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Pontiac adopts Responsible Contractor ordinance after debate over $25,000 threshold
Summary
Council adopted a Responsible Contractor ordinance establishing prequalification, an 80% scoring threshold, two-year certification and workforce-development expectations for contractors on city projects; an amendment to raise the $25,000 threshold to $50,000 failed and the ordinance takes effect 30 days after approval unless the council acts to accelerate.
Pontiac City Council voted on Nov. 18 to adopt a Responsible Contractor ordinance that will require prequalification and workforce-development standards for contractors and subcontractors on city construction projects.
Administration framed the ordinance as a public-safety and workforce-development measure "to make sure that contractors with whom the city enters into contracts are responsible, that they treat their employees with dignity and respect, that they ensure safe working conditions" and that contractors engage in workforce development, an administration representative said.
The ordinance defines a construction project as a city-awarded contract with…
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