Thirteen signs at the entrances of various Boston neighborhoods will soon say goodbye to former Mayor Thomas Menino just 10 months his leaving office. A contract up for bidding calls for Menino’s name to be replaced by current Mayor Martin Walsh.

On October 20, the Boston Facilities Department opened bidding for a contract to reface 20 signs at 13 locations throughout Boston as well as the creation of three new signs. The contract also calls for the replacement of three damaged American flags on the back of three signs.

Last December, before taking office, Mayor Walsh told the Boston Herald that replacing and updating the signs with his name wasn’t urgent.

“They will stay,” he said. “As we replace them down the road, we will put my name on them. The cost to the city to change 1,800-plus signs with a new name on them … is not warranted. If Mayor Menino’s name is on a sign for a couple of years, that’s fine.”

The city estimates that the project will cost about $28,475.

For these types of contracts, the Boston Facilities Department has pretty strict restrictions on the contractors and subcontractors, especially in terms of the workforce who would be working on the signage.

Twenty-five percent of total work hours would have to be performed by minorities, 10 percent by females, and 50 percent by Boston residents.

Local companies have to bid for the contract by noon on November 6.  It’s unclear how long it will take for the contract to actually be awarded and for the winning company to start work, which means that the one-year anniversary of Mayor Walsh assuming office will probably pass before he’s officially pronounced mayor, at least according to the “Welcome” signs.