Opportunity
Natick Town Civicplus #W-175
Natick drinking-water GAC removal, reactivation, and reinstallation
Posted
October 26, 2026
Respond By
November 20, 2026
Identifier
W-175
NAICS
221310
The Town of Natick is seeking a contractor to restore and reinstall granular activated carbon for its drinking-water treatment pressure vessels. - Government buyer: Town of Natick, Massachusetts, through Public Works; the opportunity is in Natick, Middlesex County. - Procurement: Remove existing granular activated carbon (GAC), reactivate it, and reinstall it in drinking-water pressure vessels. The contractor must provide the required labor, materials, and equipment. - Product and quantity: GAC media; no manufacturer, brand, part number, or quantity is specified. - OEMs and named vendors: No GAC OEM or product vendor is identified. Haley Ward, Inc. is named as the Engineer and provider of bidding documents, not as the GAC manufacturer. - Notable requirements: Bid security is 5% of the bid amount; payment and performance bonds are each 100% of the contract amount. Work is subject to prevailing-wage requirements, annual appropriation, and specified material price-adjustment provisions. Pricing uses unit and lump-sum methods. - Contract term: One year, with two individually exercisable renewal options at the same rates, subject to annual appropriation.
Description
The Town of Natick is soliciting bids to furnish and install granular activated carbon (GAC) media in drinking-water pressure vessels. The work includes removing the existing media, reactivating it, and reinstalling it, with the contractor providing all required labor, materials, and equipment. The contract term is one year, with two individually exercisable renewal options at the same rates, subject to annual appropriation. Bids are due November 20, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. local time, and must include 5% bid security; the successful bidder must provide payment and performance bonds, each equal to 100% of the contract amount.