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4-2.2   City Firms Bid; Mayor’s Permission Required to Award Contract.
   Whenever any Officer or Board in charge of a Department of the city or county invites proposals to do any work or make any purchase, except work done or purchases made in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 30, Section 39M, or M.G.L. Chapter 149, Sections 44A—M, and a responsible and eligible city firm bids a price no higher than 5% above a non-city firm which is the lowest bidder, said Officer or Board shall request the Mayor’s permission to award the contract without further advertising to the city firm.
(Ord. 1979 c. 44 § 2; CBC 1985 4-2.2)
4-2.3   Mayor to Refer to Committee.
   The Mayor shall refer such request to a Committee composed of the Director of Administrative Services, the Collector-Treasurer and the Corporation Counsel. If a majority of said Committee recommends the award of the contract to the city firm notwithstanding that its bid was not the lowest, the Mayor may approve such award.
(Ord. 1979 c. 44 § 3; CBC 1985 4-2.3)
4-2.4   Mayor to Notify Boston City Council; Time Required.
   Provided, however, that at least three weeks prior to the awarding of such a contract, the Mayor shall notify the Boston City Council.
(Ord. 1979 c. 44 § 4; CBC 1985 4-2.4)
4-3   TASK FORCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
4-3.1   Purpose.
   The purpose of this task force shall be: to ensure compliance with M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 4F in promoting the purchase of clothing and apparel by cities and towns from manufacturers that pay their employees a prevailing wage; to review the implementation and enforcement of this Section; and to make recommendations, from time to time, in connection herewith.
(CBC 1985 4-3.1; Ord. 2001 c. 7)
4-3.2   Composition and Term.
   (A)   The Task Force for Implementation shall be composed of three members who shall be appointed by the Mayor.
      (1)   One member of the Task Force shall be a labor union member appointed by the Mayor from a list of three nominees recommended by the AFL-CIO.
      (2)   One member of the Task Force shall be a representative of the garment industry or an association representing said industry.
      (3)   One member of the Task Force shall be a member of a public interest group with experience in the garment industry.
   (B)   Each member of the Task Force shall serve a three-year term.
(CBC 1985 4-3.2; Ord. 2001 c. 7)
4-3.3   Meetings.
   The Task Force shall meet periodically and in special session as required. All meetings of the task force shall be open to the public under the commonwealth’s Open Meeting Law, being M.G.L. Chapter 30A, Sections 18—25.
(CBC 1985 4-3.3; Ord. 2001 c. 7)
4-3.4   Reporting.
   (A)   On a regular basis, the City Auditor shall issue a report on the city’s compliance with M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 4F. The report, sorted by Department, shall include: contract or order for clothing apparel; the vendor, name and address of the vendor’s manufacturer(s) and contractor(s); factory name(s) and address(es) to be used for the contract or order; and a copy of the bidder’s written declaration of M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 4F compliance.
   (B)   This report will also be subject to review by the Boston City Council Post Audit and Oversight Committee through the formal hearing process of the Boston City Council and its members.
(CBC 1985 4-3.4; Ord. 2001 c. 7)
4-3.5   Sunset Clause.
   The above terms and conditions for the Task Force for Implementation shall expire three years from the date of passage of M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 4F.
(CBC 1985 4-3.5; Ord. 2001 c. 7)
Editor’s note:
   Former Section 4-3, Conditions Required as Part of Contractual Agreements, previously codified herein and containing portions of Ordinance Nos. 1986 c. 18 and 1991 c. 6, were repealed in their entirety by Ordinance No. 1994 c. 4.
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