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What must be obtained before you award a contract that will exceed three years in length, including any options to renew or extend the contract.  Majority Vote Approval The majority vote for TOWNS OR DISTRICTS must be taken by:  A Duly Called Town or District Meeting The majority vote f...

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MCPPO Supplies and Services Questions
and Answers 2024/2025
What must be obtained before you award a contract that will exceed three years in length,

including any options to renew or extend the contract.


 Majority Vote Approval


The majority vote for TOWNS OR DISTRICTS must be taken by:

 A Duly Called Town or District Meeting


The majority vote for CITIES must be taken by:

 City Council or City Commissioners with the approval of the mayor if such approval is
required under the charter


The majority vote for COUNTIES must be taken by:


 The County Commissioners


The majority vote for REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS must be taken by:

 An affirmative vote by two-thirds of the members of the School Committee


The majority vote for REDEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, OR OTHER AUTHORITY must be taken b

y:


 The Governing Body


Chapter 30B limits the length of contract your jurisdiction may award for supplies or services.

 False


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You may enter into multi-year contracts of more than one year, up to three years, subject to:

 Your Local Rules


To award multi-year contracts of more than three years, including long-term contracts that

may be substantially longer than three years, you must:


 Comply with Certain 30B Requirements


Benefits of long-term contracts?

 -Avoid the need for conducting more frequent procurements.


-Allow vendors to amortize start-up costs or capital investment required by the contract over a

longer period.




Benefits of short-term contracts?

 -Contracts procured annually carry fewer risks.


Standard business practices suggest that most SERVICE contracts should not have a fixed term

of longer than ____________________________?

 Five years


The risks of long-term contracts stem from these two major factors.

 1. It is not possible to accurately predict changes in market prices and other conditions
over a long period of time.


2. Contractor performance problems are more difficult to resolve when your jurisdiction cannot

change contractors without risking litigation.

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In general, contracts are affected by:


 -Changes in market prices
-Changes in environmental, tax, and other laws

-Population trends

-Technological advances




What is one way to minimize the risk of a changing market price.

 Use a Price Index in your contract to adjust contract prices with fluctuating market
prices.


Allow you to monitor vendor performance against a pre-established set of guidelines.

 Performance Measures


Chapter 30B requires a(n) ___________________ sufficient to pay for the first fiscal year,

before a multi-year contract is entered into.

 Appropriation (or other source of funds)


If a jurisdiction fails to appropriate funds for the third year of a five-year contract, what must

be done?

 The contract must be canceled


After the first fiscal year, the payment and performance obligations of each subsequent year

must be stated where?




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