The City of Taunton, through the Department of Procurement, (“Owner”), in conjunction with the Office of Economic and Community Development (OECD) and the Taunton Municipal Light Plant invites sealed proposals from interested and qualified contractors to provide services of qualified professionals to perform a feasibility study on the ability and impact of relocating the TMLP corporate facilities out of the downtown portion of the City. The requested services may include, but is not limited to, the following; collecting data to determine the current and future space needs of the TMLP, evaluating potential relocation sites, preparing a general cost analysis of relocation, and the potential financial gains in redevelopment and future growth of the current site.

Proposal Documents will be available on line at the City of Taunton’s bid portal, which can be reach at https://www.taunton-ma.gov/bids , on or before March 11, 2024. You can also access this site by going to the City of Taunton web page, select BUSINESS in the upper screen, and then select BID OPPORTUNITIES. If you have difficulty accessing the bid portal please contact the Procurement Department at 774-406-5284.

Sealed Proposals will be received up until 1:00 P.M. on April 9, 2024 by the City of Taunton Department of Procurement, located at 15 Summer Street, 1st Floor (within Treasurer’s Office), Taunton, MA 02780. Late submissions will not be accepted. There must be one (1) original, two (2) copies of the proposal and one (1) electronic copy of the technical proposal in an envelope and one (1) copy in a separate sealed envelope submitted to the attention of Andrew Sukeforth, Director of Procurement, Department of Procurement, 15 Summer Street Taunton, Massachusetts 02780.

The award will be qualification based. The City will award a contract to the responsive and responsible Respondents deemed to be the most highly qualified based on the evaluation procedures and fee negotiations described herein. The City reserves the right to reject any and all responses if it determines that it is in the best interest of the City to do so. The City of Taunton intends to award a contract within 60 days of the submission deadline.