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Council approves $977,857 demolition contract with new 33% minority participation goal after prolonged debate
Summary
After an extended debate about local and minority hiring, the Springfield City Council approved a $977,857.28 demolition contract with GreenTrack LLC and added a requirement that the contractor document outreach (a 'commercially useful function') within 45 days and meet a 33% minority participation goal, the council announced.
Springfield — The City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance awarding contract PW26-08-31 to GreenTrack LLC for abatement and demolition work and added new workforce conditions after hours of questioning about minority and local hiring.
The ordinance, originally presented to accept GreenTrack’s bid and authorize a supplemental appropriation not to exceed $977,857.28, became the focus of a lengthy discussion about the city’s ability to prioritize minority and local workers on public contracts. Alderman Sean Gregory pressed staff and the administration for clearer evidence that bidders had performed outreach and would hire local and minority workers on the project.
“I would love to see us at least be at the 50% for our local,” Alderman Gregory said during debate, calling the historically reported participation numbers “troubling” and…
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