Remodeling and renovation of a library in Natick, Massachusetts. Completed plans call for the renovation of a library.

The Town of Natick, 13 East Central Street, Natick, MA 01760 ("the Town") invites the submission of responses for exterior envelope repairs at the Morse Institute Library. The Request for Responses ("RFR") may be obtained by emailing bleblanc@natickma.org between 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. local time, Monday through Thursday, and between 8:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M. (noon) local time, Friday, beginning on June 20, 2024. Please do not request prior to that time. Request during regular business hours only (See above). Note that June 19, 2024, when the Central Register posts is the Juneteenth holiday. Please do not make requests on that day. Also, please understand that the Procurement Office will be closed on Fridays in June during the specified period. If you request on a Friday, please understand that requests will not be honored until the following Monday. The Town reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any, any part of, or all Responses in the best interest of the Town. Question Deadline 07/08/2024 at 4:00 PM ET Questions shall be submittedtobleblanc@natickma.org, by the close of business (4:00 P.M. local time) Contract award is subject to appropriation and award by the Natick Town Administrator. Any Response submitted will be binding for thirty (30) days subsequent to the time of opening. Award shall be subject to vote of the Natick Town Administrator and sufficient appropriation/funding. The Town solicits written Responses from qualified firms or individuals for exterior envelope repairs at the Morse Institute Library. Water actively leaks into the building at the arched masonry but tresses and sloped skylights located on the west side of the library along Washington Street. Six(6) masonry piers extend from the exterior at grade to the interior lower level of the building, which houses the Children's Library. Five (5) sloped skylights span between the piers. The masonry and skylights a re part of the addition and renovation that was completed in the mid-1990's. Deterioration of the masonry is visible on the exterior, and efflorescence at the brick buttresses is visible on the interior. Mortar and sealant repairs have been made over the years. The overall goal is to stop water infiltration into the building which is damaging the shelving, library materials and flooring below. With the expectation that the work shall begin in August 2024, the work shall be completed before the end of October 2024. ADD ALTERNATE 1:There are five (5) damaged sections of white sheet metal fascia at the front edge of the sloped windows, between the six (6) masonry piers. The sheet metal has been dented, damaged, stained and weathered. ADD ALTERNATE 1 shall be the in-kind replacement of these sheet metal sections.