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Get Information About Bidding Opportunities

Purchasing

The Purchasing Department implements and administers the purchasing policies and practices of the City. The City maintains 4 different bid lists; Invitation to bid, construction, Design RFP & Regular RFP.

How to Start

Select the appropriate bid list to view bids descriptions, documents, bidder lists and important dates.

View Invitation for Bid

  • Contracts of $25,000 or more - Purchasing conducts a formal advertised competition using sealed bids for proposals.

View Construction Bid

  • Public Works Construction Projects: These contracts generally fall into the category of public works projects, or "horizontal construction" projects.
  • Public Building Construction Projects: These contracts are generally for the construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, maintenance, or repair of a building.

View Design RFP's

  • Design Service contracts for projects estimated to cost more than $100,000 or design fees estimated to be more that $10,000 are subject to the State’s Designer Selection Law. (M.G.L.,c. 7, 38A1/2-O)

View Regular RFP's

  • Contracts of $25,000 or more - Purchasing conducts a formal advertised competition using sealed bids for proposals.

Requirements

  • It is the Contractor's responsibility to make certain they have received any/all addenda relating to their bid prior to the bid opening date. 
  • If you are downloading a bid we strongly encourage you to notify the City of Cambridge Purchasing Department. Please go to the vendor registry and provide us with your: 
    • Company Name
    • Address
    • Phone number
    • Fax number
    • Bid number you downloaded.
  • Except in the case of Construction bids requiring a plan deposit, all City of Cambridge bids are available for downloading from the City of Cambridge website with no required registration process.
  • The City accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the bidder's list.
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