# Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1022-DMH08-8210C-135077

Replace Community Home’s wooden fire escape with a pre-engineered aluminum fire escape

**Posted:** November 04, 2026
**Respond By:** November 20, 2026
**Identifier:** BD-27-1022-DMH08-8210C-135077
**NAICS:** 238190

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is seeking a contractor to replace the wooden fire escape at Community Home in Fall River.
- **Government buyer:** Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Mental Health (DMH), Office of Engineering and Facilities Management.
- **Requested work:** Remove and dispose of the existing wooden fire escape and install one pre-engineered aluminum fire escape.
- **Construction scope:** Provide project-specific engineered shop drawings, structural supports, foundations and building attachments, permits, and repairs to areas affected by the work.
- **Site requirements:** Keep the occupied residence safely accessible and protected throughout construction.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No manufacturers, OEMs, or vendors are named in the provided materials.
- **Estimated construction cost:** $130,000. Estimated performance is 90 calendar days from Notice to Proceed.

### Description

The Department of Mental Health is soliciting bids to remove the existing wooden fire escape at Community Home, 589 President Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, and replace it with a new pre-engineered aluminum fire escape. Work must follow the project specifications in Part IV of the Bid Documents. Bids are submitted electronically through COMMBUYS, with a mandatory pre-bid conference on November 12, 2026. The bid documents state an estimated construction cost of $130,000.

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