Drain and Sewer Line Cleaning Services for Municipal Facilities

The City of Cambridge would like to invite you to submit a bid for Drain and Sewer Line Cleaning Services for Municipal Facilities. Bids are to be submitted through the Procurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cambridgema, no later than 2:00 pm on Thursday, April 2, 2026.

Background

Scope of Work:

The Contractor shall be responsible for providing drain and sewer cleaning services for all drain systems, grease traps, sewer lines, and all other related equipment for all City buildings including Public Works, Schools, Libraries, and the Fire and Water Departments

Project Details

• Reference ID: COC-IFB-FY26-30840
• Department: Public Works
• Department Head: Kathy Watkins (Commissioner of Public Works)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-03-19T18:00:11.095Z

Addenda

• Addendum #1 (released 2026-03-19T20:56:19.879Z) —

  This Addendum Consists of 

  • Questions and Answers 
  • Unit Prices & Tab Sheet from previous bid 

Evaluation Criteria

• Summary —

  The City of Cambridge would like to invite you to submit a bid for Drain and Sewer Line Cleaning Services for Municipal Facilities. Bids are to be submitted through the Procurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cambridgema, no later than 2:00 pm on Thursday, April 2, 2026.

• Important Instructions for Electronic Submittals —

  The City of Cambridge is accepting electronic bid submissions. Bidders shall create a FREE account with OpenGov Procurement by signing up at https://procurement.opengov.com/signup. Once you have completed account registration, browse back to this page, click on "Draft Response", and follow the instructions to submit the electronic bid.

• Timeline —

  Release Project Date:	March 12, 2026
  Question Submission Deadline:	March 19, 2026, 2:00pm
  Response Submission Deadline:	April 2, 2026, 2:00pm

• Scope of Work or Project Details —

  Please see the Attachments section for specifications and attachments.

• Project Contact —

  Vilsabel Selman

  Construction and Sustainable Procurement Specialist

  5 Bigelow Street

  Cambridge, MA 02139-3068

  Email: vselman@cambridgema.gov

  Phone: (617) 792-3844

• Procurement Contact —

  Purchasing Team

  Purchasing

  795 Massachusetts Avenue

  Cambridge, MA 02139-3068

  Email: purchasing@cambridgema.gov

  Phone: (617) 349-4310

Submission Requirements

• Respondent Submittals (required) —

  Please Upload your COMPLETE response, including any and all required forms listed in the solicitation and the corresponding attachments.

   

• Separate Cost Proposal (required) —

  Confirm that your fee proposal is not attached in your Proposal and is attached separately here.

• I certify that I have read, understood and agree to the terms in this solicitation, and that I am authorized to submit this response on behalf of my company. (required)
• Pricing (required) —
  • Choose Option 1 when you have set line items, for example:
    • This is a quote for goods or commodities.
    • This is a public works bid, with a pricing table that can be uploaded into OpenGov Procurement from an Excel spreadsheet.
    • Seeking services for hourly rate schedules.
  • Choose Option 2 when you need vendors to provide you with the line items. 
• Evaluation Committee? (required) —

  Will there be an evaluation committee to review the proposals and score them based on weights and multiple criteria?

• Procurement and/or Project Contact —

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Questions & Answers