The Town of Falmouth, MA is seeking services for pavement markings for the 2026 program. The work includes furnishing and installing alkyd traffic paint modified with chlorinated rubber and glass beads, as well as removal of existing pavement markings. Specific items include yellow and white reflectorized lines, stop bars, crosswalks, arrows, and legends. The paint must conform to VOC regulations. Application rates and equipment requirements are detailed. Work is to be performed between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM, Monday through Friday (Sunday night through Thursday night), unless otherwise directed. Contractors must demonstrate municipal experience in pavement marking. Failure to perform duties may result in the award to the second lowest bidder. Measurement and payment will be based on linear feet for lines and each for arrows/legends, and per square foot for removal.
The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the services. The work is to be performed between the hours of 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM Monday through Fridays (Sunday night through Thursday night) unless otherwise directed.
The bid notice states that each town shall be solely responsible for payment of invoices due to the contractor for quantities ordered and received by that town only or for the project awarded. As per MGL, chapter 7, section 22, each political subdivision participating in this bid is solely responsible for any payment due vendor for its share of such purchase. Barnstable County, as lead purchasing agent, shall not be liable for payment. Five percent of all payments due to the contractor will be withheld until final completion of the work.
The bid notice states that the contractor warrants and guarantees to the county and the towns that all work will be in accordance with the contract documents and will not be defective. Prompt notice of all defects shall be given to the contractor. All defective work may be rejected, corrected, or accepted. If within two years after the date of completion, any work is found to be defective, the contractor shall promptly, without cost to the town, either correct such defective work or remove and replace it with non-defective work.
The bid notice states that the successful bidder means the lowest, qualified, responsible, and responsive bidder to whom the town makes an award. Failure to perform the duties of this contract will result in the award of the contract to the second lowest bidder.
The bid notice requires that the contractor must show municipal experience, satisfactory to the town of Falmouth, in pavement marking workmanship in a contract of similar scope and magnitude.
The bid notice states that failure to perform the duties of this contract will result in the award of the contract to the second lowest bidder.
The bid notice does not mention a mandatory or optional site visit.
The bid notice does not mention the submission of samples.
The bid notice does not specify a deadline for challenges or disputes.
The bid notice states that the county and the towns reserve the right to terminate this contract or services whenever it deems that the contractor is in violation of laws, regulations and/or provisions of this contract.
