# Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1208-1208C-1208L-134564

Convention Center Master Planning and Feasibility Services

**Posted:** November 04, 2026
**Respond By:** January 11, 2027
**Identifier:** BD-27-1208-1208C-1208L-134564
**NAICS:** 541330, 541310, 541611, 541620

The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority is seeking qualified firms to plan and assess improvements across its convention and related properties.
- **Government buyer:** Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, an independent public authority of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; based in Boston.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, product manufacturers, or service vendors are named in the opportunity.
- **Services requested:** Master planning and feasibility work for the MCEC, Hynes Convention Center, MassMutual Center, Boston Common Garage, related lots, and leased hotel properties.
  - Assess structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, life-safety, environmental, deferred-maintenance, technology, and space-utilization conditions; review the five-year Capital Replacement Plan.
  - Benchmark other convention centers; conduct stakeholder engagement, demand forecasting, market analysis, and economic-impact analysis.
  - Develop alternatives for expanded exhibit halls, ballrooms, breakout rooms, and outdoor spaces, with community, urban, transit, and pedestrian connections.
  - Address sustainability, resiliency, energy efficiency, LEED goals, smart-city infrastructure, and a net-carbon approach.
  - Provide phased implementation and construction planning, capital cost estimates, financial and procurement strategies, presentations, and executive and detailed final reports.
- **Line items:** One business and corporate management consultation service (UNSPSC 80-10-15) and one professional engineering service (UNSPSC 81-10-00); no product quantities or part numbers are specified.
- **Notable requirements:** Supplier Diversity Plan with a minimum 21% participation commitment. Work volume is not guaranteed; additional services may be negotiated.
- **Potential contract value:** Initial not-to-exceed value is $3 million, with optional extensions that may add up to $1 million each.

### Description

The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority seeks qualified firms to provide master planning and feasibility services for its facilities. Work includes assessing existing facilities, analyzing market conditions and economic impacts, developing master plan concepts, and preparing implementation, phasing, and financial plans. The scope also includes stakeholder engagement, sustainability and resiliency considerations, and presentations and final reports. The Authority may award multiple contracts; the initial term is three years with up to three one-year extensions.

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