TOWN OF DUNSTABLE WATER TOWER REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Lease of the Town's Municipal Water System Water Tower for Wireless Communications Facilities
Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30B, § 16, the Town of Dunstable is soliciting sealed proposals to lease an area of a Town-owned water supply tank for the construction of a new telecommunications facility, and operation of this facility to support wireless communications activities.
The water tank is located on Town-owned property at 108 Pleasant Street, Dunstable, Massachusetts, shown as Parcel 53-2 on the Town of Dunstable's Assessor's Map 17, consisting of approximately 5.6 acres of land.
Sealed proposals will be received at the Office of the Town Administrator, Town of Dunstable, Town Hall, 511 Main Street, Dunstable, Massachusetts 01827 until August 6, 2024 at 4 PM, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud.
All proposals will remain in effect for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days from the deadline for submission, or until a lease agreement is signed by a selected proposer and the Town, or this Request for Proposals is cancelled, whichever occurs first.
Each original proposal must be delivered together with four (4) additional copies in a sealed package, plainly marked "RFP - Proposal for Lease - Wireless Communications Facilities," and addressed to: Town Administrator, Town Hall, 511 Main Street, Dunstable, MA 01827.
The Town of Dunstable reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, waive any informalities in the proposals, and to accept the proposal deemed to be in the best interest of the Town. A lease agreement will be awarded, if at all, to the responsive and responsible proposer whose proposal is deemed by the Town to be the most advantageous, taking into consideration price and the evaluation criteria included in Section 6 and 7 of the RFP. This Request for Proposal and supporting documentation do not constitute an offer or agreement to lease the property. Such an offer and agreement may result only from a duly adopted vote of the Dunstable Town Meeting and the execution of a lease agreement pursuant to said vote by the Dunstable Board of Water Commissioners, and shall be subject to the Town's Commercial Telecommunication Towers By-Law.
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