INVITATION FOR BID

REPLACEMENT OF GRANULATED ACTIVATED CARBON

CONTRACT: PW-26-20

Sealed Bids for Replacement of Granulated Activated Carbon (the “Work”) will be received by the Town of Tewksbury at the Department of Public Works office, 999 Whipple Road, Tewksbury, MA 01876, until 10:00 AM on April 9, 2026, at which time and place, bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The work under this contract includes the supply and delivery of Granulated Activated Carbon to the Tewksbury Water Treatment Facility.

Contract Documents are available after 10:00 a.m. local time on Friday March 13, 2026.  Electronic copies can be downloaded from the Accent Printing website at www.accentblueprints.com for no charge.   Hard copies may be obtained for a fee by completing an order online or by calling 978-362-8038 for each set.   Completed orders may be picked up at the office of Accent Printing located at 99 Chelmsford Road, North Billerica, MA 01862, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Copies may also be shipped to prospective bidders for an additional charge to cover handling and mailing fees.  All payments for printing and shipping are nonrefundable.  For addition to the project plan holder’s list to guarantee receipt of addenda, it is recommended interested bidders obtain the Contract Documents directly from Accent.  Interested bidders will be prompted to register an email address with Accent to access the documents. Contract Documents can only be obtained through Accent Printing.  Contract Documents may also be examined, but not obtained, at the DPW Office during the following hours:  7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Addenda, if issued, will be posted to the Accent Printing website and shall be accompanied by e-mail notification to every individual or firm on record as having received the Bid Documents. It shall be the sole responsibility of the Contractor to ascertain the existence of any and all addenda.  Hard copies of addenda will not be mailed or faxed. 

Bidders may not withdraw their Bids for a period of 45 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after the actual date of the opening of the Bids. Complete instructions for filing Bids are included in the Instructions to Bidders.

The bidding and Award of this Contract will be under the provisions of M.G.L. c. 30b. The Town reserves the right, in its absolute and sole discretion, to waive any informality in or to reject any or all Bids if deemed to be in its best interest.       

By:   Kevin Hardiman, P.E.                                                                                                          For:    John C. Curran

         Director of Public Works                                                                                                               Town Manager