Legal Advertisements - Week of August 27, 2026
TOWN OF DARTMOUTH
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 44B section 5(b) 1, the Community Preservation Act, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the proposed project, Paskamansett Valley Conservation Project, recommended for Town Meeting action by the Community Preservation Committee. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 315 of the Dartmouth Town Hall, 400 Slocum Road, Dartmouth, MA. All interested parties should be present at that time
Howard Baker-Smith
Chairperson
TOWN OF DARTMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
INVITATION FOR BID
The Town of Dartmouth, Department of Public Works, is soliciting bids for:
PAVEMENT MILLING
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 September 16, 2026, 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 August 26, 2026, 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, Contract Bidding Aide, at rtavares@dartmouthma.gov
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. 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 Prequal. contract value. 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 MILLING AND COLD PLANING, for the project with an estimated value of $315,724.00 yr. x 3 = Total Estimated Project Value $947,172.00 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 provisions 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 tradespeople who may be employed for the proposal work under this Contract.
The Town of Dartmouth reserves the right to waive any informalities and reject any or all bids, or accept all or any part thereof, to make awards in a manner deemed in its best interest.
Per order of:
Board of Public Works
Dartmouth Week: August 27, 2026
ORDER OF NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
Trial Court of Massachusetts
The Superior Court}
Bristol County Superior Court-New Bedford
441 County Street, 1st floor
New Bedford MA 02740
Docket No. 2673CV00292
Jennifer A Sullivan
Bristol County
Case Name: North American Lobster Alliance, Inc
Re: North American Lobster Alliance, Inc
WHEREAS a civil action has been brought against you in our Superior Court by North American Lobster Alliance, Inc wherein it is seeking to; obtain the allowance of dissolution pursuant to M.G.L. c. 180 §11
We COMMAND YOU if you intend to make any defense, that on 09/22/2026 or within such further time as the law allows you do cause your written pleading to be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court named above, in said Commonwealth, and further that you defend against said suit according to law if you intend any defense, and that you do and receive what the Court shall order and adjudge therein.
Hereof fail not, at your peril, or as otherwise said suit may be adjudged and orders entered in your absence.
Date Issued: 08/03/2026
