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Procurement and Grants Management

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The Procurement Department is a centralized office supporting and providing assistance to Town personnel to acquire goods, services, and contracts, as necessary to conduct Town business. The Procurement Department also provides management and oversight of state and federal grants. 

The primary goal of the Procurement Department is to provide assistance and oversight with the process of procuring quality goods and services in a fair, competitive and transparent manner, by using objective standards for the selection of contractors and vendors, through fair, impartial and uniform bidding, contract development and awarding processes.

Owner’s Project Manager for Library Project

  • Department:Town%20Manager%2C%20Procurement
  • RFP Number:20250011
  • Start Date:01/06/2025 6:00 am
  • Close Date:01/14/2025 4:21 pm
20250011

Request for Qualifications

Owner’s Project Manager for Library Project
Release Date Monday January 6th, 2025
Deadline for Questions Thursday January 16th, 2025 @ 12:00 PM
Qualifications Due Thursday January 23rd, 2025 @ 1:00 PM

The Town of Dedham is accepting sealed qualifications for an Owner's Project Manager for the Library Project. Copies of the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) package will be available beginning Monday January 6th, 2025 and may be obtained at the Town Manager’s Office, 450 Washington St, Dedham, MA 02026, 3rd floor for a $50 non-refundable fee, or online at the Town’s Website for FREE.

PLEASE NOTE: By clicking this link will be taken to a survey. You must fill out the survey in order to download the bid documents. The bid documents are only available once your complete the survey.

 Sealed qualifications must be submitted no later than 1:00 PM Thursday January 23rd, 2025 to the following:

DELIVER COMPLETED SUBMISSIONS TO:

Town of Dedham, MA
Procurement Department
Attn: Rana Mana-Doerfer
450 Washington St, Dedham, MA 02026

LATE QUALIFICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Proposals will be reviewed at a later time. The Town reserves the right to reject any and all proposals as determined to be in the best interests of the Town and to waive minor informalities. 

The Town of Dedham is an affirmative action/equal opportunity owner/purchaser. 

By Leon Goodwin

Its Town Manager

 

 Addendum #1
 Request for Qualification
 
 
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Governing Procurement Laws

THE FOLLOWING MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS REGULATE PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES:

  • c.30B - Supplies and Services, Real Property, Surplus Equipment
  • c.30,39m - Public Works Construction
  • c.149 - Building Construction
  • c.7C, §§44-57 - Design Services

THE FOLLOWING THRESHOLDS DICTATE THE TYPE OF PROCUREMENT THAT OCCURS:

  • Less than $10,000 - Sound Business Practices
  • $10,000 to $50,000 - Formal Quote Process
  • $50,000 or more - Sealed Bid (IFB) or Proposal Process (RFP)

The CPO may opt to employ a more restrictive and competitive process when they feel such a process is in the Town's best interest.

Resources for Town Employees:

The following are available to you: 

  • Coming Soon
Resources and Procurement Guidelines for Vendors and Contractors:
  • Coming Soon

Grants

There are several state and federal programs that offer grants to support projects in the Town of Dedham. These are highly competitive programs, and sometimes require municipalities to match all or a portion of the total funding that they receive.

Find a list of grants secured by the Town of Dedham below, organized by Fiscal Year (FY) Award date:

Please note: This list is not comprehensive. Please contact Director of Procurement and Grants for more information.

FY24
FY23