TR-90-57 TR-90-57
A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO MAISMAUSSWS GGENERAL LAWS
CHAPTER 3013, SECTION 12(b) AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT
OFFICER TO SOLICIT AND AWARD ANY AND ALL CONTRACTS FOR ANY TERM
NOT TO EXCEEED FIVE (5) YEARS
WHEREAS; pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter
30B, Section 12(b), the Agawam Town Council must by majority vote
authorize the Chief Procurement Officer to solicit and award any
and all contracts for a term which exceeds three (3) years;
WHEREAS; the ability to solicit and award any and all 19Iq/
contracts for any term not to exceed five (5) years will enable
the Town of Agawam and the Agawam Public Schools flexibility in
the procurement of supplies, equipment and services;
WHEREAS; the ability to solicit and award any and all
contracts for any term not to exceed five (5) years will result
in lower operating expenses to the Town of Agawam and the Agawam.
Public Schools; _
WHEREAS; it is in the best interests of the Town of Agawam
and the Agawam Public Schools to maintain flexibility in the
procurement process and keep operating expenses low; and
WHEREAS; it is in the best interests of the Town of Agawam
10and the Agawam Public Schools to authorize the Chief Procurement
Officer to solicit and award any and all contracts for any term . 7
not to exceed five (5) years.
NOW THEREFORE; the Agawam Town Council does hereby resolve
to authorize the Chief Procurement Officer of the Town of Agawam
' and the Agawam Public Schools to solicit and award any and all
contracts Tor any term not to exceed five (5) years.
Dated this TWENTY-SECOND day of FEBRUARY , 199 1 .
' PER ORDER OF THE AGAWAM TOWN COUNCIL
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Edward A. Caba , Presidents S�q
' Agawam Town Council
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY CC _ yLCAJ-
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Thomas S. Locke, Solicitor CC
MAYORAL ACTION
Received this Twenty--second day of February , 1991
from Town Council Clerk.
APPROVAL OF LEGISLATION
! By the powers vested in me pursuant to Article 3. Section 3-
6 of the Agawam Charter, as amended. I hereby approve the
passage of the above legislation on this Twenty-second day
of Fe u ry 1991 .
r
stopher C . John Mayor
DISPROVAL OF LEGISLATION
By the powers vested in me pursuant to Article 3, Section 3-
6 of the Agawam Charter. as amended. I hereby veto the
passage of the above legislation on this
' day of 1991 for the following reason ( s) :
Christopher C. Johnson. Mayor
! RETURN OF LEGISLATION TO COUNCIL CLERK
Returned to Council Clerk this Twenty-€fifth day
of February 1991.
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