questions Due

May 5, 2026, at 5:00pm

May 14, 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.

Name 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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Drinking Water Chemicals

27DPW005G

Release Date April 23, 2026

Pre-Bid

Conference

N/A

Deadline for

Questions

Bids Due

May 5, 2026, at 5:00pm

May 14, 2026, at 1:30pm

Director of Administration

PSAB

500 Dedham Ave.

Needham, MA 02492

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(Advertised in the Hometown Weekly issue of Thursday, April 23, 2026)

(Advertised on the MNPA’s website, Thursday, April 23, 2026)

(Published in the Goods & Services issue of April 20, 2026)

(Advertised on CommBuys on Thursday, April 23, 2026)

LEGAL NOTICE

Town of Needham

Invitation for Bid (IFB)

Bid # 27DPW005G

Drinking Water Chemicals

The Town of Needham is accepting sealed bids for Drinking Water Chemicals. Copies of the Invitation for

Bid (IFB) package will be available beginning April 23, 2026, at the Administration Office of the Public

Works Department, 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA 02492 Monday through Friday during normal business

hours, or from the Town’s web site https://www.needhamma.gov/bids.aspx and will be available until the

submission deadline.

Sealed bids must be submitted no later than 1:30pm, May 14, 2026, to the Administration Office of the

Public Works Department, Town of Needham, 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA 02492. LATE BIDS WILL

NOT BE CONSIDERED. Bids will be publicly opened after the submission deadline on May 14, 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

April 23, 2026

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Drinking Water Chemicals

Procurement in Brief

Primary

Procurement

Contact

Contract

Manager

Katie Bamber, Administrative Analyst

781-455-7550 x229

Steve Cusick, Water Treatment Plant Manager

Bid Package

Available

April 23, 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

N/A

N/A

Deadline for

Written

Questions

May 5, 2026at 5:00pm

By Email: dpwbids@needhamma.gov

Questions are to be clearly labeled as: QUESTIONS - Drinking Water Chemicals,

27DPW005G

Addenda

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.

When and

where bids

are due

Where bids

will be

opened

Contract

Award

May 14, 2026, at 1:30pm, Administration Office DPW, PSAB, 500 Dedham Ave.,

Needham, MA 02492.

LATE BIDS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

Charles River Room, Public Service Administration Building, 500 Dedham

Avenue, Needham, MA 02492 (immediately following submission deadline)

Anticipated July 2026

Approval of Town Manager and Town Counsel is REQUIRED

Contract

Length

This Agreement shall be for a term commencing on July 1, 2026 and ending

June 30, 2027. This agreement may be renewed or extended for up to 1 year at

the sole discretion of the Town.

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Upon Award of Contract

Payment Bond

Will NOT be Required

Performance Bond

Will NOT be Required

Insurance

Refer to Contract Terms

* 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 221310Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
• NAICS 541380Testing Laboratories

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