# Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1165-COSPS-COSPS-135184

Salem High School Early Bid Package #1 Trade Contractor Prequalification

**Posted:** November 11, 2026
**Respond By:** December 04, 2026
**Identifier:** BD-27-1165-COSPS-COSPS-135184
**NAICS:** 236220, 238140, 238190, 238160, 238170, 238310, 238210, 238220, 238290

The City of Salem is seeking qualified trade contractors for the first early bid package for the new Salem High School.
- **Government buyer:** City of Salem — COSPS - SCHOOL department; project location: 77 Wilson Street, Salem, Massachusetts.
- **Scope:** Prequalification for Early Bid Package #1, covering enabling work, lower athletics, and the auxiliary building.
- **Trades sought:**
  - Masonry and miscellaneous metals
  - Roofing, waterproofing, dampproofing, and caulking
  - Glass and glazing, and painting
  - Fire protection, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical
- **Estimated construction cost:** $40 million for the package.
- **Requirements:** Trade contractors must hold DCAMM certification. Work must comply with M.G.L. c. 149A, Section 8, and 810 CMR 10.00.
- **Next step:** Prequalified firms may be invited to participate in a subsequent request for bids.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No product manufacturers or trade contractor vendors are named.

### Description

The RFQ seeks to prequalify trade contractors for Early Bid Package 1 of the new Salem High School project: enabling, lower athletics, and the auxiliary building. Trades include masonry, miscellaneous metals, roofing, waterproofing, damproofing and caulking, glass and glazing, painting, fire protection, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical. Work is to be conducted in accordance with M.G.L. c. 149A, Sec. 8 and 810 AMR 10.00, and DCAMM certification is required. The estimated construction cost for this package is $40 million; prequalified firms may participate in a subsequent Request for Bids.

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