Town Of Spencer - Ma - Agency Bids & RFPs

The bid documents state that sealed bids will be accepted until June 11, 2026, at 10:00 a. m. The contract term will commence on the date of award and terminate on June 30, 2027.

The Town shall make payments within thirty (30) days after its receipt of an invoice.

The vendor must, upon notice by the Department of Utilities Facilities, or its designee, make prompt and without charge, replacement of any unleaded gasoline furnished which fails to conform to specifications.

Contracts will be awarded to the responsive and responsible bidders offering the lowest total price for each category of items bid items A, B, and C.

No award will be made to any bidder who cannot satisfy the owner that they have sufficient ability and experience in this class of work and sufficient capital and plant to enable them to prosecute and complete the work successfully within the time named.

The successful bidder, upon their failure or refusal to execute and deliver the contract and bonds required within 10 days after presentation thereof by the owner, shall forfeit to the owner, as liquidated damages for such failure or refusal, the security deposited with their bid, but the amount forfeited shall not exceed the difference between their bid price and the bid price of the next lowest responsible and eligible bidder.

At the time of the opening of bids, each bidder will be presumed to have inspected the site and to have read and to be thoroughly familiar with the contract documents including all addenda.

Prior problems, issues or concerns of any kind with work performed for the Town of Spencer shall be grounds for disqualification.

The bid notice states that the contract shall be in effect from July 1, 2026, and shall expire on June 30, 2027, unless terminated earlier. The successful general bidder must agree to commence work within ten 10 days of the date of the notice to proceed and to fully complete the project within the time limit stated in section 00 41 00, form of general bid.

The Town shall make payments within thirty 30 days after its receipt of invoice.

The contract will be awarded to responsible and responsive bidder offering the best price pursuant to general laws chapter 30b, as amended. Such a bidder shall possess the skill, ability and integrity necessary for the faithful performance of the work, shall be able to furnish labor that can work in harmony with all other elements of labor employed, or to be employed, in the work, and shall otherwise comply with all applicable provisions of law.

No award will be made to any bidder who cannot satisfy the owner that he has sufficient ability and experience in this class of work and sufficient capital and plant to enable him to prosecute and complete the work successfully within the time named.

The successful bidder, upon his failure or refusal to execute and deliver the contract and bonds required within 10 days after presentation thereof by the owner, shall forfeit to the owner, as liquidated damages for such failure or refusal, the security deposited with hisher bid, but the amount forfeited shall not exceed the difference between hisher bid price and the bid price of the next lowest responsible and eligible bidder.

At the time of the opening of bids, each bidder will be presumed to have inspected the site and to have read and to be thoroughly familiar with the contract documents including all addenda.

The owner reserves the right to waive any informalities in bids and to reject any and all bids, should the owner deem it to be in the public interest to do so. The owner may also reject bids which in its sole judgment are either incomplete, conditional, obscure or not responsive or which contain additions not called for, erasures not properly initialed, alterations, or similar irregularities.