No officer of the Town, either elected or appointed, and no agent of the Town who has been authorized (either acting alone or acting with other officers or agents of the Town) to borrow money or to make any contract or purchase on behalf of the Town shall have any pecuniary interest in any such loan, contract or purchase.
No Town officer, either elected or appointed, and no salaried employee of the Town and no agent of any such officer or such employee shall, when acting in his official capacity, sell materials or supplies to the Town nor receive any compensation or commission for services rendered by him for the Town, except his official salary and such fees as are allowed by law, without first obtaining in each of the above cases the permission of the Board of Selectmen expressed in a vote which shall appear in their records with the reason therefor.
[Amended by 4-24-1982 ATM, Art. 26; 4-25-1983 ATM, Art. 23; 9-11-1995 STM, Art. 9]
No contract involving an obligation of the Town in excess of $5,000 shall be binding upon the Town unless it is in writing and signed. Unless otherwise provided by a vote of Town Meeting, the Board of Selectmen or the Chief Procurement Officer designated pursuant to MGL c. 30B is authorized to enter into any contract for the exercise of the Town's corporate powers on such terms and conditions as are deemed appropriate. The Board of Selectmen, the Chief Procurement Officer or his designee shall not contract for any purpose, on any terms or under any conditions inconsistent with any applicable provision of any general or special law.
[Amended by 4-24-1982 ATM, Art. 27; 4-25-1983 ATM, Art. 24; 9-11-1995 STM, Art. 9; 5-31-2016 ATM, Art. 16]
Every contract involving the Town exceeding $15,000, except in cases of emergency to be determined by the Board of Selectmen, shall be submitted to the Town Counsel for review prior to execution. The providing of bid bonds equal to 5% of the bid amount and performance bond is required for all construction or multiyear contracts or for the providing of services greater than $10,000. The contractor must provide certificates of liability insurance in addition to certificates of workmen’s compensation.
[Amended by 9-11-1995 STM, Art. 9]
Except as otherwise allowed by law or by vote of Town Meetings, no board, officer, committee or department shall make any contract on behalf of the Town, the performance of which shall necessarily extend beyond three years' duration. Except as otherwise provided for by law or as specifically authorized by Town Meeting, no contract made or entered into by any board, committee or department of the Town on behalf of the Town shall ever contain an option for renewal or an automatic renewal clause. The Town is specifically authorized to enter into lease/purchase agreements of up to five years' duration.
[Amended by 4-25-1983 ATM, Art. 22; 4-29-1991 ATM, Art. 32; 9-11-1995 STM, Art. 9]
A. 
No contract shall be awarded for the purchase of any supply or service to be acquired or performed for the Town unless such contract has been procured in accordance with all applicable state procurement statutes.
B. 
Notwithstanding any provision of MGL c. 30B to the contrary, contracts for refuse collection and disposal shall be awarded pursuant to either of the competitive procurement procedures set forth in Sections 5 and 6 of said chapter of the General Laws.
C. 
No purchase and no service or work for which a contract is proposed shall be split or divided for the purpose of evading the provisions hereinbefore contained.
D. 
All plans and specifications, letters of invitation, bids on which awards have been made and all contracts shall be kept on file and shall be open to public inspection at reasonable times.
E. 
No board, officer, committee or department shall undertake any procurement without first reviewing the proposed procurement procedure with the person designated pursuant to MGL c. 30B, § 2, as the "Chief Procurement Officer" for the Town or his or her designee. Record of such consultation shall be made and kept by the Chief Procurement Officer.