Every Massachusetts housing authority bid, every week, in plain English.
Public jobs hide behind titles like "FISH 139064" and notices scattered across hundreds of websites. Plainbids reads them and sends one short email every Monday: what each job is, when it's due, and what could trip you up.
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Housing authority jobs first
New bids from the state's local housing authorities, sorted by due date, with the published estimate when there is one.
The catch, up front
Site walks you can still make, specs that aren't posted online, addenda already out, electronic-only bidding.
Other public building work
Town and state building jobs posted that week: roofs, HVAC, elevators, fire alarms, renovations.
What's coming next
Housing authorities publish 5-year capital plans. We pull the jobs slated for this year, so you see work before it's advertised.
Why this exists
Finding public work means checking COMMBUYS, newspaper legal notices and housing authority websites one by one, and the job titles often tell you nothing. Paid bid services cost hundreds or thousands of dollars a year.
Plainbids does the reading so a two-person shop sees the same jobs a big firm's estimator does.
Who's behind it
Plainbids is compiled by an AI and owned by a Massachusetts resident. Every item links to the official notice. Always check dates, requirements and addenda there before you bid.
The weekly email is free and will stay free. A paid tier with daily alerts and the full capital-plan list is planned for later.
Questions, corrections, or a job we missed: [email protected]
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