THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, MAy 22, 2026 Page 23 BUDGET | FROM PAGE 22 diff erent perspective,” he said. “You have a global view about how every dollar is spent.” A copy of the budget was scheduled to be posted on the city’s website (cityofeverett. com) no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 18. Paper copies of the budget will be available at the Parlin Memorial Library and the City Clerk’s Offi ce. The tentative meeting schedule for the City Council’s Committee on Budget was Tuesday, May 19 at 6 with the School Department; Wednesday, May 20 at 6 with small City Departments; Wednesday, May 27 at 6 with the Executive and Finance Departments and Tuesday, June 2 at 6 with various large City Departments. City Council president and member at-Large Stephanie Smith called the increase in the budget “reasonable, considering 87% of the budget are school and fi xed costs.” SPORTS | FROM PAGE 21 Ramirez was credited with a team-high 11 serves, while his classmate Gustavo Franca stayed perfect on the season. After this match, he had successfully attempted 48 serves this season. The Everett boys began the fi nal week of the regular season with a 3-0 home loss to Malden on May 18. They then took on host Chelsea two days later after press deadline, before facing non-league Lawrence on the road later today (May 22) at 5 p.m. ~ Legal Notice ~ Section 00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT TO BID MGL c.149 Over $150K The EVERETT HOUSING AUTHORITY, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from Contractors for the Roof Replacement - Phase 1 at State Aided Development: Veterans Avenue (200-1) in Everett, Massachusetts, in accordance with the documents prepared by REVERSE ARCHITECTURE. The Project consists of but not limited to: Roof replacement on 10 residential buildings plus four alternates, each adding 4 buildings to the scope. Work includes asphalt shingles, white EPDM, flashing, gutters, roofing accessories, repair of fascia at eaves and rakes, louvered wall vent replacement, repair of vented soffits at eaves. Filed sub bid for masonry for chimney repointing. The work is estimated to cost $1,822,000.00. All bidding Requests for Information (RFIs) shall be submitted online by 06/01/2026 at 5:00PM EDT for filed sub-bids and by 06/15/2026 at 5:00PM EDT for general bids. Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.149 §44A-J & to minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. c.149 §§26 to 27H inclusive. THIS PROJECT IS BEING ELECTRONICALLY BID AND HARD COPY BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please review the instructions in the bid documents on how to register as an electronic bidder. All Bids shall be submitted online at biddocs.com and received no later than the date and time specified. General bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in the following category of work, Roofing, and must submit a current DCAMM Certificate of Eligibility and signed DCAMM Prime/General Contractor Update Statement. General Bids will be received until 22 June 2026 at 3:00PM EDT and publicly opened online, forthwith. Filed Sub-bids for the trades listed below will be received until 08 June 2026 at 3:00PM EDT and publicly opened online, forthwith. Filed sub-bidders must be DCAMM certified for the trades listed below and bidders must include a current DCAMM Sub-Bidder Certificate of Eligibility and a signed DCAMM Sub-Bidder’s Update Statement. TRADES Masonry General bids and sub-bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount (including all alternates) and made payable to the EVERETT HOUSING AUTHORITY. Note: A bid deposit is not required for Projects advertised under $50,000. Bid Forms and Contract Documents will be available for review at biddocs.com (may be viewed and downloaded electronically at no cost). General bidders must agree to contract with minority, women and veteran-owned business enterprises as certified by the Supplier Diversity Office (SDO). The participation benchmark reserved for such enterprises shall not be less than 3.9% MBE, 6.2% WBE and 3% VBE for all state and state-assisted construction projects over $150,000. Request for waivers must be sent to EOHLC (Chad.Howard@mass.gov) 5 calendar days prior to the General Bid date. NO WAIVERS WILL BE GRANTED AFTER THE GENERAL BIDS ARE OPENED. The Contractor and all subcontractors (collectively referred to as “the Contractor”) agree to strive to achieve minority and women workforce participation. The Workforce Participation benchmark is set at 6.9% for women and 15.3% for minorities. The Workforce benchmark percentages are a statutory requirement under MGL c. 149 § 44A(2)(G). PRE-BID CONFERENCE / SITE VISIT: Scheduled Date and Time: 05/27/2026 at 10:00AM EDT Address: 17 Drive A, Everett, MA 02149 Instructions: Meet at maintenance building YOUR LOCAL NEWS & SPORTS IN SIX LANGUAGES. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ADVOCATE ONLINE BY SCANNING HERE! The hard copy Contract Documents may be seen at: Nashoba Blue Inc. 433 Main Street Hudson, MA 01749 978-568-1167 May 22, 2026 For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 781-233-4446
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