In all cases where the amount of any contract made with the City, other than contracts for the purchase of supplies, covered by Article I exceeds $5,000, the contract shall be in writing, shall be approved by the City Auditor as to available appropriation, and shall be signed by the Mayor and a majority of the committee, commission or board in charge of the work on the part of the City; and after being signed by the parties, no such contract shall be altered in any particular unless a majority of such committee, commission or board shall signify their assent thereto in writing, under their respective signatures, indorsed on such contract, and approved by the Mayor.
Every contract made with the City, exceeding $5,000 in amount,
for the erection, alteration or repair of any building or structure
owned or to be owned by the City shall be accompanied by a suitable
bond with sureties for the faithful performance of the same, or by
the deposit of money or security to the amount of such bond; the amount
of the bond and the sureties shall be approved by the Mayor.
A.
No proposal shall be accepted from or for any person who shall have
broken a contract with the City during the five years preceding.
B.
A corporation shall be deemed to be a person within the meaning of
this section.
C.
Any officer, or director, or stockholder who holds 10% or more of
the outstanding stock of a corporation and who has broken a contract
with the City during the five years preceding shall cause such corporation
to be subject to the provisions of this section.
The original copy of all written contracts shall be deposited
with the City Clerk and one copy with the City Auditor within one
week after its execution; and the City Clerk shall keep the contract
or copy on file, open to public inspection during business hours.
[Amended 3-26-1990]
When authorized by a majority vote of the City Council, the
Chief Procurement Officer may establish a sheltered market program
for disadvantaged vendors, and may solicit and award contracts pursuant
to a sheltered market program in accordance with the provisions of
MGL c. 30B, § 18.
