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Town of Weston
Request for Proposals
Lease of Fiske Law Office
I.
Introduction
The Town of Weston is accepting proposals from qualified proposers to lease the Town-owned building known as the Fiske Law Office and located at 598 Boston Post Road, Weston, Massachusetts, for an initial period of four (4) years, with the tenant having the right to extend the lease for two (2) periods of two (2) years each, for a total possible term of eight (8) years.
II. RFP Terms and Conditions
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All proposals must comply with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30B, which can be found online at: http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIII/Chapter30B.
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If any changes are made to this Request for Proposals, an addendum will be issued. Addenda will be mailed to all proposers on record as having picked up the Request for Proposals.
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The Town intends to adhere to the schedule and dates specified in this RFP. If revisions made to this RFP make it necessary, the proposal due date and all subsequent dates may be extended with written notice of such changes sent to all proposers who have requested a copy of this RFP.
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The Town of Weston shall award the contract to the proposer whose proposal is deemed to be most advantageous to the Town of Weston, as defined by the evaluation criteria contained in this Request for Proposals. The Town of Weston may, at its sole discretion, determine that no contract award shall be made. The Town of Weston reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Final acceptance of any proposal is the responsibility of the Town Manager.
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All proposals submitted in response to this RFP, plus any other related materials submitted by proposers, will become the property of the Town of Weston and will not be returned to proposers.
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By submission of a proposal, the proposer agrees, if its proposal is accepted, to enter into a lease with the Town of Weston that incorporates all of the requirements of this RFP. The proposer further accepts all of the terms and conditions of this RFP.
Leon Gaumond, Town Manager
Town of Weston
11 Town House Road, P.O. Box 378, Weston, MA 02493
Phone: (781) 786-5020
Fax: (781) 786-5029
Email:
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If a proposer feels that any provision(s) of this RFP preclude(s) fair competition among proposers, the proposer should notify the Town Manager in writing. The letter must identify this RFP, and why, in the proposer’s opinion, the cited provision(s) preclude(s) fair competition. The letter must be received on or before 11:00 a.m. on March 7, 2025.
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A proposal must be signed as follows: 1) if the proposer is an individual, by her/him personally; 2) if the proposer is a partnership, by the name of the partnership, followed by the signature of each general partner; or 3) if the proposer is a corporation, by the authorized officer, whose signature must be attested to by the Clerk/Secretary of the corporation and the corporate seal affixed.
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The enclosed Non-Collusion and Tax Attestation Forms must be signed and enclosed or the proposal will be rejected.
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All proposals must meet all the requirements as identified in the specifications. Price submissions must be on the enclosed form and signed by an authorized official.
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A proposer may correct, modify, or withdraw a proposal by written notice received by the Town prior to the time and date set for the bid opening. Bid modifications must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly labeled "Modification No.__." Each modification must be numbered in sequence, and must reference the original Request for Proposals.
After the bid opening, a
proposer
may not change any provision of the proposal in a manner prejudicial to the interests of the Town or fair competition. Minor informalities may be waived or the
proposer
will be allowed to correct them. If a mistake and the intended proposal are clearly evident on the face of the bid document, the mistake will be corrected to reflect the intended correct bid, and the
proposer
will be notified in writing; the
proposer
may not withdraw the bid. A
proposer
may withdraw a proposal if a mistake is clearly evident on the face of the proposal document, but the intended correct
proposer
is not similarly evident.
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The Town of Weston may cancel this Request for Proposals, or reject, in whole or in part, any and all proposals, if the Town determines that cancellation or rejection serves the best interests of the Town.
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All proposals, including the price stated therein, submitted in response to this Request for Proposals must remain firm for one hundred and eighty (180) days following the bid opening.
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Proposers must bear all costs associated with their proposals including preparation, copying, postage, and delivery costs. The Town will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by proposers responding to this RFP.
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The Town shall be under no obligation to return any proposals or materials submitted by a
proposer
in response to this RFP. All materials submitted by
proposers
become the property of the Town. The Town reserves the right to use any or all ideas, concepts, or configurations presented in a
proposer
's proposal whether or not the proposal is selected.
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All proposals and related documents submitted in response to this RFP are subject to the Massachusetts Freedom of Information Law, M.G.L. Chapter 66, Section 10 and to Chapter 4, Section 7, subsection 26, regarding public access to such documents. Statements or endorsements made by a
proposer
that are inconsistent with those statutes will be disregarded.
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