CM-06_.pdf

This is a Certificate of Authority form issued by the City of Boston's Corporation Counsel in April 2025, designed for corporations to authorize a designated individual to execute contracts on behalf of the organization. The form requires certification from a corporation's board of directors meeting that designates a specific individual—identified by name and position—as authorized to sign contracts and performance bonds with the City of Boston. The certificate must be completed and attested by the corporation's clerk or secretary as of the meeting date and current date, with the corporation's seal affixed to the document. The form is void if altered in any way and serves as the legal authorization documentation necessary for the Boston Pre-K Community-Based Providers contract opportunity, which the City of Boston and Department of Early Childhood are administering.

The certificate form contains no pricing terms, set-aside provisions, incumbent information, or funding details, as it functions solely as a procedural authorization document required during the contracting process. Organizations responding to the Boston Pre-K opportunity—which seeks up to 1,165 seats from community-based providers to deliver 6.5 hours per day of Pre-K instruction for 180 days annually to eligible three and four-year-old students, with priority given to providers in Hyde Park, Mission Hill/Jamaica Plain, and West Roxbury—must submit this completed Certificate of Authority as part of their bid submission to legally bind their organization to contract execution.