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W. The Town of Ithaca and Barney Grossman. Dubow & Marcus
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T6e'utadusigded, Geraldine 0. Rowe, hereby certifies as follows:
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attorney -duly admitted to practice law pursuant to the laws of the State
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of Connecticut and is employed as an attorney by the United States Postal Service.
Annexed hereto is atrue and Cornct copy of Section 1.5 of the Purchasing
Manual of the United States Postal Service elating to the authority of contracting
officers as issued January 31, 1997, which provisions are in full force and effect
as of the date of this certification.
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3. Annexed hereto is a true and 'oorrect copy of a Contracting Officer's Certificate
of Appointment which duly appoints Paul J. Senk a Contracting Officer for the
U.S. Postal Service, which Certificate of Appointment remaiaa in full force and
effect u of the date of this certificate.
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4. Annexed hereto is a true and collect copy of a letter from Louis P. Norris of the
United States Postal Service dated February 11, 1999 to Paul Senk duly
authotiaing Paul Sank to execute the deed transferring the Ithaca. New Yotk Post
Office to the Town of Ithaca, and said letter remains in full force and effect as of
the date of this certificate. Paul J. Seak and Paul Seek are one and the acme
individual.
S. Paul J. Seek is a Contracting Officer of the United States Postal Service. He has
been delegated authority to sign on behalf of the U.S. Postal Service all of the
documentation relating to the. transfer of the Post Office building at 213 North
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Tiogs Street. Ithaca, New York. from the U.S. Postal Service to the Town of
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Ithaca and relating to the leasing of a portion of such .building by the U.S. Postal
Service from the Town of Ithaca,
The forgoing Certification is true and correct to the best of my gmtnvledge aM beib4
Dated: Septerobu X, I"S
Geraldine O. Rowe
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t1.6 PtrChUin0 Manuel
1.5 . Contracting Officers
1.6.1 Authority
ui a contracting oNiosm have the authority Io ender W. x1mkmbter. and ternlnate
contracts and to make related decislom They we responsible for ensurkg
the performance of at action necessary for ettlolent and effectve
purchasing, ensurkg compliance with the terms of contracts, and with i
protecting the Interests of the Postal Service in at of Its contractual
relationships. Operating under the general policies of the PM (and. when
necessary, seeking and gaining approval for deviations to those policies).
contracting officers have wide latitude to exercise sound business judgment
based on the competitive and business needs of the Postal Service. y`
CILIA In meeting these responsibilities, contracting officers are expected to consul ! -
and confer with their internal business partners and purchase teams (see
1.6.2.n for a definition of purchase teams), In addition to other specialists
such as assigned counsel and the Inspection Service.
iAIA contracting officers are also responsible for managing supplier relationships
by overseeing the integrity and effectiveness of the purchasing process,
ensuring that all suppliers are treated fairty and objectively, and maintaining i
effective communications with suppliers during contract performance.
1.65 Delegations
Contracting authority Is delegated to named Individuals. rather than to
positions. based on the individual's education. experience and training. Only
Individuals with this delegated authority may contractually bind the Postal
Service. See Management instruction AS-710 86 6, !N►autlmorized
Confmcrual Commtfiner ts. Information on the limits of contracting officers'
authority must be readily available to the public and to Postal Service
personnel.
1.63 Actions Exceeding a Contracting Officer's
Authority
1.6,3.a A contracting officer may We a contractual action (a purchase. modificaft%
or termination) exceeding his or her authority after obtaining written approval
fi of the proposed action from a contracting officer delegated and authorized
to redelegate the required authority. The approval constitutes the requked i
delegation and must be placed in the contract file. i
1.6.3.b if the estimated value of a proposed purchase exceeds $10 muliom the VP.
Pd,M must give prior written approval to both the individual purchase plan and I
the proposed contract award.
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i3j s See 6.9.t.b for Information regarding prior approval of certain contract 1
termination actions.
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MANAGER. REAL ESTATE
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