TOWN OF NATICK NATICK, MASSACHUSETTS 01760 NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Town of Natick, Natick Town Hall, 13 East Central Street, Natick, MA 01760 (“the Town”), acting through the Natick Select Board, invites the submission of sealed bids for tree pruning and cleanup services in the Town of Natick. Any contract awarded shall commence as of January 18, 2023 – the expiration of the Town’s present tree pruning and cleanup contract, and shall be for a three (3)-year term. The Invitation for Bids (“IFB”) may be obtained from the Procurement Office, c/o Natick Public Works Building, 75 West Street, Natick, MA 01760, by emailing
[email protected], between 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. local time, Monday through Thursday, and between 8:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M. (noon) local time, Friday, (with the exception of Labor Day Monday, September 5, 2022), beginning on August 31, 2022. PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THAT DATE/TIME (8/31/22, 8:00 A.M.) PLEASE REQUEST DURING BUSINESS HOURS ONLY. Sealed Bids will be received until 9:00 A.M. local time, September 16, 2022, at the Natick Public Works Building, 75 West Street, Natick, MA 01760, at which time and place all bids will be opening in the presence of a witness. Bid opening will be viewable on ZOOM at the following site: Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84836092823?pwd=Tkx6b2lGNkNXeGpKOXBGMFZ5MFF2UT09 Meeting ID: 848 3609 2823 Passcode: 455932 If the Procurement Office is closed due to weather or other emergency, the deadline for receipt of bids shall be extended until 9:00 A.M. on the next business day that the Procurement Office is open. All Bids shall comply with the IFB issued by the Town of Natick, including, without limitation, Section 1, Instructions to Bidders, and Bid Submission Requirements. The Town reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any, any part of, or all Bids in the best interest of the Town. Any Bid submitted will be binding for thirty (30) days subsequent to the time of bid opening. Award is subject to appropriation and to vote of the Natick Select Board.