Page 16 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, February 25, 2022 MALDEN | FROM PAGE 1 popular summertime kickoff events in New England is coming to Malden on Saturday, June 25: the annual Phantom Gourmet Food Festival. Known as "The Most Delicious Party in History" as well as "New England's Largest Block Party," the Food Festival will take over downtown Malden for three hours and feature foods from over 100 restaurants both local, near and far. In between the "reveals," Mayor Christenson used the creative theme of "Nedflix: Season 11" to navigate through a review of 2021, which he personally narrated. ~ LEGAL NOTICE ~ Invitation to Bid City of Malden Devir Park Improvements Notice to Bidders The City of Malden invites the submission of sealed bids for the construction of park improvements consisting of site preparation and demolition, erosion control, utility and drainage improvements, asphalt and concrete pavements, new playground with poured-in-place rubber safety surfacing, splash pad, concrete edging, chain link fencing and gates, site furnishings, lighting, signage and planting. These improvements are to be constructed at Devir Park located at Route 28 / Malden Street / Emerald Street and Davidson Way. BID OPENING will be held on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 2:00pm at the Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development (OSPCD), City Hall, 17 Pleasant Street, 3rd Floor, Malden, MA 02148. Bidders may attend the opening if wearing a mask. A Bid Summary will be made available to all Bidders, and other persons properly interested, within twenty-four (24) hours of the Bid Opening. Bid Documents including Specifications and Drawings may be obtained electronically from Shadley Associates beginning Thursday, February 24, 2022, at 10:00am. Requests for electronic files may be made to Pamela Shadley, Shadley Associates at (781) 652-8809 or pshadley@shadleyassociates.com. A pre-bid meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 16 at 10am at Devir Park, at the basketball courts at the corner of Emerald Street and Davidson Way. All sealed proposals must be Hard Copy (only) and be delivered to the Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development (OSPCD) prior to the BID OPENING, as stated above. Bids shall be delivered to OSPCD at Malden City Hall at 17 Pleasant Street in Malden during these hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm, and Tuesday between 8am and 7pm. The office is closed on Fridays. The bidder assumes the risk of any delay due to mail or other delivery. Bids received after the official BID OPENING will be returned unopened. The City of Malden reserves the right to waive any informalities in Bids, to reject any or all Bids, or to accept any Bid that in their judgment will be in the best interest of the City. February 25, 2022 ~ LEGAL NOTICE ~ INVITATION FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS CITY OF MALDEN - OFFICE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT The City of Malden on behalf of the Malden Redevelopment Authority, as agent for and representative member of the North Suburban Consortium, invites sealed price, and non-priced proposals, in accordance with M.G.L. c.30B, §6, from Vendors for: ONGOING PROPERTY STANDARDS INSPECTIONS FOR NORTH SUBURBAN CONSORTIUM HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM Contract Documents will be available by email request at aturgeon@cityofmalden.org after: 12:00 p.m., Monday, February 28, 2022. Following the deadline for proposals, all proposals received within the time specified will be reviewed by the RFP Evaluation Committee, and an award will be made to the most advantageous proposer for services. Proposals will be received until 12:00 p.m., Monday, March 21, 2022 at the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, 215 Pleasant Street, Third Floor, Malden MA 02148. Proposals will not be accepted nor may submitted proposals be corrected, modified or withdrawn after the deadline for proposals. All bids are subject to the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 30B §6. All City of Malden bids are available by request. Addenda will be sent to the contact information provided. It is the sole responsibility of the contractor requesting these bids to ensure they have received any and all addenda prior to the bid opening. The City will reject any and all proposals in accordance with the above referenced General Laws. In addition, the City reserves the right to waive minor informalities in any or all bids or to reject any or all bids (in whole or in part) if it be in the public interest to do so. CITY OF MALDEN Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development February 25, 2022 The Phantom Gourmet's popular Food Festival is coming to Malden on Saturday, June 25, drawing over 8,000 visitors and over 100 participating restaurants. pandemic era and was virtual, with links delivered through the Chamber of Commerce and Executive Director Joan Ford Mongeau and the CoC's Board of Directors and Chairperson Johnny Long, who is business development officer at East Cambridge Savings Bank. Many local residents and others across the region were in attendance, just over 200 in all, including many elected officials at the local and state level, including: state Sen. Jason Lewis, D-5th Middlesex, Winchester, Malden. state Reps. Paul Donato, D-Malden, Medford, Steve Ultrino, D-Malden, Kate Lipper-Garabedian, D-Malden, Melrose; Malden City Councillors Peg Crowe (Ward 1), Barbara Murphy (Ward 5), Steve Winslow (Ward 6), Jadeane Sica (Ward 8) and Carey McDonald (at large); and School Committee members Adam Weldai (Ward 5), Keith Bernard (Ward 7), and Sharon Rose Zeiberg (Ward 8). Much of the State of the City was regarding city services provided through the various departments such as the Health Department (COVID test kits and vaccine administering), DPW, Engineering (road repaving, lead pipe replacement) and the major departments such as Malden Public Schools, Malden Police and Malden Fire. Mayor Christenson also reinforced the "Malden's Back in Business" theme with updates on the reopening of the Senior Center under a new director, Mikennial Paul; the continuing efforts of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion coordinator Bybiose Larochelle; and new programs both sports and non-sports related under the Recreation Department and coordinator Joe Levine. Malden has replaced over 300 lead lines in the past year and has dedicated several million dollars in new funding for more work. a key task for 2022 and had also repaved 59 streets in the past 12 months, with more on the horizon. The complete 2022 State of the City Address is available at: https://www.youtube.com/ user/CityOfMalden?app=desktop The "NedFlix" was a takeoff on the popular televised streaming service, Netflix, and the "Season 11" was a reference to the Mayor's 11th season in office. This was the second State of City delivered in the COVID-19
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