Sealed Bids will be received up until 2:00 P.M. on January 4, 2024 for the Friedman Middle School Fire Alarm System Upgrade project by the City of Taunton Procurement Department, located at 15 Summer Street, Taunton, MA 02780, from only those Contractors eligible to bid and at that place and time shall be publicly opened and read aloud.

Each Bid shall be accompanied by a Bid Deposit in the form of a Bid Bond, Certified Check, Treasurer’s Check, or Cashier’s Check issued by a responsible bank or trust company payable to the City of Taunton in the amount of five per cent (5%) of the total Bid amount.  The Bid Deposit shall be satisfactory to the Awarding Authority and conditioned upon the faithful performance by the Principal of the agreements contained in the Bid.

Copies of the Bid Documents will be available at the Procurement Department, 15 Summer Street, Taunton, MA 02780 on November 29, 2023 and may be picked up between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4 P.M.  One (1) complete set of Bid Documents will be available to each Bidder. Bid information and postings may be found on COMMBUYS and the City’s website, which can be found at the following link: https://www.taunton-ma.gov/Bids.aspx .

The award of the Contract or rejection of all bids will be made within thirty (30) days (Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excluded) after the opening of bids and no Bidder may withdraw his bid within this period of time.   Bids may be withdrawn only if requested in writing previous to the opening. The contract will be awarded to the responsible and eligible bidder offering the lowest total price.

All Bids for the project are subject to the provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 149. Minimum labor rates have been established for the project by the Commissioner of Labor and Industries for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as set forth in the Contract Documents. The City of Taunton reserves the right to waive any minor informalities, to cancel this bid, or to reject any and all bids, in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the City.