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The company is named for one man and run by another. A customer writing in April 2025 laid it out: the business goes by Rick Olivera Plumbing, but the owner is Bob, who bought it many years ago as a going concern. That customer found Bob a straightforward guy who really knows the trade, with prices he called down to earth. The shop works out of 1023 Tobey St in New Bedford, and its BBB profile puts it at 32 years in business. On Google it holds a 5-star average across three ratings. The licence is the thing to settle first. The Massachusetts state registry lists plumber licence 1391-PL-C as expired, with Rick Oliveira Plumb & Htng Inc as the holder of record. For a small New Bedford plumbing job where you want the owner quoting and doing the work himself, this is that kind of shop. Before anything starts, ask for a current Massachusetts plumbing licence number and whose name it is under.
The name of the company is Rick Olivera Plumbing but the owner's name is actually Bob who bought this business many years ago as a going concern. I found Bob to be a very straight forward guy that really knows the trade and his prices are down to earth. I purchased a foreclosed property as a rental and every piece of plumbing had to be replaced including the gas pipe line etc. He also installed an on demand hot water heater that works great and is a real space saver. Bob has a fantastic work ethic and very happy I hired him to do this job whom I would highly recommend. Please see pics below.
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Oliveira Rick Plumbing & Heating. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Estimated range
$290 – $710
Typical plumbing job around $500
Fast water-heater work4.8
Crushed sewer pipe fixed the same day4.1
Plumbing licence 4506-PL-C active on the registryNot yet rated
Gas water heater installation3.4
