FARM Institute will return this summer. The Trustees of Reservations and Morning Glory Farm are teaming up at Katama Farm. In a unanimous vote Wednesday afternoon, the Edgartown conservation commission chose the Trustees of Reservations and Morning Glory Farm to take over the 182-acre Katama Farm. The Trustees and Morning Glory submitted separate Requests for Proposals (RFP) with the Trustees ...

Massachusetts electric utility companies have opened their third offshore wind solicitation, releasing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for up to 1,600 MW of offshore wind power, twice the capacity they contracted in the previous rounds. The Baker administration announced the RFP on Friday, for which confidential bids are due by September 16 and public proposal submission deadline is September 23. The winning ...

With backing from electric utilities, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says the state is issuing a request for proposals (RFP) for an additional offshore wind contract, according to a recent article from Milford Daily News. According to the article, the RFP seeks bids of “at least 400 MW and up to 1600 MW of offshore wind energy generation.”  The 1,600 MW that the ...

The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) will host its monthly Board meeting on April 15, and there will be a major request to survey the Navy Yard for structural issues – some of which have already popped up over the last few years in the form of sinkholes. The BPDA staff is looking to issue an RFP for a ...

Massachusetts will procure an additional 2,400 MW of offshore wind energy by 2027, adding to the U.S. state’s previous solicitation that secured 1,600 MW of offshore wind capacity to be installed by 2027. Adding new offshore wind capacity is based on a bipartisan bill signed into law by the state’s Governor Charlie Baker on 26 March. The legislation authorises the ...

The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) told the development community they would need to be creative with any proposals from the blighted, condemned Pier 5 in the Navy Yard, and three entities did just that proposing innovative plans for mixed-use reuses of the pier. All three proposals will be reviewed in a public meeting on Feb. 8, and full ...

Menemsha in winter. Plans for a community-based wholesale seafood market at the former Menemsha Fish House moved one step closer to reality Tuesday after Chilmark selectmen signed a lease with the Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust clearing the way for the new venture. The decision marks the close of a months-long process to find a new tenant for the fish ...

Cambridge Health Alliance and Mass General Brigham, we are pleased to announce that as of January 4th, 2021, $490,524.73 is being offered to the community to fund Community Health Initiatives (CHI). This funding is available per the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) Determination of Need (DoN) Regulation, through DoN Application # PHS-19093011-HS, filed by Massachusetts General Brigham Incorporated f/k/a ...

Somerville, Mass., is seeking for a third-party administrator for the city’s 457(b) plans. There is currently no third-party administrator for the city’s three 457(b) plans with total assets of $78 million, confirmed Thupten D. Chukhatsang, procurement analyst. The three separate plan administrators are Empower Retirement, AXA Equitable and Nationwide Financial. The three firms do not provide third-party administration services, so they ...

Dana Strayton completes testimony; January post-trial hearing set. Left to right: Plaintiff Dana Strayton and her attorneys Kaitlyn Baptista, and Daniel Hill. A trial over the approval of a Chappaquiddick cell tower by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) wrapped up Monday in a Zoom session presided over by Superior Court Judge Paul Wilson.  Chappy residents Dana and Robert Strayton sued AT&T and ...

The Economic Development and Industrial Corporation plans to present the results of its high-speed fiber optic network study at a future meeting of the Falmouth Select Board. “The release of the feasibility study is an absolutely fantastic step forward toward getting Falmouth the kind of network that we need and deserve,” said David S. Isenberg, a member of the Falmouth ...

​The sale of Lafayette Garage will generate millions of dollars for affordable housing in Boston. December 8, 2020 Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City of Boston have released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Lafayette Parking Garage, a 159,123 square foot parking garage in the downtown neighborhood of Boston, as a means to generate millions of dollars for ...

Coast Guard declines to release RFP, citing ‘pre-award’ status. A site assessment of lead conditions on the grounds of East Chop Lighthouse is expected to be finished by springtime. A clean up of lead paint in the soil around East Chop Lighthouse in Oak Bluffs appears closer to being realized. A proposal is “in review,” according to Petty Officer Amanda ...

The city of North Adams will soon begin the process of soliciting bids for the historic Mohawk Theater — with the condition that the marquee is preserved. NORTH ADAMS — Private developers will now get their shot at imagining a new life for the Mohawk Theater. The city of North Adams issued a request for proposals for the property on ...

Cambridge City Hall sits on Massachusetts Avenue. Cambridge’s Economic Development and University Relations Committee passed a motion Thursday calling on the city to explore implementing a program that would encourage selecting bids from women- and minority-owned businesses for government contracts. Women and minorities historically face steeper challenges when starting and running a business, Vice Mayor Alanna M. Mallon said during ...

On the day the town opened the 40-year-old plus Viglirolo Skating Rink for the season, the Select Board heard that a long sought after replacement for the current dilapidated facility came to a close after the only candidate to reply to the ambitious proposal could not make the project financially feasible. “I wish I had better news to report,” said ...

The bright blue door is a noted feature of the former Kidder library branch, now the home of Discovery Schoolhouse. Discovery Schoolhouse and Milton Early Childhood Alliance (MECA) have held classes here in this building at 101 Blue Hills Pkwy. for the past decade Milton is accepting requests for proposals (RFPs) from those who might want to purchase the former ...

All parties interested in obtaining a copy of the RFP are advised to pull the bid specs in advance of the due date. October 26, 2020 Questions on the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Purchase and Development of the Beal Early Childhood Center are due by 4:30PM on Thursday, October 29, 2020. All parties interested in obtaining a copy of ...

The Select Board has backed a request for proposals for the 35 Town Farm Road property — with an eye toward developing senior housing, and a new home for the food pantry. WESTFORD — The town seeks prospective developers for the 35 Town Farm Road property to create senior housing and a home for the Westford Food Pantry. The Select ...

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Without an actionable measure to vote, the Mount Greylock School Committee on Thursday spent nearly an hour talking about the athletic field decision that will be left to the next iteration of the panel.  And three members blocked a proposal to collect data to help inform that decision. The committee learned Thursday that its architects had not yet ...

Few places in Charlestown are as fun to say as ‘Nanny Goat Hill’ – the steep non-building lots going down from Russell and Mead Streets – and now some lucky abutters might be able to not just say the name, but also own the property. Nanny Goat Hill harkens back to the days when Charlestown was more pastoral and more ...

The Edgartown conservation commission appointed a special committee Friday to study a new lease arrangement at the farm. In the latest shift since evicting the Trustees of Reservations from Katama Farm two months ago, the Edgartown conservation commission is now considering splitting the property’s educational and farming components to allow for more than one tenant on the site. The change ...

Focus on AI, blockchain, cloud, finance, and retail standards BOSTON, OCTOBER 05, 2020 International technology standards consortium Object Management Group® (OMG®) announced important updates from its quarterly membership meeting, which took place online from September 2020. The chairs of OMG Task Forces (TFs) and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) presented updates about their standards work that will influence the future direction of technology, ...

Dive Brief: The City of Boston is seeking a partner to help design its first urban forest plan, according to a request for proposals (RFP) issued last week.City officials said they want to partner with a group that will “develop strategies to promote growth, longevity, and protection of Boston’s urban canopy over the next 20 years,” and also provide a roadmap toward expanding the ...

The 20-year vision will set citywide goals for canopy protection as well as help to tackle climate change and enhance the quality of life for all Bostonians. Boston has a clear strategy in place to protect and expand its tree canopy Boston mayor Martin Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department are looking for a partner to design and ...

Following a public review process, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (“DOER”) recently found, among other factors, that the costs of a solicitation for independent offshore wind energy transmission outweigh the potential benefits.  Accordingly, the agency decided not to require the Massachusetts Electric Distribution Companies (“EDCs”) to pursue a joint competitive transmission only solicitation.  The DOER’s findings were presented in a letter to the ...

New business for Magrino, PAN, Rainier and Diffusion. NEW YORK — Housewares retailer Sur La Table has handed its PR business to Magrino. The move comes a month after Marquee Brands and CSC Generation bought the high-end culinary chain out of bankruptcy for $88.9 million and is in the process of shuttering 51 of its 121 stores. BOSTON — PAN ...

HYANNIS – Cape Cod Healthcare has released its 2021 Annual Strategic Grant Request for Proposals. The 2021 RFP is part of an annual competitive grant process focused on addressing the unmet health needs of the residents of Barnstable County. The CCHC Community Benefits annual competitive RFP grants program is open to all non-profit community organizations operating in Barnstable County with ...

Part of the Merrimack Street redevelopment parcel. After several years of discussion, Haverhill is moving ahead with a search for a developer of the land around, and including, the Herbert H. Goecke Jr. Memorial Parking Deck That parking area was built between 1978 and 1981 in hopes it would spur development. The structure, now seen as an impediment to development, ...

Interface Definition Language v4 to C++ Language Mapping Specification to support new use cases https://www.omg.org/ BOSTON :  International technology standards organization Object Management Group® (OMG®) today announced a request for proposal (RFP) an Interface Definition Language v4 (IDL4) to C++ Language Mapping specification. The enhanced IDL4 to C++ Language Mapping specification will provide Data Distribution Service (DDS™) and CORBA users and vendors with an interoperable ...