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In accordance with M.G.L. c.30, §39M, The Up Island Regional School District will receive sealed bids for the Chilmark School Bell Tower Project and shall be received by Mark Friedman, School Business Administrator & Chief Procurement Officer, Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools, 4 Pine Street, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568, mfriedman@mvyps.org and be clearly identified with the marking: Bids for the Bell Tower for Chilmark School. Qualified persons or firms must submit bids no later than 4:00 PM on Friday, December 12th, 2025.
The project is located at the Chilmark Elementary School, 8 State Road, Chilmark, MA 02535.
The Up Island Regional School District, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids for removal of the bell tower at the Chilmark School in accordance with Contract Documents. The Chilmark School is an elementary school in the Town of Chilmark on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. Project consists of removing existing wood framed bell tower, infill resulting opening with framing and roofing material to match existing; salvage existing bell and relocate on new pedestal on the ground adjacent to existing building. The bid documents will be available by request via email after 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, from Aditya Modi, Project Manager, CHA Consulting at amodi@chasolutions.com.
One (1) original signed and sealed package to be mailed to Mark Friedman at Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools, 4 Pine Street, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568, one (1) copy of the proposal to be emailed to Mark Friedman at mfriedman@mvyps.org and Aditya Modi at amodi@chasolutions.com with all information as required and must be submitted before the deadline for the proposal to be accepted for consideration.
All bids for this Project are subject to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws (Ter. Ed), including without limitation Chapter 30, Section 39M as amended.
The work is estimated to cost $75,000 with no alternates.
All bids will be received until December 12th, 2025, at 4:00 PM and publicly opened. Questions should be addressed by email to Aditya Modi at amodi@chasolutions.com no later than 4:00 p.m. on December 5th, 2025, at 4:00 PM.
There will be a non-mandatory site visit/walk-through scheduled for December 3rd, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. at Chilmark Elementary School, 8 State Road, Chilmark, MA 02535.
All the bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount and made payable to the Up island Regional School District. The successful General Bidder will be required to furnish a 50% Labor and Materials Payment Bond as required by the Contract Documents.
All bids shall remain in effect for sixty (60) days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after the opening of General Bids.
Attention is directed to the fact that no less than the minimum wages as set forth in Document 00 7343 WAGE RATES of the Contract Documents must be paid on this Project and that no sales tax shall be included in their bids
The contract will be awarded to the bidder deemed by the awarding authority to be the most responsible and eligible low bidder, as further set forth in the Instructions to Bidders.
The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive any informalities, to accept or reject, in whole or in part any or all bids, or take whatever other action that may be deemed by the Awarding Authority to be in the best interest of the Awarding Authority.
