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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.

On-Call Goose Control

  • Department:Parks%20and%20Recreation%2C%20Public%20Works%2C%20Town%20Manager
  • Category:Town Manager / Select Board
  • RFP Number:23PR001
  • Start Date:11/14/2022 6:00 am
  • Close Date:12/08/2022 12:00 pm

(Advertised in the Dedham Times issue of Friday November 11th, 2022)

(Advertised in Goods and Services Monday November 14th, 2022)

(Advertised in COMMBUYS Monday November 14th, 2022)

 

Town of Dedham

Invitation for Bid

On-Call Goose Control

23PR001

 

The Town of Dedham is accepting sealed bids from qualified vendors to perform goose control services. Copies of the Invitation for Bid (IFB) package will be available beginning Monday November 14th, 2022, 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 CLICK THIS LINK FOR THE IFB DOCUMENTS) and will be available until submission deadline.

Please refer to the IFB for additional information. Sealed bids must be submitted no later than 12:00 PM Thursday, December 8th, 2022 Rana Mana-Doerfer, Director of Procurement, Town Manager’s Office- 3rd floor, 450 Washington St, Dedham, MA 02026

 

LATE BIDS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

 

The Town reserves the right to reject any and all bids as determined to be in the best interests of the Town and to waive minor informalities.

 

 

Leon I. Goodwin

 

Town Manager

 

November 8th, 2022

 

This procurement was not awarded, no bids were submitted. Goose Control Services were obtained via a quotation method per M.G.L. c.30B for services between 10 and 50k. 

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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