[Adopted 6-16-2010 by Order No. FY 10-098 (Ch. 59 of the 2002 Code)]
This article governs the selection of designers for any municipal
or local public agency building project subject to the state designer
selection law, MGL c. 7, §§ 38A 1/2 through 38O. Any other local law governing the procurement of services
will be inapplicable to these procurements.
The Mayor has the authority to conduct the designer selection
process for the Town of Greenfield. The Mayor may delegate any duties
described herein to the extent such delegation is permissible by law.
The RFQ shall include the current "Standard Designer Application
Form for Municipalities and Public Agencies not within DSB Jurisdiction,"
which is available for download from the Massachusetts Designer Selection
Board website at Designer Selection Board (DSB) Procedures for Municipalities.
The application form may be amended to include additional information
on a project-specific basis.
The Town of Greenfield shall publish the name of any designer
awarded a contract in the Central Register.
The Town of Greenfield shall evaluate designers' performance
on contracts using the Designer Selection Board evaluation form(s)
in accordance with MGL c. 7, § 38E(g), and file completed evaluations with the Board and any
other agency named in MGL c. 7, § 38E(g).
Nothing in this article shall be interpreted to require the
establishment of a board or waive or reduce the requirements of any
other applicable law or regulation.
For any municipal design or construction project that includes
funding provided by the commonwealth, in whole or in part (such as
reimbursements, grants and the like), cities and towns must incorporate
minority-owned business enterprise and women-owned business enterprise
participation goals. If applicable, the Town of Greenfield shall take
steps to assure that it complies with all State Office of Minority
and Women Business Assistance requirements.