  | Bids for Architectural, Design and Engineering Services | This category includes notices for architectural, designing and engineering services. Examples may include design (architectural, interior, landscape, lighting), engineer (civil, electrical, mechanical, structural, traffic), and related specialties (corrosion, environmental, geotechnical, land or urban planning). |
| | Bids for Building Construction Services (Chapter 149) | This category includes bid notices for building, altering, repairing, improving or demolishing public buildings or other improvements to public real property. |
| | Bids for Commodities, Equipment & Services | This category includes notices for most supplies and materials procured by Town departments except for those specifically listed separately. Examples may include building maintenance/repair, electrical, fuel, hardware, hose, irrigation, janitorial, laboratory, library, lighting, medical, office, paper, plumbing, police, and safety, and tools & equipment. This category also includes notices for consultants and service providers EXCEPT architectural, designing, and engineering. Examples of services may include accounting, financial, insurance, legal, management, medical, organizational /training, psychological, public art, real estate, etc. This category includes notices for goods and services related to the operation of the public works. Areas may include equipment maintenance, highways, parks and forestry, sanitation, water, and wastewater. Examples of goods may include generators, industrial, laboratory, mowers, playground, pumps, shop machinery and tools, street light fixtures, repair parts for machinery, and equipment. Examples of services may include hazardous waste removal/disposal, laboratory, pest control, plant operating equipment, tree maintenance, and vehicle contractors such as snow plowing, etc. This category also includes bid notices for all vehicle types and heavy power equipment. Examples include automobiles, earthmoving/ grading, firefighting apparatus, police, refuse packers, light/medium/heavy duty trucks and repair vehicles. (new and a consolidation of multiple categories effective 05/15/2009). |
| | Bids for Public Works Projects (Chapter 30 Section 39M) | This category includes bid notices for public works "horizontal” construction, renovation, and/or other improvement projects. Examples may include highways, roads, streets, sidewalks, and bridges; underground utilities, waterworks, and wastewater; public parks, trails, and playing fields; other public works projects. |
| | Bids Issued by the Needham Public Schools | This category includes invitation for bids or proposals issued by the Needham Public Schools through the School Administration Office (new category 06/13/2008). |
| | Disposal of Governmental Surplus Property - Excluding Real Property | This category includes public auctions or announcements surplus supplies, equipment, materials, with an estimated value of $5,000 or more. Examples of items that may be included in public auction are: furniture and equipment, vehicles, heavy equipment, bikes and other miscellaneous town property. |
| | FY2024 - Invitation for Bid (IFB) & Request for Proposals (RFP) | |
| | FY2025 - Invitation for Bid (IFB) & Request for Proposals (RFP) | |
| | FY2026 - Invitation for Bid (IFB) & Request for Proposals (RFP) | Bids released by the Town of Needham for FY2026 |
| | Notifications | |
| | Real Estate | This includes bid notices for leases, purchase or sale of real property. Examples may include short-or long-term leases of grounds, facilities, operating agreements, unimproved land or land with improvements (buildings) owned by the Town that are available to the public for purchase or lease. |
| | Request for Quotes | |
