CM-06_(Certificate_of_Authority).pdf

This is a Certificate of Authority form published by the City of Boston in May 2025, designed for corporations to authorize an individual to execute contracts on behalf of the organization. The form requires certification by a corporation's Board of Directors that a designated individual possesses the legal authority to sign contracts and performance bonds with the City of Boston. The certificate must be completed by the corporation's clerk or secretary—not the authorized contract signer—and must reference a duly held directors' meeting where a quorum was present. The form specifies that the authorized individual's name, position, and the description of services must be clearly identified. The certificate is void if altered in any way and must include the corporate seal and the clerk or secretary's signature with the current date.

This form is required as part of the bid submission process for the Landscape Maintenance: Muni Lots, Parcels, Stairs contract opportunity in Massachusetts. The underlying solicitation is an Invitation for Bids that will result in two separate contracts for routine mowing, trimming, debris and trash removal, and seasonal clean-ups across two geographically defined service areas serving City-owned municipal properties. The Certificate of Authority must be approved as to form by Corporation Counsel and serves as legal documentation that bidding corporations have properly authorized their contract signatories through corporate governance procedures.