Page 16 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, January 31, 2025 BHRC | FROM PAGE 15 mer out a compromise version that will be approved by both branches and sent to Gov. Healey who has the power to veto any spending and any other items. The House and Senate can then choose to override any of the governor’s vetoes. HOLD DANGEROUS BON-CITIZENS FOR ICE INTERVENTION – Reps. Michael Soter (R-Bellingham) and Kenneth Sweezey (R-Pembroke) have filed legislation they say will restore power to local and state law enforcement agencies by closing a loophole that prevents court officers and law enforcement officials from holding dangerous illegal non-citizens with ICE detainers beyond the time that the individual would otherwise be entitled to be released from state custody, allowing these individuals to walk free after committing significant crimes in certain situations. "It’s essential that we equip our law enforcement with the resources, tools and support they need to keep our communities safe,” said Rep. Soter. “Both sides of the aisle are united in the belief that undocumented immigrants who come here to commit crimes should be returned to their home countries. The state and local authorities must be able to detain these criminals and give ICE the opportunity to take action." “The immigration issue in Massachusetts has gotten completely out of control,” said Rep. Sweezey. “This piece of legislation is a very simple, common-sense first step in rectifying part of the issue. I am always proud to assist our law enforceLEGAL NOTICE Invitation to Bid Malden Housing Authority (MHA) 630 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148 MHA #010825 Title Design and Installations for New Door Passage and Locksets Issue Date: Contract Documents may be seen at the MHA, 630 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148 after 10:00 a.m. on 2/5/25, and will be available by email request at efahey@maldenhousing.org Bid Opening Date and Time: 3/26/2025, at 2:00 P.M. Bids must be received and time stamped at the MHA, before this date and time to be considered. Estimated construction cost is $275,000.00. The Malden Housing Authority (MHA) is requesting bids to provide all travel, labor, materials, tools and equipment necessary for the complete and satisfactory performance of the following: Furnish all travel, materials, labor, supplies, test equipment, tools, parts and any other items required to provide and install new lever handle locksets for all tenant and common area doors with existing locksets and common lever handle passage sets at 630 Salem Street, Malden, MA. Wages are subject to minimum wage rates determined by the Secretary of the United States Department of Labor. A 5% certified check, letter of credit or bond, payable to the Malden Housing Authority, must accompany each bid. A 50% Performance Bond of the total contract amount shall be required from the successful bidder. Surety bonds will only be accepted by surety companies licensed by the division of insurance to transact business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Additionally, the bidder must provide proof of specific insurance as required by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and federal laws. The MHA will evaluate bids in response to this solicitation without discussions and will award a contract to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the solicitation, will be lowest most responsive and responsible to the MHA considering price, qualifications and past performance documenting that the bidder possesses the skill, ability, and integrity necessary to faithfully perform the work called for by the Contract, based upon a determination of competent workmanship and financial soundness in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 149, §44D (see M.G.L. c. 149, §44A(1)) and eligibility (able to meet all requirements for Bidders set forth in M.G.L. c. 149, §§44A-H and not debarred from bidding under §44C or any other applicable Commonwealth or Federal law, and who shall certify that it is able to furnish labor that can work in harmony with all other elements of labor employed or to be employed on the work-see M.G.L. c. 149, §44A(1)). Contract Documents may be obtained at the Malden Housing Authority (MHA), 630 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148 or by email request at: efahey@maldenhousing.org. Bidders requesting that Contract Documents be mailed to them shall include a separate treasurer’s or cashier’s check in the amount of $45.00 for each set, payable to the Malden Housing Authority, to cover mailing and handling costs. All bids must be signed and dated; if a joint venture is submitting the bid, each joint venturer must sign the bid. Late bids will be handled in accordance with Instructions to Bidders for Contracts. A site visit for all bidders has been scheduled for 10:30 a.m., 2/12/25. The site visit will begin in the library of the MHA Central Office located at 630 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148. All bidders are strongly encouraged to attend the site visit. No questions will be answered unless received written by the MHA at least ten (10) business days prior to the bid closing date and time. The MHA reserves the right to waive any informality in and to reject any or all bids if it is in the MHA’s and the public interest to do so. January 31, 2025 ment partners and am pleased to present this legislation with support from Sheriff Evangelidis and Sheriff McDonald. I look forward to working on gaining additional support and pushing this bill across the finish line into law making our communities safer in the process.” “[We are] monitoring reports of activities by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Greater Boston area,” said Kevin Brown, Executive Vice-President of 32BJ SEIU, the largest property service workers union in the country, with 185,000 members across the East Coast, including 20,000 in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. “We reaffirm our readiness to support our members’ rights and the rights of immigrants--our neighbors, friends, family members and co-workers, whose presence and work enrich our communities and our economies.” Meanwhile, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell joined ten other state attorneys general in issuing a joint statement commenting on a memorandum from a President Trump appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in federal immigration enforcement. “It is well-established— through longstanding Supreme Court precedent—that the U.S. Constitution prevents the federal government from commandeering states to enforce federal law,” read the statement. “While the federal government may use its own resources for federal immigration enforcement, the court ruled in Printz vs. United States that the federal government cannot ‘impress into its service—and at no cost to itself—the police officers of the 50 states.’ This balance of power between the federal government and state governments is a touchstone of our American system of federalism.” $108 MILLION FOR MASSACHUSETTS IN SETTELEMENT WITH PURDUE PHARMA –Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced that she, along with a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties, has reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma for their instrumental role in creating the opioid crisis. Up to $108 million of the settlement funds will be distributed to Massachusetts. The suit says that under the Sacklers’ leadership, Purdue invented, manufactured and aggressively marketed opioid products for decades, perpetuating waves of addiction and overdose deaths across the commonwealth and country. “The Sackler family will forever be remembered as a symbol of greed, profiting off pain to destroy countless lives across the BHRC | SEE PAGE 17
17 Publizr Home