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This is a Certificate of Authority form published by the City of Boston in May 2025, designed for corporations to authorize individual signatories for contract execution with the City of Boston. The form requires certification from a corporation's board of directors meeting that designates a specific individual with defined authority to sign contracts and performance bonds on the corporation's behalf. The authorized individual must be named along with their position within the corporation, and the form must specify the description of services being contracted. The form must be attested by the corporation's clerk or secretary and includes an affixed corporate seal. The related contract opportunity pertains to Boston Public Schools' procurement of computer-based and online language proficiency assessments across multiple languages, including world language program offerings such as Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, German, Italian, American Sign Language, and Latin, as well as assessments for diverse home languages spoken by BPS students to support the Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy, world language credit conferral, and course placement determinations.

The Certificate of Authority form serves as a legal prerequisite for corporations bidding on City of Boston contracts and was approved as to form by Corporation Counsel in April 2025. The form explicitly states it is void and without legal effect if altered in any manner, ensuring the integrity of the authorization process. No modifications to the form are permitted. Prospective vendors for the BPS language proficiency testing contract must complete this form as part of their bid submission to establish proper corporate authorization for contract signature and bonding obligations.