Creative Sector Panel at the 2025 Fall Council Meeting | Photo Credit: MAPC
Meetings
MAPC Council Meetings
Generally held in the winter, summer (annual council meeting), and the fall
2025 Fall Council Meeting
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Robbins Memorial Town Hall Auditorium (730 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA)
Fall Council Meeting Agenda 2025
MAPC Officers Meetings
Generally held the first Monday of every month
Monday, November 3, 2025
9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
The Officers will meet at the MAPC Offices, 60 Temple Place, Boston MA.
MAPC Executive Committee Meetings
Generally held the third Wednesday of every month
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Notice of Meeting and Agenda
The Executive Committee will meet at the MAPC Offices, located at 60 Temple Place, Boston MA 02111; please see the meeting notice and agenda for details.
MAPC Legislative Committee Meetings
Generally held the second Wednesday of every month
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. | This meeting will be held virtually (please see agenda)
Notice of Meeting and Agenda
MAPC Selection Committee Meetings
Generally held the Wednesday of every week in July and August of 2025
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Notice of Meeting and Agenda
The Selection Committee will meet via Zoom; please refer to the meeting notice and agenda for details.
Subregions Meetings
Please visit the webpage for each subregion for upcoming meetings information.
Inner Core Committee (ICC)
MetroWest Regional Collaborative
Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC)
North Shore Task Force (NSTF)
North Suburban Planning Council (NSPC)
South Shore Coalition (SSC)
SouthWest Advisory Planning Committee (SWAP)
Three Rivers Interlocal Council (TRIC)
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Executive Committee Meetings
Legislative Committee Meetings
Selection Committee Meetings
Subregions Meetings
Legal Notices:
Arts and Culture
Clean Energy
Collective Purchasing
Homeland Security
MAPC Agency-Wide
Municipal Collaboration
Transportation
Executive Director's Report:
Visit the archive of Executive Director's Reports (once on the webpage, scroll down to find them).
Open Meetings Law Info:
Attorney General's Guide to the Open Meeting Law (2018)
Executive Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting
(March 2020)
An Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency (March 28, 2025)
Meetings Accessibility:
MAPC provides reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and/or language assistance free of charge upon request (e.g., interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, live captioning, videos, assistive listening devices and alternate material formats), as available.
For accommodation or language assistance, please contact Patrice Faulkner by phone at 617-933-0751, or by email to: [email protected].
Requests must be not less than two (2) business days prior to the meeting.
Legal Notices
MAPC is engaged in the procurement of a variety of goods and services, and public construction projects. Current notices are listed by area.
Arts and Culture
Clean Energy
Collective Purchasing
Legal Notice of Invitation for Bids for Public Works Services – MW 2026 PW1
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) on behalf of the MetroWest Regional Services Consortium (Consortium) representing the following municipalities: Ashland, Hopkinton, Millis, Natick, Needham, Sherborn, Southborough, and Wellesley invites bids for the following public works service to be provided to the Participating Member Municipalities through December 31, 2026 with the possibility of two 1-year extensions: Item 5A Crack Sealing Asphalt-Fiber Reinforced Compound 1 YR: $191,000.00; Item 5B Crack Sealing Modified Asphalt-Fiber Reinforced Compound 1 YR: $160,000.00; Item 16 Tree Services 1 YR: 412,765.00 – MassDOT prequalification is required.
MAPC is administering this procurement on behalf of the Consortium and the Participating Member Municipalities. MAPC will identify responsible and responsive low bidders and make recommendations of award. Individual contracts will be executed between the Participating Member Municipalities and the low bidder. The Participating Member Municipalities reserve the right to accept or reject such recommendations and to award contracts with the low bidders as deemed in their best interest. MAPC and the Consortium reserve the right to accept or reject any and all bids or portions thereof, to waive any informalities in bidding, and to recommend awards as appear in the best interest of the Consortium and its members.
Bid documents may be obtained by contacting Brian Griffin by email at [email protected], beginning October 22, 2025. Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Laws apply to all services. Bid Bonds, Performance Bonds, and Labor & Materials Payment Bonds are required. Bids will be accepted until 3:00 PM, November 19, 2025 via CommBUYS, at which time they will be publicly opened via Zoom.
Please note that bids from Bidders not listed by MassDOT as prequalified in the specific class of work with a single contract limit at or above the dollar value of the projects or who are not listed on a waiver contractor bid list as of the day of the bid will be rejected. Vendors are advised that the contract term is for one year. Contractors who are not prequalified to provide the services listed for the total Prequal. contract value, but meet the single year waiver threshold (+50% of year 1 prequalification; example $100,000 limit = $150,000 waiver) and want to bid, should submit a waiver request at least two (2) weeks prior to the bid opening to allow for time to appeal in the event that a waiver is not granted. The estimated value provided in this Invitation to Bid is for one (1) year.
Legal Notice of Invitation for Bids for Public Works Services – MW 2026 PW2
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) on behalf of the MetroWest Regional Services Consortium (Consortium) representing the following municipalities: Ashland, Hopkinton, Millis, Natick, Needham, Sherborn, Southborough, and Wellesley invites bids for the following public works service to be provided to the Participating Member Municipalities through December 31, 2026: Item 11 Debris Disposal 1 YR: $72,925.00 – MassDOT prequalification is required.
MAPC is administering this procurement on behalf of the Consortium and the Participating Member Municipalities. MAPC will identify responsible and responsive low bidders and make recommendations of award. Individual contracts will be executed between the Participating Member Municipalities and the low bidder. The Participating Member Municipalities reserve the right to accept or reject such recommendations and to award contracts with the low bidders as deemed in their best interest. MAPC and the Consortium reserve the right to accept or reject any and all bids or portions thereof, to waive any informalities in bidding, and to recommend awards as appear in the best interest of the Consortium and its members.
Bid documents may be obtained by contacting Kelsi Champley by email at [email protected], beginning October 22, 2025. Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Laws apply to all services. Bid Bonds, Performance Bonds, and Labor & Materials Payment Bonds are required. Bids will be accepted until 3:30 PM, November 19, 2025 via CommBUYS, at which time they will be publicly opened via Zoom.
Please note that bids from Bidders not listed by MassDOT as prequalified in the specific class of work with a single contract limit at or above the dollar value of the projects or who are not listed on a waiver contractor bid list as of the day of the bid will be rejected. Vendors are advised that the contract term is for one year. Contractors who are not prequalified to provide the services listed for the total Prequal. contract value, but meet the single year waiver threshold (+50% of year 1 prequalification; example $100,000 limit = $150,000 waiver) and want to bid, should submit a waiver request at least two (2) weeks prior to the bid opening to allow for time to appeal in the event that a waiver is not granted. The estimated value provided in this Invitation to Bid is for one (1) year.
Legal Notice of Invitation for Bids for Public Works Services – SS 2026 PW1
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) on behalf of the South Shore Regional Services Consortium (Consortium) representing the following municipalities: Braintree, Cohasset, Duxbury, Hanover, Hingham, Hull, Marshfield, Milton, Norwell, Pembroke, and Scituate invites bids for the following publics works service to be provided to the Participating Member Municipalities through December 31, 2026: Item 1 Roadway Management 1 YR: $11,440,572 – MassDOT prequalification is required.
MAPC is administering this procurement on behalf of the Consortium and the Participating Member Municipalities. MAPC will identify responsible and responsive low bidder and make recommendations of award. Individual contracts will be executed between the Participating Member Municipalities and the low bidder. The Participating Member Municipalities reserve the right to accept or reject such recommendations and to award contracts with the low bidder as deemed in their best interest. MAPC and the Consortium reserve the right to accept or reject any and all bids or portions thereof, to waive any informalities in bidding, and to recommend awards as appear in the best interest of the Consortium and its members.
Bid documents may be obtained by contacting Brian Griffin by email at [email protected], beginning October 22, 2025. Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Laws apply. Bid Bonds, Performance Bonds, and Labor & Materials Payment Bonds are required. Sealed bids will be accepted until 4:00 PM, November 19, 2025 via CommBUYS, at which time they will be publicly opened via Zoom.
Please note that bids from Bidders not listed by MassDOT as prequalified in the specific class of work with a single contract limit at or above the dollar value of the projects or who are not listed on a waiver contractor bid list as of the day of the bid will be rejected. Vendors are advised that the initial contract term is for one year. Contractors who are not prequalified to provide the services listed for the total Prequal. contract value, but meet the single year waiver threshold, without documented poor performance issues, and want to bid, should submit a waiver request at least 2 weeks prior to the bid opening to allow for time to appeal in the event that a waiver is not granted. The estimated value provided in this Invitation to Bid is for one year.
Legal Notice of Invitation for Bids for Public Works Services – SS 2026 PW2
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) on behalf of the South Shore Regional Services Consortium (Consortium) representing the following municipalities: Braintree, Cohasset, Duxbury, Hanover, Hingham, Hull, Marshfield, Milton, Norwell, Pembroke, and Scituate invites bids for the following publics works service to be provided to the Participating Member Municipalities through December 31, 2026: Item 11 Debris Disposal 1 YR: $116,452.00 – MassDOT prequalification is required.
MAPC is administering this procurement on behalf of the Consortium and the Participating Member Municipalities. MAPC will identify responsible and responsive low bidder and make recommendations of award. Individual contracts will be executed between the Participating Member Municipalities and the low bidder. The Participating Member Municipalities reserve the right to accept or reject such recommendations and to award contracts with the low bidder as deemed in their best interest. MAPC and the Consortium reserve the right to accept or reject any and all bids or portions thereof, to waive any informalities in bidding, and to recommend awards as appear in the best interest of the Consortium and its members.
Bid documents may be obtained by contacting Brian Griffin by email at [email protected], beginning October 22, 2025. Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Laws apply. Bid Bonds, Performance Bonds, and Labor & Materials Payment Bonds are required. Sealed bids will be accepted until 4:30 PM, November 19, 2025 via CommBUYS, at which time they will be publicly opened via Zoom.
Please note that bids from Bidders not listed by MassDOT as prequalified in the specific class of work with a single contract limit at or above the dollar value of the projects or who are not listed on a waiver contractor bid list as of the day of the bid will be rejected. Vendors are advised that the initial contract term is for one year. Contractors who are not prequalified to provide the services listed for the total Prequal. contract value, but meet the single year waiver threshold, without documented poor performance issues, and want to bid, should submit a waiver request at least 2 weeks prior to the bid opening to allow for time to appeal in the event that a waiver is not granted. The estimated value provided in this Invitation to Bid is for one year.
Legal Notice of Invitation for Bids – FCAM Apparatus, Engines, Vehicles, and Associated Equipment
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (“MAPC”), pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30B s.22 and M.G.L. c. 7 s. 22B, is seeking sealed bids from qualified Bidders to supply industry standard compliant fire apparatus, engines, vehicles and associated equipment to the members of the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts (“FCAM”). Please request the full invitation for Bids “IFB” for more information. MAPC will be the awarding authority on behalf of FCAM. Contracts will be awarded to the responsible and responsive bidders offering the lowest price for advertised goods as indicated on the Bid Price Forms. One contract award will be made for each vehicle type by the manufacturer or make of the vehicle.
The IFB may be obtained from MAPC, by contacting Kelsi Champley, by email at [email protected] on or after noon Monday, October 20, 2025. A Bidders Conference via Zoom will be held Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. Proposals are due at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday December 3, 2025, through CommBUYS. Late proposals will not be accepted.
The term of any contract resulting from this IFB shall be from date of execution by both parties through June 30, 2026 with the possibility of five six-month extensions. MAPC reserves the right to cancel all or part of this solicitation and to reject in whole or part any and all proposals. No bid bond is required.
Homeland Security
MAPC Agency-Wide
Municipal Collaboration
Transportation
Legal Notice of Request for Proposals – Non-Grid Tied Electric Vehicle (EV) Carshare Services
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (“MAPC”), pursuant to M.G.L. c. 801 CMR 21.00 et seq., is seeking proposals from qualified respondents under Massachusetts Statewide Contract VEH-122 - Advanced Vehicle Technology Equipment, Supplies, and Services Cats. 1, 4 to deliver non-grid tied Electric Vehicle (EV) charging and EV carsharing services at municipal parking lots in Framingham, Natick, and Quincy, and at Housing Authority sites in Boston, Chelsea, and Somerville (Program Partners). MAPC will be the awarding authority on behalf of the six (6) Program Partners. Proposals will be evaluated against quality requirements and evaluation criteria set out in the RFP and by considering the prices offered. Those respondents identified as submitting the highest scoring bid/s will be awarded contracts.
The Request for Proposals (“RFP”) may be obtained from MAPC, by contacting Alison Felix, by email at [email protected]. Proposals are due by Monday, November 24 at 5:00pm EST. Do not email any proposal document to any alternate MAPC email address. Any emailed proposal documents not submitted to the appropriate email address will be discarded prior to opening. Late proposals will not be accepted.
The term of any contract resulting from this RFP will be from the date of execution through December 31, 2027. MAPC reserves the right to cancel all or part of this solicitation and to reject in whole or part any and all proposals.
Submission of a Proposal shall be deemed acknowledgement that the Respondent is familiar with the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c. 66 § 10 and is bound thereby. Disclosure of any information provided by a Respondent in connection with this RFP shall be in strict accordance with the laws and regulations regarding such disclosure pursuant to M.G.L. c. 66 § 10. To review copies of proposals after contracts have been awarded, submit a written request in compliance with the Massachusetts Public Record Law to the RFP contact person identified in Section 2.1 of the RFP, General Information.