RFP for the Sale of Property at 131 Wellesley St (Case Estates - Rand House)

Town of Weston

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

SALE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 131 WELLESLEY STREET,

WESTON, MASSACHUSETTS

(CASE ESTATES – RAND HOUSE)

The Town of Weston is seeking proposals for the sale of Town-owned property located at 131 Wellesley Street, Weston, containing a single-family residence known as the “Rand House” (the “Building”) and other improvements thereon, identified on Assessors Map 22-60, containing 60,025 square feet, more or less, and being a portion of the premises described in a deed recorded with the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in Book 68039, Page 75 (the “Property”).  Authority for the disposition is pursuant to the vote under Article 27 of the 2021 Annual Town Meeting, attached as Exhibit C. The Property will be conveyed subject to a historic preservation restriction on the Building.

Sealed proposals shall be received by the Town Manager, Weston Town Hall, 11 Town House Road, Weston, MA 02493 no later than Friday, November 15, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.  An original, five copies and a flash drive of the proposal shall be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked “131 Wellesley Street (Rand House) - Weston” with the name and address of the proposer. Proposals received after this time will be deemed non-responsive and will not be accepted. Electronically transmitted proposals (either by fax or email) will be deemed non-responsive and will not be accepted. Proposers are cautioned to hand deliver their proposals or to allow sufficient time for their proposals to be received by the Town. All proposals must be accompanied by a bid deposit, either bank or certified check, in the amount of $25,000.00 or 10% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, which will be returned to any unsuccessful Proposer.

The Town of Weston reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, waive any defects, informalities and minor irregularities, to accept exceptions to these specifications, and make such award or act otherwise as it may deem in its best interest of the Town.

Leon Gaumond

Town Manager

Town of Weston