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   In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 40A, Section 5 and 11, the Dunstable Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 5, 2025, at 6:35PM in the Dunstable Town Hall, 511 Main Street, lower level to consider proposed amendments to the Dunstable Zoning Bylaw, Section 15.2 Floodplain District.  The purpose of the proposed zoning amendments is to update the floodplain regulations to comply with the requirements of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). 

   The meeting will be held in person, at 511 Main St., Dunstable, MA.  Persons unable to attend may submit comments in writing to the Dunstable Planning Board no later than one (1) week prior to the hearing.

   Copies of the proposed zoning amendments are on file in the Planning Board office and the Town Clerk’s office in the Town Hall or by visiting the Town website: https://www.dunstable-ma.gov/ under Planning Board.

   If you would like to review the amendments or provide comments, please contact either Carol Rock (CRock@Dunstable-MA.GOV) or Town Clerk Brynn Durno (TownClerk@Dunstable-MA.GOV) or call 978-649-4514 to schedule a time to come to Town Hall.

4/11 and 4/18/2025 B

 

 

 

   In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 40A, Section 5 and 11, the Dunstable Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 5, 2025, at 6:35PM in the Dunstable Town Hall, 511 Main Street, lower level to consider proposed amendments to the Dunstable Zoning Bylaw, Section 15.2 Floodplain District.  The purpose of the proposed zoning amendments is to update the floodplain regulations to comply with the requirements of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). 

   The meeting will be held in person, at 511 Main St., Dunstable, MA.  Persons unable to attend may submit comments in writing to the Dunstable Planning Board no later than one (1) week prior to the hearing.

   Copies of the proposed zoning amendments are on file in the Planning Board office and the Town Clerk’s office in the Town Hall or by visiting the Town website: https://www.dunstable-ma.gov/ under Planning Board.

   If you would like to review the amendments or provide comments, please contact either Carol Rock (CRock@Dunstable-MA.GOV) or Town Clerk Brynn Durno (TownClerk@Dunstable-MA.GOV) or call 978-649-4514 to schedule a time to come to Town Hall.

4/11 and 4/18/2025 C

 

 

TOWN OF DUNSTABLE

   The Town of Dunstable is soliciting bids for the following services in accordance with M.G.L. c. 149, Massachusetts General Law.

“Dunstable Public Library Window Trim, Soffit, Fascia and Gutter Replacement

 The estimated value is $50,000. All contracts must be strictly awarded in accordance with the requirements of this Invitation for Bids. The Town of Dunstable has no discretion under the law to consider bids that fail to comply with those requirements, except for minor informalities as permitted by MGL. If it becomes necessary to revise any part of this IFB or otherwise provide additional information, an addendum will be issued to all prospective bidders who received copies of the original request.

   Specifications and bid materials will be available on the Town of Dunstable website www.dunstable-ma.gov. Contact: Jason Silva, Town Administrator, Town Hall, 511 Main Street, Dunstable, MA 01827, telephone number (978) 649-4514, beginning immediately, between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

   Sealed bids are due no later than April 10, 2025 at 4 PM and should be mailed/delivered to Dunstable Town Hall, 511 Main Street, Dunstable, MA 01827. All bids must be received by this date and time to be considered. A 5% bid deposit is required.

   Prevailing wages as determined by the Department of Labor and Industries under the provisions of Massachusetts General Law c. 149, s.26 apply to this contract. A 50% payment bond is required and must be submitted with the signed contract.

   OSHA 10 certification to be submitted with bid and is required for any worker performing work on Town property. The Town of Dunstable reserves the right to reject any or all bids when it deems to be in the best interest of the Town. A contract award will be made within 30 days after the bid opening.

3/21/2025 D

 

   The Town of Dunstable, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from qualified bidders for the exterior restoration at 522 Main Street, Dunstable, MA 01827, in accordance with Contract Documents prepared by Gienapp Architects, LCC, 20 Conant Street, Danvers, MA 01923. Bidding procedures and award of the Contract will be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as amended.

   The project generally consists of an exterior restoration project including, but not limited to, select wood trim replacement, paint removal, new paint, select wood siding replacement, limited window removal, limited window replacement, select slate replacement, and other similar type of work.

   The estimated cost of the project is $675,000.

   In order to be eligible to bid on this Contract, bidders must be DCAMM certified in an amount sufficient to cover their bid. General Bidders must be certified in the category of General Building Construction.

   Each General Bid and Filed Sub-Bid on this Contract must be accompanied by a copy of a Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance (DCAMM) showing that the bidder has the classification and capacity rating to perform the work required. Each bid must be accompanied by a Contractor Qualification Statement Update. The Awarding Authority will furnish copies of the Contractor Qualification Statement Update form to any bidder on request. Any bid submitted without the appropriate Certificate of Eligibility and Contractor Qualification Statement Update shall be invalid.

   Sealed bids for the General Contract will be received until 11:00 AM on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

Sealed Filed Sub-Bids for the trades designated below will be received until 11:00 AM on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

• Masonry Work

• Painting

• Roofing and Flashing

   This project is being Electronically Bid (E-Bid). All bids shall be submitted online at www.Projectdog.com. Hard copy bids will not be accepted by the Awarding Authority. Tutorials and Instructions are available online at www.Projectdog.com. For assistance, contact Projectdog Inc. at (978) 499-9014.

   Bid documents will be available after 9:00 AM on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at www.Projectdog.com or for pick- up at: Projectdog, Inc, 18 Graf Road, Suite 8 Newburyport, MA 978-499-9014 (M - F 8:30AM - 5PM). Go to www.Projectdog.com and login with an existing account or click “Sign Up” to register for free. Enter Project Code 866876 in the project locator box. Select “Acquire Documents” to download documents, review a hard copy at Projectdog’s physical location, or request a free project CD. Registered Bidders (General and Sub-Bidders) so designated are those entities recognized by the Town of Dunstable as included in an “official list of plan holders” for the particular project (IFB) for purposes of issuing Addenda and updating the Massachusetts Central Register. The Town of Dunstable assumes no responsibility for distribution of Addenda to third parties or others, excepting official plan holders or Registered Bidders.

   Each general bid shall be submitted and will be considered in accordance with the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS and other Contract Documents, and shall be accompanied by a bid bond (a) in form satisfactory to the Awarding Authority substantially conforming to the sample contained in the Contract Documents, b) with a Surety Company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and satisfactory to the Awarding Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid; or cash; or a certified check; or a treasurer’s check; or by cashier’s check; issued by a responsible bank or trust company, made payable to the <insert owner>, in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the bid amount.

   Copies of the FORM FOR GENERAL BID and FORM FOR SUB-BID are available at no cost at the above-named location and are included in the electronic file.

   Each bidder is advised to visit the site of the proposed work, become fully acquainted with conditions as they exist, and thoroughly examine the Contract Documents. Failure of any bidder to visit the site and to examine the Contract Documents shall in no way relieve the bidder from any obligation with regard to the bid as submitted. Arrangements for site visitation, during the bidding period, may be made in the manner set forth in the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.

   A pre-bid conference will be held at the project site, 522 Main Street, Dunstable, MA 01827 at 10:00 AM on Thursday, March 20, 2025. This pre-bid conference will assemble at the front entrance to the Union Building.

The successful Bidders will be required to provide a Labor and Materials Payment Bond and Performance Bond each being in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract Amount. Bonds must be written with a company qualified to do business in Massachusetts and acceptable to the Awarding Authority.

   The minimum wages to be paid for all labor on the project are established in a schedule issued by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, in accordance with Section 26A – 27D, of Chapter 149 of the M.G.L., as amended, said schedule being made a part of the Contract Documents and is included therein.

   Section 6(f) of Chapter 64H of Massachusetts General Laws exempts Massachusetts sales tax on building materials and supplies to be used in the project, and bidders shall not include in their bids any amount therefore.

The successful Bidder must agree to commence work as stipulated in the receipt of Notice to Proceed, and complete the work in accordance with the times established in the Contract.

   The Awarding Authority will reject general bids when required to do so by the above referenced General Laws. In addition, the Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any or all general bids if it be in the public interest to do so.

   Attention of all bidders is directed to the requirements of the Supplemental Equal Opportunity, Anti-Discrimination and Affirmative Action Program of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which is incorporated in the Contract Documents. State law prohibits discrimination.

By: Town of Dunstable | 511 Main Street | Dunstable, MA 01827

3/14/2025 E

 

 

  The Dunstable Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on the following pole and wire locations petition filed by National Grid on Wednesday March 26, 2024 at 5:05 p.m. for the following:

Massachusetts Electric Company d/b/a NATIONAL GRID and Verizon New England, Inc requests permission to locate poles, wires, and fixtures, including the necessary sustaining and protecting fixtures, along and across the following public way:

No.# 30993844

River Street - National Grid to install 1 JO pole on River Street beginning at a point approximately 260 feet South of the centerline of the intersection of River Street and Chapman Street. Install 1 new 45/2 pole on River Street to power the new residential development. Dunstable, MA.

Location approximately as shown on plan attached.

Wherefore it prays that after due notice and hearing as provided by law, it be granted a location for and permission to erect and maintain poles and wires, together with such sustaining and protecting fixtures as it may find necessary, said poles to be erected substantially in accordance with the plan filed herewith marked – River Street - Dunstable, Massachusetts.

Also, for permission to lay and maintain underground laterals, cables, and wires in the above or intersecting public ways for the purpose of making connections with such poles and buildings as each of said petitioners may desire for distributing purposes.

Your petitioner agrees to reserve space for one cross-arm at a suitable point on each of said poles for the fire, police, telephone, and telegraph signal wires belonging to the municipality and used by it exclusively for municipal purposes.

Persons with an interest in this public hearing are asked to appear at the Town Hall, 511 Main Street, Dunstable, MA on the date and time affixed to this notice.  

Select Board

Dunstable, Massachusetts

3/14/2025 B

 

 

   The Dunstable Community Preservation Committee has scheduled its annual public informational hearing for Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 7:00PM at the Dunstable Town Hall, 511 Main Street, on the needs, possibilities, and resources of the town regarding community preservation.

3/7/2025 and 3/14/2025  A

 

   The Dunstable Community Preservation Committee has scheduled its annual public informational hearing for Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 7:00PM at the Dunstable Town Hall, 511 Main Street, on the needs, possibilities, and resources of the town regarding community preservation.

3/7/2025 and 3/14/2025  C

 

 

   In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 131, Section 40, as amended, and the Town of Dunstable Local Wetland Bylaw, as amended, the Dunstable Conservation Commission (DCC) will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, March 10, 2025, 6:35pm to consider a Notice of Intent (NOI) filed by Massachusetts Electric Company. The applicant proposes to replace existing transmission line structures that have become obsolete. The Project is proposed on property owned by The Massachusetts Electric Company and on other properties where the Massachusetts Electric Company holds utility easements along the ROW between Pleasant Street Extension and Unkety Brook. Copies of the NOI may be examined or obtained at the office of the DCC, located at 511 Main Street, Dunstable MA 01827 or from the applicant’s representative by calling Stephen Herzog, at (508) 513-2714. An administrative fee may be applied for providing copies of the NOI and plans. For information, please contact the DCC at (978) 649-4514 or via email: CRock@Dunstable-MA.GOV. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.

Respectfully,

Carol Rock, Administrative Assistant

Dunstable Conservation Commission

2/28/2025 C

 

 

 

 

  The Dunstable Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 6:35pm, pursuant to M.G.L.c.40, Sec. 15C, the Scenic Road Law, for the purpose of removal of large trees for improved solar absorption onto a single-family dwelling.  Work to be completed at 458 High Street, a scenic road, Map 15 Block 12 Lot 0.  Applicants/owners are Michael Leedberg of 458 High Street, Dunstable, MA 01827. 

1/31/25 – 2/7/25 A

The Dunstable Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 6:35pm, pursuant to M.G.L.c.40, Sec. 15C, the Scenic Road Law, for the purpose of removal of large trees for improved solar absorption onto a single-family dwelling.  Work to be completed at 458 High Street, a scenic road, Map 15 Block 12 Lot 0.  Applicants/owners are Michael Leedberg of 458 High Street, Dunstable, MA 01827. 

1/31/25 – 2/7/25 I  

 

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Mailing Address
P.O. Box 610, Groton, Massachusetts 01450
 

Office
145 Main Street, Groton, Massachusetts 014510
[Prescott Community Center]
 

Telephone: 978-448-6061
 

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