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Cambridge Housing Authority – Invitation to Bid
CAMBRIDGE HOUSING AUTHORITY
22 LOPEZ AVE HVAC REPAIRS
ESSEX STREET MANAGEMENT, INC.
C/o CAMBRIDGE HOUSING AUTHORITY
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
INVITATION TO BID
Project #24-lop-001 – 22 Lopex Ave HVAC Repairs – Electrical Filed Sub Re-Bid
The Cambridge Housing Authority, in its capacity as managing member, acting on behalf of Essex Street Management, Inc., the owner and Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from Trade Bidders and General Contractors for the above-named project in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in accordance with the documents prepared by BWA Architecture, Inc.
The project includes removal of the existing heating system and installation of a new central VRF system with wall mounted fan coil units in eight (8) one-bedroom residential units. Removal of existing electrical and replacement with new for the HVAC work with cutting/patching and painting work required.
The Electrical work is estimated to cost $75,000.
Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.149 and to minimum wage rates as required by the Federal Department of Labor prevailing wage decision for Middlesex County Massachusetts, Residential Construction type.
A site visit for all interested Bidders will be held at 10:00AM on Tuesday April 1, 2025 , at 22 Lopez Ave, Cambridge, MA 02141. All bidders are strongly encouraged to attend. Attendees of the site visit should RSVP to LopezHVAC@cambridge-housing.org .
All Bidders must be DCAMM certified, and all bidders must include a current DCAMM Certificate of Eligibility, a signed DCAMM Sub-Bidder’s Update Statement, with their bid in addition to a bid deposit in the amount of five (5%) of the amount of the bid .
All bidder questions must be submitted in writing by electronic submission to the Architect at LopezHVAC@cambridge-housing.org. Include “22 Lopez Ave HVAC Repairs Bidder RFI” in the email subject line. The deadline for Bidder questions is on Wednesday April 2, 2025, by 4:00PM .
THIS PROJECT IS BEING ELECTRONICALLY BID, AND HARD COPY BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. All bids shall be electronically submitted through www.PROCORE.com . At any time during the bidding process, you may download and print the various bid documents for your company’s records. Additional instructions to complete the other bid forms are accessible on the Procore website.
Filed Sub Bids are due by Friday April 4 th at 2:00PM.
General Bids are due by Friday April 11 th , at 2:00PM.
The Awarding Authority reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities in the bidding process if it is in the public interest to do so. The Awarding Authority also reserves the right to reject the bids if less than three bids are received.
Bids shall remain in effect for 60 days , Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded after opening . Successful bidders shall agree to commence work and complete the Work in accordance with the dates set forth in the Bidding Documents and Contract Documents.
Interested in bidding on future CHA Projects ? Go to CHA’s Interested Vendor page at www.cambridge-housing.org and enter your company’s contact information for our future bid solicitations . Please include your company’s info, a contact email, and the trade(s) that your company provides so we can send you future projects directly.
TURBOCOR COMPRESSOR REPLACEMENT
CAMBRIDGE HOUSING AUTHORITY
PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
INVITATION TO BID
TURBOCOR COMPRESSOR REPLACEMENT
The Cambridge Housing Authority, as Owner and managing agent for its affiliate properties, invites bids to replace two Turbocor compressors at LBJ (150 Erie Street, Cambridge, MA 02139) and Manning apartments (237 Franklin Street, Cambridge, MA 02139) in accordance with the bid documents as written by the Cambridge Housing Authority. The project consists of removing failed compressors, disposing, and installing new compressors.
This project is estimated at $300,000.00.
Bid Forms and specifications will be available at www.procore.com on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 10:00 AM (may be downloaded and viewed electronically).
All bids should be submitted electronically online at www.procore.com and received no later than Thursday, April 10, 2025 by 2:00 PM . HARD COPY BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
All bids are subject to Massachusetts Davis Bacon Wage Rates as included in the project specifications. A Site Visit will be scheduled for Thursday, April 3, 2025, at 10:00 AM . CHA will notify vendors of the developments scheduled to be visited at least 48 hours prior to this date.
Any questions regarding this project can be directed to rludger@cambridge-housing.org no later than Monday, April 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM. If you need to contact the Cambridge Housing Authority on any other bidding issues, please contact rludger@cambridge-housing.org .
Rock-Andral Ludger, Senior Purchasing Agent
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION
The Planning Board of the City of Cambridge will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. located at Sullivan Chamber, City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Ave., Second Floor, and/or conducted remotely (see details below) on special permit application case
PB-407 For the property located at 729, 735-737, 745, and 755 Concord Avenue for which the Applicant is Boylston Properties seeking special permits pursuant to Sections 6.44.1 Modification of setback requirements for on grade open parking facilities, 19.20 Project Review Special Permit, 20.1100.5.5.9.3 Yard Requirements Waiver, and 22.35.3 Reduction of Green Roofs requirement for a proposal to Construct a 12-story residential building of approximately 232,464 square feet gross floor area with 236 residential units, 15 on grade parking spaces, and 272 long-term and short-term bicycle parking spaces.
You can attend the meeting in person, or view the meeting remotely and make comments by computer or telephone using Zoom Webinar. NOTE: The hearing may be remote-only if there is a change to the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law before the date of the hearing.
Go to www.cambridgema.gov/planningboard to view application documents, send written comments before the hearing, or learn how to join the hearing online or by phone. Contact the Community Development Department at cddzoning@cambridgema.gov or 617-349-4600 with questions. Written comments received by 12:00 P.M. on the Friday before the meeting will be considered by Board Members in advance of the meeting. Comments received later will be entered into the record.
BOARD OF ZONING APPEAL
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Massachusetts
831 Mass Avenue, Cambridge, MA. (617) 349-6100
The Board of Zoning Appeal will hold a Virtual Public Meeting, THURSDAY – APRIL 10, 2025. Members of the public can participate or view the meeting remotely using the Zoom Webinar link: https://cambridgema.zoom.us/i/85299551558
Or join by phone: Dial+1 929 436 2866 or +1 301 715 8592 – Webinar ID: 852 9955 1558
6:30 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-1152085
60 FIRST STREET
PUD-4/Business A-Zone/PUD-8
NW CAMBRIDGE PROPERTY OWNER LLC – C/O JASON PARILLO, PRO-SIGN SERVICE Variance: Installation of a wall sign exceeding available frontage allowed by Article 7.
Art. 7.000, Sec. 7.16.22.c (Wall Sign). & Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).
6:45 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-1152923
1611 CAMBRIDGE STREET
ATRIUS MSO LLC – C/O RACHEL WATSKY, ESQ.
Residence C-2 Zone
Variance: Replacement of pre-existing signage on the property with 2 new signs updating the identification of the medical establishment. Art. 7.000, Sec. 7.16.21.b (Signs in Residence Districts). & Sec. 7.18.2 (Non-Conforming Signs, Other Signs). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).
7:00 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-1154651
1751 MASS AVENUE
Mass Ave Overlay/Business A-2 Zone
SEUNG HEUK CHANG – C/O YAEL GETS SCHOEN, ARCHITECT Special Permit: Change to windows in facades that are within the setbacks and addition of skylights to roof that is within the side setback. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.33 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.a (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).
TO VIEW BZA CASE APPLICATIONS, PLANS & SUBMISSIONS, GO TO: https://www.cambridgema.gov/inspection/zoning.aspx at top of page, click “Calendar” > Click hearing date> Click “Board of Zoning Appeal Agenda.” Any information filed after the agenda has been posted can be viewed at the Inspectional Services Department located at 831 Mass Avenue, Cambridge by appointment only. Copies of this petition are also on file in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Cambridge, MA. Interested persons may provide comments to the Board of Zoning Appeal by participating during the hearing and/or may provide written comments for the Board’s consideration by mailing or delivering them to the attention of the Secretary, Board of Zoning Appeal, 831 Mass Avenue, 02139 or by emailing them to mpacheco@cambridgema.gov. Comments must be submitted prior to the Hearing and include the Case Number. Continued cases are not re-advertised but are posted on the office board at the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall & on the same BZA Web Page 48 hours prior to hearing.
Mid Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District Commission
Notice is hereby given that the Mid Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, April 7, 2025 at 6:00PM to consider the following applications under Ch. 2.78, Article III of the City Code and the Order establishing the District.
The meeting will be held online with remote participation. The public can participate online via the Zoom platform (https://zoom.us/) from a phone, tablet, or computer. To join the meeting, register at https://tinyurl.com/MC042025 or call (301)715-8592 Webinar ID: 817 6914 9120.
MC-7240: 37 Highland Avenue, by Phuong Pham. Replace siding.
Tony Hsiao, Chair
Cambridge Day, The Week, 03/27/25, 04/03/25
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Planning Board of the City of Cambridge will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. located at Sullivan Chamber, City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Ave., Second Floor, and/or conducted remotely (see details below) on a Zoning Petition by Cambridge City Council to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance in Article 11.000 with the intent to Amend certain subsections of the Affordable Housing Overlay, Section 11.207 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance, with the intent of limiting allowable height increases in Residence C-1 districts, removing references to provisions in the base zoning that are no longer applicable, and clarifying references to departments responsible for enforcement.
You can attend the meeting in person, or view the meeting remotely and make comments by computer or telephone using Zoom Webinar. NOTE: The hearing may be remote-only if there is a change to the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law before the date of the hearing.
Go to www.cambridgema.gov/planningboard to view petition documents, send written comments before the hearing, or learn how to join the hearing online or by phone. Contact the Community Development Department at cddzoning@cambridgema.gov or 617-349-4600 with questions. Written comments received by 12:00 P.M. on the Friday before the meeting will be considered by Board Members in advance of the meeting. Comments received later will be entered into the record.
CAMBRIDGE HISTORICAL COMMISSION
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that a public meeting will be held on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at 6:00 PM to consider the following matters under M.G.L. Ch. 40C and Ch. 2.78 of the Code of the City of Cambridge:
This hybrid meeting will be held online with remote participation and in person at 795 Massachusetts Ave., Ackermann Room, Cambridge, MA 02138. To join the meeting online, register at: https://tinyurl.com/CHCapril2025 or call (301)715-8592. Webinar ID#: 881 1008 9854. Confirm meeting details and materials at https://tinyurl.com/CHistComm. Submit written comment to histcomm@cambridgema.gov prior to 24 hours before the meeting.
Public Hearing: Alterations to Designated Properties
Case 5274: 12 Berkeley St., by 12 Berkeley LLC, Managing Member, Edward Mullen. Remove deck and construct addition. Remove garage and construct new carriage house.
Case 5273: 91 Brattle St., St. John’s Chapel, by Lesley University. Modify south entry for accessible egress.
Public Hearing: Demolition Review
Case D-1721: 26 Jay St., by 26 Jay Street LLC c/o Mike Tokatlyan. Demolish 3-decker (converted from 1858 house in 1993).
Chandra Harrington, Chair
Cambridge Week , 3/27/25
Cases may be taken out of order and approved at the beginning of the meeting. Persons who wish to have a hearing on a case should notify the Commission in advance or be present at the beginning of the meeting when the Consent Agenda is discussed.
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