The City of New Bedford, acting through its School Department, is seeking a contractor for IFB #27300045, William H. Taylor Elementary School Playground Project, also listed in COMMBUYS as BD-24-1157-00138-COB01-132251. COMMBUYS lists the procurement as OPEN and gives the bid opening deadline as September 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM. The official public header does not separately state a timezone, so Atlas does not infer one.
Scope
The project covers site work, installation of owner-supplied playground equipment, and associated site improvements at William H. Taylor Elementary School, 71 Portland Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts 02744.
Vendor qualification
Bidders must provide documentation at the time of bid showing that they are an authorized or certified installer of Landscape Structures Inc. playground equipment. The listed pre-bid site visit was August 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM.
Submission method
COMMBUYS states that electronic quotes are not allowed for this solicitation. The City directs bidders to obtain bid documents and submit through its BidNet Direct Massachusetts/New Bedford procurement portal. Atlas therefore does not treat COMMBUYS as the response-submission channel.
Value and full bid-package requirements
The official COMMBUYS header reviewed by Atlas does not publish a controlling contract ceiling or project value. Atlas is not assigning an unsupported amount. The complete BidNet package, including any applicable bonding, prevailing-wage, insurance, reference, certification, and addendum requirements, was not independently captured in this verification pass and must be checked against the controlling package before any bidder responds.
Contact
The listed purchaser is Geraldine Calheta, City of New Bedford Purchasing Department. The procurement contact channel shown by COMMBUYS is purchasing@newbedford-ma.gov, 508-979-1433, 133 William Street, Room 208, New Bedford, MA 02740.
Atlas assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 45/100. This is a valid Massachusetts public-school facilities procurement, but not a current Dr. Miltie healthcare or school-health sales target.
N9+ Fit: 0/100. The Nonagon N9+ remote physical examination platform does not fit playground construction and installation work. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. Dr. Miltie direct-vendor fit: 0/100. Atlas classifies the opportunity as No Bid / Research Summary Only.
Duplicate-response safeguard
The authenticated COMMBUYS view indicates that an unfinished quote already exists for this bid. Atlas should not initiate a duplicate quote or submission. No external outreach is recommended for this opportunity.
Official source: Massachusetts COMMBUYS, BD-24-1157-00138-COB01-132251.