Field Cultural Practices on City Parks and Athletic Fields

The City of Cambridge would like to invite you to submit a bid for Field Cultural Practices on City Parks and Athletic Fields. 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 23, 2026.

Background

Carry-out a field cultural practices program, which includes fertilization, over-seeding, aggressive deep aeration and related services of some City parks and athletic fields. The contractor will provide all labor and equipment to perform these maintenance services.

Project Details

• Reference ID: COC-RWR-FY26-30884
• Department: Public Works
• Department Head: Kathy Watkins (Commissioner of Public Works)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-04-09T19:00:32.704Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Summary —

  The City of Cambridge would like to invite you to submit a bid for Field Cultural Practices on City Parks and Athletic Fields. 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 23, 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:	April 2, 2026
  Question Submission Deadline:	April 9, 2026, 3:00pm
  Response Submission Deadline:	April 23, 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

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