Project Information

Bid Title

Engineering Services for Water, Wastewater, & Stormwater Related Projects; RFQ26DPW137M

Issuing Agency

Town of Needham

Location

Massachusetts

Published Date

Nov 28, 2025

Closing Date

Dec 22, 2025

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

26DPW137M

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Bid Number:	26DPW137M
Bid Title:	Engineering Services for Water, Wastewater, & Stormwater Related Projects; RFQ26DPW137M
Category:	Bids for Architectural, Design and Engineering Services
Status:	Open

Description: (Advertised in the Needham Times issue of Thursday, November 27, 2025) (Advertised on the MNPA’s website, Thursday, November 27, 2025) (Published in Central Register issue of Wednesday, November 26, 2025) (Advertised in CommBuys on Friday, November 28, 2025) LEGAL NOTICE TOWN OF NEEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Request for Qualifications RFQ 26DPW137M Engineering Services for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Related Projects The Town of Needham invites statements of qualifications for Engineering Services for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Related Projects. Information and details of bidding requirements will be available beginning Friday, November 28, 2025, online at http://needhamma.gov/bids.aspx . A pre-proposal conference will be held at 10:00am on December 9, 2025, at the Public Service Administration Building 500 Dedham Ave Needham, MA 02492. Attendance is strongly encouraged but not required. Sealed proposals will be received at the DPW Administration Office, Public Services Administration Building, 500 Dedham Ave, Needham, Massachusetts 02492 until December 22, 2025 at 1:00pm. Finalists’ interviews are tentatively scheduled for the week of January 5th, 2026. The right is reserved by the Town of Needham to reject or accept any or all statements of qualifications if it is in the public interest to do so. Kathleen King Town Manager November 28, 2025 Publication Date/Time: 11/28/2025 9:00 AM Closing Date/Time: 12/22/2025 1:00 PM Contact Person: Ashley Ellis, Management Analyst; 781-455-7550; dpwbids@needhamma.gov Related Documents: 26DPW137M Engineering Water Wastewater Stormwater RFQ Engineering Agreement

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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

November 28, 2025

Qualifications Title

Engineering Services for Water, Wastewater, and

Stormwater Related Projects

ID Number

26DPW137M

Number of

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

Documents

confirms receipt of all the documents.

Pre-Proposal Meeting

December 9, 2025 at 10:00am, Charles River Room, Public

Service Administration Building 500 Dedham Ave Needham, MA

02492

Questions Due

December 15, 2025 at 5:00pm

December 22, 2025 at 1:00pm Administration Office of the

Qualifications 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 dpwadmin@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.

Engineering Services for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Related Projects

26DPW137M

Release Date November 28, 2025

Pre-Proposal

Conference

Deadline for

Questions

December 9, 2025 at 10:00am, Charles River Room,

Public Service Administration Building 500 Dedham

Ave Needham, MA 02492

December 15, 2025 at 5:00pm

Qualifications

Due

December 22, 2025 at 1:00pm

Director of Administration

PSAB

500 Dedham Ave.

Needham, MA 02492

26DPW137M Page 1

(Advertised in the Needham Times issue of Thursday, November 27, 2025)

(Advertised on the MNPA’s website, Thursday, November 27, 2025)

(Published in Central Register issue of Wednesday, November 26, 2025)

(Advertised in CommBuys on Friday, November 28, 2025)

LEGAL NOTICE

TOWN OF NEEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

Request for Qualifications

RFQ 26DPW137M

Engineering Services for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Related Projects

The Town of Needham invites statements of qualifications for Engineering Services for Water,

Wastewater, and Stormwater Related Projects. Information and details of bidding

requirements will be available beginning Friday, November 28, 2025, online at

http://needhamma.gov/bids.aspx.

A pre-proposal conference will be held at 10:00am on December 9, 2025, at the Public Service

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

but not required.

Sealed proposals will be received at the DPW Administration Office, Public Services Administration

Building, 500 Dedham Ave, Needham, Massachusetts 02492 until December 22, 2025 at

1:00pm. Finalists’ interviews are tentatively scheduled for the week of January 5th, 2026. The

right is reserved by the Town of Needham to reject or accept any or all statements of qualifications

if it is in the public interest to do so.

Kathleen King

Town Manager

November 28, 2025

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RFQ 26DPW137M

Engineering Services for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Related Projects

Procurement in Brief

Primary Procurement Contact

Project Manager

Event

Date

Project Name

Contract ID Number

Request for

Qualifications (RFQ)

Available

Starting

November 28,

2025

Bid Deposit

Deadline for Written

Questions

December 15,

2025 at

5:00pm

Addenda

When and where bids

are due

December 22,

2025 at

1:00pm

Proposal Opening

Notify all bidders of

finalists selected for

interviews

Interviews (if

required)

Week of

December 29,

2025

Week of

January 5,

2026

Ashley Ellis, Management Analyst

dpwbids@needhamma.gov

Tom Ryder, Town Engineer

Details

Engineering Services for Water, Wastewater, and

Stormwater Related Projects

26DPW137M

Information and details of submission requirements may

be obtained at the DPW Administration Office, PSAB, 500

Dedham Ave., Needham, MA 02492, or online at the

Town’s website: http://www.needhamma.gov/bids.aspx

Bid Deposit is NOT required

By Mail: DPW - 500 Dedham Ave., Needham,

MA 02492

By Email: dpwbids@needhamam.gov

Questions are to be clearly labeled as: QUESTIONS -

Engineering Services for Water, Wastewater, and

Stormwater RFQ – 26DPW137M

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.

DPW Administration Office, PSAB, 500 Dedham Ave.,

Needham, MA 02492.

LATE BIDS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

Qualifications will not be publicly opened. A register

of proposals received will be made available upon

request beginning December 23, 2025.

Time of interview scheduled at time of notification

Interviews will be tentatively scheduled with the selection

subcommittee in Needham, MA.

Contract Award

January 2026 Approval of Town Manager and Town Counsel is REQUIRED

Contract Length

Contract will begin upon execution and expire on

December 31, 2028.

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Section 1 – General Conditions and Submission Requirement

1.01 Introduction

The Town of Needham, through the Town Manager and Department of Public Works – Engineering

Division, (“Owner”), invites engineering and consulting firms to provide qualifications for

Engineering Services for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Related Projects. The selected

consultant would provide design, consulting, and contract oversight for Waste Water, Stormwater,

and Water projects.

One (1) original, and one (1) electronic copy must be submitted to the attention of the Director of

Administration, Administration Office, Public Services Administration Building, 500 Dedham Ave,

Needham, Massachusetts 02492 by 1:00pm, December 22, 2025 . All proposals must include the

attached certificate of non-collusion and other applicable attachments. All consultants shall

furnish proof of a minimum of ten (10) continuous years in business.

Selected consultant interviews will be conducted by a Selection Committee and are tentatively

scheduled to take place during the week of January 5, 2026. The successful consultant must

enter into the Form Agreement prepared by Town Counsel (Sample Available Online). The

selected consultant will be invited to meet with the Town to negotiate for specific tasks and made

part of the consulting contract as required.

The Town of Needham reserves the right to reject or accept any or all statements of

qualifications that it considers to be in the best interest of the Town. The Town Manager is the

Awarding Authority for the contracts. The Town Manager and the DPW are the jurisdictional

entities overseeing the sites and the facilities, with operations management provided by the

DPW.

1.02 Requests for Interpretation

Consulting firms shall promptly raise the issue of any ambiguity, inconsistency, or error, which they

may discover upon examination of the RFQ Documents or any other conditions, which apply to the

work. Consulting Firms must note that statements made orally are not binding on the Town and

only written responses by the Town will be considered. Questions must be sent in writing by email

to dpwbids@needhamma.gov by 5:00pm on December 15, 2025. To identify questions coming in,

please write the following in the subject line: Engineering Services for Water, Wastewater,

and Stormwater RFQ 26DPW137M– Questions. Requests properly presented that in the

opinion of the Town require interpretation, correction, or change in the RFQ documents shall result

in an issuance of an Addenda to the RFQ Documents. Such Addenda shall subsequently become

part of the RFQ Documents. All addenda are required to be acknowledged in the RFQ package

submission.

1.03 CORI/SORI Requirements

In accordance with G.L. c. 71, § 38R, the Town may request and obtain all available criminal

offender record information (CORI) from the Criminal History Systems Board of any employee of

the Consultant “who may have direct and unmonitored contact with children” during the

performance of their work on school property.

As a condition of the award of any contract pursuant to this RFQ, and prior to commencement of

any work, the successful Consultant shall complete and sign a CORI Request Form to obtain CORI

if, in the determination of the Town, some or all of the employees or contractors of the Consultant

“may have direct and unmonitored contact with children” during the performance of their work on

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541330Engineering Services

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