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MWRA Contract No. 7615B Armoring and Overtopping Protection Foss Reservoir Dam RFP

Description: The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority seeks a contractor for armoring and overtopping protection at Foss Reservoir Dam. Work includes clearing and raising the dam embankment, installing specialized turf and instrumentation, constructing a wall, and erecting fencing. This is an open-market construction procurement rather than a grant, and the posting does not specify a time zone for its dates.

Buyer: Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
SpecialDistrict · MA, US
Released: Oct 21, 2026
Closes: Dec 2, 2026(38 days left)

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Board meeting
Sep 17, 2025
399 days before RFP
MWRA and GZA completed final design for Foss Reservoir Dam overtopping protection, with permitting underway, advertisement pending, and construction bidding and award expected in early 2026.
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Foss Dam Overtopping. The regulatory Spillway Design Flood (SDF)1 for Foss Reservoir Dam is the 500-year flood. Reservoir modeling has shown that at the SDF wave overtopping will occur on the crest of this dam (Figure 1). Dam safety regulations require the mitigation for the potential for overtopping. After consulting with the Massachusetts Office of Dam…
Administration, Finance and Audit Committee Meeting Minutes
Board meeting · Sep 17, 2025
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Capital improvement plan
Nov 17, 2025
338 days before RFP
The FY26 CIP recorded active Foss Dam embankment overtopping-protection work, with Foss Dam design at 90% in FY26 Q1.
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Sudbury/Foss Dam Improvements/Wachusett North Dike Overtopping Protection Design CA/RI (7614), and Construction (7615) and (7615A) Regulatory requirement for dam safety compliance for the SudburyDam spillway includes substantial repointing to ensure spillway will properly function during spillway activation. Also, a gatehouse sluicegate deflector plate and…
Board meeting
Jun 24, 2026
119 days before RFP
The FY26 CIP variance report recorded an updated schedule for Sudbury/Foss Dam Construction.
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Transmission $49,284 $33,756 ($15,529) -31.5% Less than planned spending Wachusett Lower Gatehouse Pipe & Boiler Replacement Construction: $2.5M (work anticipated in FY26 that was completed in FY25) Metro Redundancy Interim Improvements CP2 Shaft 5 Construction, CA and REI: $2.4M, (work scheduled for F26 performed in FY25) WASM 3 -MEPA/Design/CA/RI: $1.7M,…
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
Board meeting · Jun 24, 2026
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RFP published
Oct 21, 2026
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