[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Wrentham
as Art. 3.30 of the 2013 Bylaws. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 6-8-1915 ATM
by Art. 33]
No Town officer and no salaried employee of the Town or any
agent of any officer or employee shall sell materials or supplies
or furnish labor to the Town, by contract or otherwise, without permission
of the Chief Procurement Officer or other board authorized to purchase
or otherwise secure materials, supplies and labor for the Town, expressed
in a vote which shall appear on the records of such board with the
reason therefor. All such contracts or agreements shall be made or
awarded, as far as is practicable, in such a manner as to secure reasonable
competition.
A.
The Town of Wrentham shall use competitive bidding procedures as
specified in MGL c. 30B for any contract. The exemptions from MGL
c. 30B, § 1(b) shall continue to apply, except that the
designer exception in Subsection (b)(15) will be revoked.
[Amended 6-8-1915 ATM
by Art. 35]
B.
When the actual or estimated amount of a proposed contract amounts
to $10,000 or more, such contract shall be awarded in accordance with
the terms specified under Chapter 30B of the General Laws, as amended.
C.
The bids shall be sealed, properly endorsed, and kept under lock
and key until opened at the time stated, in the presence of the board,
committee or officer authorized by the Town to make the contract.
No bids shall be received after the time advertised for opening. Any
or all bids may be rejected.
A.
Scrap metal. The Superintendent of the Department of Public Works
or his designee, with the prior approval of the Town Administrator,
shall be authorized to dispose of scrap metals in the best interest
of the Town.
[Amended 6-8-2015 ATM
by Art. 33]
