Legal Advertisements - Week of April 14, 2025

TOWN OF DARTMOUTH
MASSACHUSETTS
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INVITATION FOR BID

The Town of Dartmouth, Department of Public Works is soliciting bids for:

Lubricants
Manholes, Catch Basins, Concrete Blocks, Bricks & Cement
Catch Basin, Manholes Precast Complete
Manhole Ring & Cover and Catch Basin Frame & Grate
Plain & Reinforced Concrete Storm Drainpipe
PVC Storm Drainpipe
Traffic Light Repair
Sealed bids will be received by the Department of Public Works, 759 Russells Mills Road, Dartmouth, MA, 02748, during business hours, until the date and time of the bid opening.

BID OPENING
Bids will be opened May 13, 2025, at
10:30 A.M. Prevailing Time

Contract Documents, including the Information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Specifications, and other Contract Documents, may be obtained and/or examined on or after April 28, 2025 at the Department of Public Works, 759 Russells Mills Road, Dartmouth, MA, 02748 Monday - Friday – 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM. Bid documents are also available electronically, please contact Rosa Tavares at rtavares@town.dartmouth.ma.us.

Attention is called to the fact that supplies furnished as part of this Contract are exempt from the Sales and Use Tax. All bids submitted should take this factor into consideration and be calculated accordingly.

The contract will be awarded within thirty (30) days after the bid opening. The time for the award may be extended by mutual agreement between the Town and the awarded bidder.

No Bidder may withdraw his/her bid for a period of thirty (30) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the actual date of the opening thereof.

The Bidder must furnish a Non-Collusion Form and Statement of Taxes, with their bid.

Proposals must include ALL DOCUMENTS required by the Invitation for Bid. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive any informality, reject any or all proposals, or accept other than the lowest priced proposal.

Per order of:
Board of Public Works

Dartmouth Week: April 24, 2025

TOWN OF DARTMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
INVITATION FOR BID

The Town of Dartmouth, Department of Public Works is soliciting bids for:
STONE SEAL (TREATED)
Sealed bids will be received by the Department of Public Works, 759 Russells Mills Road, Dartmouth, MA, 02748, during business hours, until the date and time of the bid opening.
BID OPENING
Bids will be opened May 16, 2025, at 10:30 A.M. Prevailing Time
All bids shall be plainly marked on the outside of a sealed envelope.
Contract Documents, including the Information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Specifications, and other Contract Documents, may be obtained and/or examined on or after April 23, 2025, at the Department of Public Works, 759 Russells Mills Road, Dartmouth, MA, 02748 Monday - Friday 7:00 AM – 3:30 P.M. Bid documents are also available electronically, please contact rtavares@town.dartmouth.ma.us.
Attention is called to the fact that supplies furnished as part of this Contract are exempt from the Sales and Use Tax. All bids submitted should take this factor into consideration and be calculated accordingly.
Each bid must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of a bid bond, certified check, treasurer’s check, or cashier’s check. The amount of such bid security shall be five (5) percent of the value of the total bid.
The contract will be awarded within thirty (30) days after the bid opening. The time for award may be extended by mutual agreement between the Town and the awarded bidder.
No Bidder may withdraw his/her bid for a period of thirty (30) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the actual date of the opening thereof.
Bidders must be Pre-Qualified with Mass DOT Highway Division.
Vendors are advised that the initial contract term is for one year. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for two additional 12-month options. Valuation for purposes of MassDOT Prequalification is based on first year times three (3) to arrive at an estimated total value of all bid items. Contractors who are not prequalified to provide the services listed for the total Prequal. contract value, but meet the single year waiver threshold, without documented poor performance issues, and want to bid, should submit a waiver request at least 2 weeks prior to the bid opening to allow for time to appeal in the event that a waiver is not granted. The estimated value provided in this Invitation to Bid is for one year. Vendors are expected to be able to provide their services over three years at three times the initial estimated value. “MassDOT prequalification of contractors with the class of work as, PAVEMENT-SURFACING, for the project with an estimated value of $145,400.00 yr. x 3 = Total Estimated Project Value
$436,200.00 will be required.”
The Bidder must furnish a Non-Collusion Form and Statement of Taxes, with their bid.
Proposals must include ALL DOCUMENTS required by the Invitation for Bid. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive any informality, reject any or all proposals, or accept other than the lowest priced proposal.
Attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed, minimum wage rates to be paid and payroll submission requirements under the Contract. Minimum Wage Rates, as determined by the Director of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under the provision of the M.G.L. c. 149, §26 to §27H, as amended, apply to this Project. It is the responsibility of the Bidder, before Bid opening, to request, if necessary, any additional information on Minimum Wage Rates for those trades’ people who may be employed for the proposal work under this Contract.
The Town of Dartmouth reserves the right to waive any informalities in and reject any or all bids, or accept all or any part thereof, to make awards in a manner deemed in its best interest.

Dartmouth Week: April 24, 2025
Per order of:
Board of Public Works

TOWN OF DARTMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
INVITATION FOR BID

The Town of Dartmouth, Department of Public Works is soliciting bids for:
ADJUST/RESET EXISTING STRUCTURES
Sealed bids will be received by the Department of Public Works, 759 Russells Mills Road, Dartmouth, MA, 02748, during business hours, until the date and time of the bid opening.
BID OPENING
Bids will be opened May 16, 2025, at 10:30 A.M. Prevailing Time
All bids shall be plainly marked on the outside of a sealed envelope.
Contract Documents, including the Information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Specifications, and other Contract Documents, may be obtained and/or examined on or after April 23, 2025, at the Department of Public Works, 759 Russells Mills Road, Dartmouth, MA, 02748 Monday - Friday 7:00 AM – 3:30 P.M. Bid documents are also available electronically, please contact rtavares@town.dartmouth.ma.us.
Attention is called to the fact that supplies furnished as part of this Contract are exempt from the Sales and Use Tax. All bids submitted should take this factor into consideration and be calculated accordingly.
Each bid must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of a bid bond, certified check, treasurer’s check, or cashier’s check. The amount of such bid security shall be five (5) percent of the value of the total bid.
The contract will be awarded within thirty (30) days after the bid opening. The time for award may be extended by mutual agreement between the Town and the awarded bidder.
No Bidder may withdraw his/her bid for a period of thirty (30) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the actual date of the opening thereof.
Bidders must be Pre-Qualified with Mass DOT Highway Division.
Vendors are advised that the initial contract term is for one year. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for two additional 12-month options. Valuation for purposes of MassDOT Prequalification is based on first year times three (3) to arrive at an estimated total value of all bid items. Contractors who are not prequalified to provide the services listed for the total Prequal. contract value, but meet the single year waiver threshold, without documented poor performance issues, and want to bid, should submit a waiver request at least 2 weeks prior to the bid opening to allow for time to appeal in the event that a waiver is not granted. The estimated value provided in this Invitation to Bid is for one year. Vendors are expected to be able to provide their services over three years at three times the initial estimated value. “MassDOT prequalification of contractors with the class of work as, Highway - Construction, for the project with an estimated value of $102,500.00 yr. x 3 = Total Estimated Project Value $307,500.00 will be required.”
The Bidder must furnish a Non-Collusion Form and Statement of Taxes, with their bid.
Proposals must include ALL DOCUMENTS required by the Invitation for Bid. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive any informality, reject any or all proposals, or accept other than the lowest priced proposal.
Attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed, minimum wage rates to be paid and payroll submission requirements under the Contract. Minimum Wage Rates, as determined by the Director of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under the provision of the M.G.L. c. 149, §26 to §27H, as amended, apply to this Project. It is the responsibility of the Bidder, before Bid opening, to request, if necessary, any additional information on Minimum Wage Rates for those trades’ people who may be employed for the proposal work under this Contract.
The Town of Dartmouth reserves the right to waive any informalities in and reject any or all bids, or accept all or any part thereof, to make awards in a manner deemed in its best interest.

Dartmouth Week: April 24, 2025
Per order of:
Board of Public Works

TOWN OF DARTMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
INVITATION FOR BID

The Town of Dartmouth, Department of Public Works is soliciting bids for:
RECLAMATION OF TOWN ROADS
Sealed bids will be received by the Department of Public Works, 759 Russells Mills Road, Dartmouth, MA, 02748, during business hours, until the date and time of the bid opening.
BID OPENING
Bids will be opened May 16, 2025, at 10:30 A.M. Prevailing Time
All bids shall be plainly marked on the outside of a sealed envelope.
Contract Documents, including the Information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Specifications, and other Contract Documents, may be obtained and/or examined on or after April 23, 2025, at the Department of Public Works, 759 Russells Mills Road, Dartmouth, MA, 02748 Monday - Friday 7:00 AM – 3:30 P.M. Bid documents are also available electronically, please contact rtavares@town.dartmouth.ma.us.
Attention is called to the fact that supplies furnished as part of this Contract are exempt from the Sales and Use Tax. All bids submitted should take this factor into consideration and be calculated accordingly.
Each bid must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of a bid bond, certified check, treasurer’s check, or cashier’s check. The amount of such bid security shall be five (5) percent of the value of the total bid.
The contract will be awarded within thirty (30) days after the bid opening. The time for award may be extended by mutual agreement between the Town and the awarded bidder.
No Bidder may withdraw his/her bid for a period of thirty (30) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the actual date of the opening thereof.
Bidders must be Pre-Qualified with Mass DOT Highway Division.
Vendors are advised that the initial contract term is for one year. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for two additional 12-month options. Valuation for purposes of MassDOT Prequalification is based on first year times three (3) to arrive at an estimated total value of all bid items. Contractors who are not prequalified to provide the services listed for the total Prequal. contract value, but meet the single year waiver threshold, without documented poor performance issues, and want to bid, should submit a waiver request at least 2 weeks prior to the bid opening to allow for time to appeal in the event that a waiver is not granted. The estimated value provided in this Invitation to Bid is for one year. Vendors are expected to be able to provide their services over three years at three times the initial estimated value. “MassDOT prequalification of contractors with the class of work as, Pavement - Reclamation, for the project with an estimated value of $78,811.00 yr. x 3 = Total Estimated Project Value $230,433.00 will be required.”
The Bidder must furnish a Non-Collusion Form and Statement of Taxes, with their bid.
Proposals must include ALL DOCUMENTS required by the Invitation for Bid. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive any informality, reject any or all proposals, or accept other than the lowest priced proposal.
Attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed, minimum wage rates to be paid and payroll submission requirements under the Contract. Minimum Wage Rates, as determined by the Director of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under the provision of the M.G.L. c. 149, §26 to §27H, as amended, apply to this Project. It is the responsibility of the Bidder, before Bid opening, to request, if necessary, any additional information on Minimum Wage Rates for those trades’ people who may be employed for the proposal work under this Contract.
The Town of Dartmouth reserves the right to waive any informalities in and reject any or all bids, or accept all or any part thereof, to make awards in a manner deemed in its best interest.

Dartmouth Week: April 24, 2025
Per order of:
Board of Public Works

NOTICE OF INITIAL SITE INVESTIGATION AND TIER II CLASSIFICATION

Map 33, Block 39, Lot 2, Dartmouth, MA 02747 RELEASE TRACKING NUMBER 4-50165

A release of oil and/or hazardous materials has occurred at this location, which is a disposal site as defined by M.G.L. c. 21E, § 2 and the Massachusetts Contingency Plan, 310 CMR 40.0000. To evaluate the release, a Phase I Initial Site Investigation was performed pursuant to 310 CMR 40.0480. As a result of this investigation, the site has been classified as Tier II pursuant to 310 CMR 40.0500. On April 18, 2025, Brito Family Realty Trust, filed a Tier II Classification Submittal with the Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). To obtain more information on this disposal site, please contact William Kenney, Licensed Site Professional (LSP), at River Hawk Environmental, LLC, 511 West Grove Street, Suite 301, Middleborough, MA 02346, (781) 536-4639. The Tier II Classification Submittal and the disposal site file can be reviewed at MassDEP, 20 Riverside Drive, Lakeville, MA 02347; Main Phone: (508) 946-2700. Additional public involvement opportunities are available under 310 CMR 40.1403(9) and 310 CMR 40.1404.