PW-26-15 East Street at Livingston Street Traffic Signal Improvements Project, Tewksbury
Federal opportunity from TKDPW - Department of Public Works • Town of Tewksbury. Place of performance: MA. Response deadline: Mar 19, 2026. Industry: NAICS 32, 15, 18.
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Description
Bid Docs available 2/26/2026 at 2PM at https://www.accentblueprints.com/projects/public or can be viewed but not obtained at Tewksbury DPW Mon-Fri 7AM to 3PM.
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The Town of Tewksbury DPW is soliciting bids for the “PW-26-15 East Street at Livingston Street Traffic Signal Improvements Project, Tewksbury.” Bidding appears to be document-driven: bid documents become available on 2/26/2026 at 2PM via Accent Blueprints, and can also be viewed (but not obtained) at Tewksbury DPW during business hours (Mon–Fri 7AM–3PM). The response deadline is 2026-03-19 14:00 UTC. Firms should immediately pull the bid set from Accent Blueprints and confirm the full scope, bid form requirements, and any mandatory site meeting or bonding requirements stated in the bid documents.
Procure a contractor to deliver traffic signal improvements at the intersection of East Street and Livingston Street in Tewksbury under project identifier PW-26-15, based on the forthcoming bid documents.
- Traffic signal and roadway electrical contractors with demonstrated experience delivering municipal intersection signal improvement projects.
- Roadway/utility civil contractors that self-perform or reliably subcontract traffic signal/electrical work and can manage traffic control at an active intersection.
- Firms already registered/able to obtain documents and submit a compliant bid package through the method required in the bid docs.
- Acquire and review bid documents from Accent Blueprints (available 2/26/2026 at 2PM).
- Confirm intersection work limits and traffic signal improvement scope as defined in the plan set/specifications (e.g., signal equipment, wiring, poles/mast arms, detection, markings/signage, pavement restoration, traffic control).
- Develop traffic management/temporary traffic control approach aligned to the bid documents and DPW expectations.
- Price materials, subcontracted specialty work (signal equipment/electrical), and labor; incorporate lead times and outage/coordination needs.
- Prepare and submit bid by 2026-03-19 14:00 UTC, including all forms required in the bid documents.
- Download full bid documents from https://www.accentblueprints.com/projects/public (available 2/26/2026 at 2PM).
- Completed bid form(s) and pricing schedule as required in the bid documents.
- Acknowledgment of addenda (if any), per the bid documents.
- Any required bid security/bonding, certifications, and signed affidavits as specified in the bid documents.
- Submission in the exact format and delivery method specified in the bid documents, by 2026-03-19 14:00 UTC.
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- Bid documents are only obtainable online via Accent Blueprints; DPW allows viewing in-person but explicitly not obtaining them there.
- Treat the response deadline timestamp as authoritative for internal planning; confirm local time/official due time in the bid documents or posting, since the notice provides an ISO timestamp (2026-03-19 14:00 UTC).
- Use the bid documents to identify pay items and whether the solicitation is lump sum vs. unit-price; align your estimate to the exact bid schedule.
- Validate material/equipment lead times for traffic signal components once the bid set is available (2/26/2026) to avoid underpricing schedule/coordination impacts.
- If you are a civil prime: line up a traffic signal/electrical subcontractor (signal cabinet, controller, detection, interconnect) and a traffic control subcontractor if you don’t self-perform.
- If you are a signal prime: consider a civil subcontractor for any curb/sidewalk/pavement restoration if included in the plan set (to be confirmed in bid docs).
- Scope ambiguity until the bid documents are obtained; do not commit to pricing assumptions before reviewing the full plan/spec set released 2/26/2026.
- Intersection work typically requires careful traffic control; ensure your approach and costs match any DPW/phasing requirements stated in the bid docs.
- Document-access risk: relying on in-person viewing at DPW is insufficient because documents cannot be obtained there; obtain the full set online to avoid missing forms/specs.
- After downloading the bid documents: Are there mandatory pre-bid meetings/site visits, and how will non-attendance affect bid responsiveness?
- What is the official bid due time and time zone per the bid documents (to reconcile with the notice’s 2026-03-19 14:00 UTC timestamp)?
- Are there specified approved signal equipment manufacturers/models, and are equivalents allowed?
- What are the required traffic control standards/phasing constraints for East St/Livingston St during construction?
- Are there any utility coordination requirements or planned outages that bidders must include in schedule/cost?
Some notices publish limited source detail. Confirm these points before final bid/no-bid decisions.
- Full bid documents content (scope, bid form, specs, plans, submission method, bonding/insurance requirements)
- Solicitation number and notice type
- Place of performance address/limits beyond the intersection name
- Posted date
- Period of performance (start/end) and schedule requirements
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