NOTICE TO OAK BLUFFS

TAXPAYERS

The Town of Oak Bluffs Board of Assessors is completing the Fiscal Year 2023 Revaluation as required by Massachusetts General Law Ch. 40, Sec. 56 to achieve full and fair cash value. The Assessors have pending Preliminary Certification from the Mass. Dept. Of Revenue. The proposed assessed values reflect the estimated market value of properties as of January 1, 2022. Values are based on sales in calendar years 2020 and 2021. The revaluation will result in value increases typical with the market area. The FY2023 assessed values are available on the Assessors page of the Town website: www.oakbluffsma.gov/167/Board-of-Assessors The dates for disclosure will be Tuesday December 6, 2022 through Monday December 12, 2022.

Taxpayers may contact the Assessor’s Office with questions or for additional information regarding their proposed values by phone (508)693-3554 x 150. Monday – Friday from 8:30AM to 4:00PM or by email at assessor@oakbluffsma.gov

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PUBLIC HEARING FY22/23 OAK BLUFFS REGIONAL

CDBG GRANT

The Oak Bluffs Select Board will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday December 27, 2022, at 4:45PM, at the Oak Bluffs Town Hall, Meeting Hall, 56 School Street, Oak Bluffs, MA to discuss the town’s FY22/23 regional CDBG application including housing rehabilitation and childcare subsidies serving eligible residents of Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and Chilmark. Residents from all three towns are invited to participate and will be heard. Written comments will also be accepted and considered and must be submitted by December 27, 2022, at 1:00PM. For additional information or questions please contact Alice Boyd, grant administrator, at (508)430-4499 x1.

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TOWN OF OAK BLUFFS Notice of Public Hearing

Pursuant to MGL Chapter 138, Section 12 the Oak Bluffs Select Board will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at 4:45PM regarding an application for a transfer of Seasonal to Annual All Alcohol License for Linda Jeans / Winston and Lisa Christie located at 25 Circuit Avenue, Oak Bluffs, MA. This application is on file in the Select Board Office for review Monday through Friday, 8:30AM to 4:00PM. dec2,1-t

Request for Qualifications for General Contractors and Sub Contractors

Wastewater Treatment Facility Enhanced Nitrogen Removal

Upgrade Contract No. 2022-9, CWSRF# 7207 Town of Oak Bluffs, MA

Firms interested in bidding on the construction of the Wastewater Treatment Facility Enhanced Nitrogen Removal Upgrade project are invited to submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) to the Town of Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) procurement is conducted pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 149, Section 44 D1/2 and 44 D3/4. This RFQ is the first phase of a two-phase procurement process as set forth in M.G.L. Chapter 149. A Prequalification Committee has been established and is prequalifying firms interested in bidding on the construction of the wastewater treatment facility improvements project through this RFQ process. The PREQUALIFICATION COMMITTEE will evaluate submitted SOQs based upon the identified evaluation criteria and will select those respondents it deems qualified. Only those respondents deemed qualified will be invited to bid in response to a detailed set of plans and specifications which will be issued in the second phase of the procurement process. The Town expects the bidding to be initiated on or about March 30, 2023.

The Design Engineer for this project is: GHD Inc, 1545 Iyannough Road, Hyannis, MA 02601. The RFQ package may be obtained by contacting Laura Muir at Laura.Muir@ghd.com.

Submission Deadline: December 22, 2022; 11:00AM local time. Submit One (1) original, Four (4) complete hard copies, and One (1) digital copy on thumb drive of the Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) with all required forms, attachments, supporting documentation, and information to: Mr. Patrick Hickey, Wastewater Facility Manager, 17 Pennsylvania Ave, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

A non-mandatory RFQ informational meeting is scheduled for December 7, 2022, beginning at 11:00AM at the Wastewater Treatment Facility at 17 Pennsylvania Ave, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.

Estimated Total Construction Cost: $21,000,000 General: $14,735,000 Electrical $5,100,000 HVAC $710,000 Masonry $110,000 Misc and Ornamental Iron $ 85,000 Roofing and Flashing $260,000 Estimated Construction Duration:

33 months

The project involves renovations and improvements to an existing 0.3 MGD wastewater treatment facility located at 11 Pennsylvania Ave, Oak Bluffs, MA. The project will replace an existing SBR process with an MBR process. Ancillary equipment replacement and process upgrades will be performed including headworks screens, UV disinfection, pumps, blowers, modification to existing process tanks, sludge processing equipment installation, electrical and control system upgrades, and architectural renovations to the existing Operations and Filter Buildings.

The project will be subject to the minimum wage rates set under the Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Laws and Davis Bacon Wage Laws.

It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded by June 1, 2023.

Interested firms must submit an SOQ by the deadline set for submission. Only those firms determined to be qualified by the Prequalification Committee will be invited and permitted to submit a bid on the project. Firms that are not selected as qualified by the Prequalification Committee and firms that do not participate in the RFQ phase will be precluded from bidding on the project.

All further required public notice information regarding the Project, including the prequalification evaluation criteria and the selection process, is included in the RFQ which shall be available to interested General Contractors and Subcontractors upon request as outlined above.

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