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State closes I-5 southbound at Rose Quarter for 5 weeks starting Sept. 11

Plan for major delays. More at i5rosequarter.org. Visit Shift Your Trip to keep Portland moving.

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Section 12-301 Contract or Direct Labor on Public Work.

Label: City charter section

[New sec. Nov. 8, 1966; amended November 8, 2022, effective January 1, 2025.]

  1. Subject to other requirements of this Charter, the Mayor may enter into contracts the Mayor finds in the public interest, for the design, construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling, repair or maintenance of any public work, improvement, facility or structure, including any local improvement, or may at the Mayor's option directly employ labor for this purpose or any portion thereof or function connected therewith. The Mayor may by practice or regulation classify various improvements and functions, some of which may be performed under contract and others of which may be performed by direct labor. 

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