# Worcester Worcester #CR-8785-J7

Worcester traffic signal maintenance, emergency service, and infrastructure improvements

**Posted:** October 02, 2026
**Respond By:** October 21, 2026
**Identifier:** CR-8785-J7
**NAICS:** 238210, 237310, 237130

The City of Worcester is seeking a contractor to maintain, repair, and improve municipal traffic signals and related roadway equipment.
- **Buyer:** City of Worcester, Purchasing Division, for the Department of Transportation & Mobility.
- **Scope:** Provide 24/7 maintenance, repairs, emergency response, inspections, troubleshooting, controller service, timing adjustments, and signal improvements. Covered equipment includes traffic signals, beacons, RRFBs, school-zone flashers, radar displays, and parking-lot floodlights.
- **Response and qualifications:** Generally respond to service calls within two hours; contractor must be approved by MassDOT for traffic signal maintenance.
- **Materials requested:** Ten types of signal infrastructure materials, including foundations, a pull box, cables, and installed loop detectors; see line items for part numbers and quantities. The specifications mention cable for Opticom, but do not identify a manufacturer or vendor.
- **Estimated labor:** Electrician—1,100 weekday regular hours, 150 weekday overtime hours, and 75 hours in each of two weekend/holiday overtime periods; laborer—50 weekday regular hours, 25 weekday overtime hours, and 5 hours in each weekend/holiday overtime period. Civil work is estimated at 100 weekday hours.
- **Other work:** City-directed intersection upgrades and new installations may include mast arms, pedestrian signals, RRFBs, speed radar displays, school-zone beacons, and operational modifications. Required permits, debris removal, and written repair reports are part of the work.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No manufacturer or contractor vendor is identified. Opticom is referenced only as a cable application, not as a confirmed OEM.

### Description

The City of Worcester seeks traffic signal maintenance, repair, and improvement services for the Department of Transportation & Mobility. The initial contract term is one year, from November 6, 2026, through November 5, 2027, with options for two additional one-year renewals at the same unit prices, at the City's discretion. Bids are due October 21, 2026, at 10:00 AM local time and must include the general bid form and unit pricing pages, bid security equal to 5% of the total bid, and forms required by City policies and programs.

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