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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">The Town of Wakefield (Town) is seeking proposals for the completion of a Housing Production Plan and Housing Needs Assessment. This project expects to complete a Housing Needs Assessment, the data of which will
guide the Housing Production Plan. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Contract # 2024-01 – Housing Production Plan & Housing Needs Assessment
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<p class="MsoNormal">https://www.wakefield.ma.us/public-works/files/housing-production-plan-housing-needs-assessment<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">All quotes must be submitted on the quotation form accompanying this RFP and alterations of this form are not allowed. Contractor’s attention is directed to the Project Timeline in this RFP. Bid documents will
be available via email or online at the Planning Department, 1 Lafayette Street, Wakefield, MA 01880 or requested via email from Samantha Elliott at selliott@wakefield.ma.us on or after May 1, 2024. Sealed proposals will be received at the above office on
or before June 21, 2024 at noon. One contract will be awarded to the firm that submits the most advantageous deliverable combined with price if in the best interest of the Town and not necessarily the lowest quoted price.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">The Town of Wakefield reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, cancel this solicitation, and waive minor informalities.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Wakefield Planning Department<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Samantha Paull Elliott<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.wakefield.ma.us/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="182" height="79" style="width:1.8958in;height:.8263in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DAA166.CF8CD3A0" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01DA6BC5.96B40340"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#9D0B0B">Samantha Elliott<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">selliott@wakefield.ma.us<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">1 Lafayette St | Wakefield, MA 01880<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> www.wakefield.ma.us<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>My working day may not be your working day. Please do not feel obligated to respond outside of your normal working hours.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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