Session Laws

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Item 0332-5962 of section 2A of chapter 277 of the acts of 1995 is hereby amended by striking out the wording and inserting in place thereof the following wording:-

For acquisition of land, buildings and interests therein by purchase, lease or eminent domain to be exercised by the commissioner of the division of capital planning and operations under chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws, and for the planning and studies, the preparation of plans and specifications, construction, renovation, reconstruction, alteration, improvement, demolition, expansion, and repair of and for a new or existing courthouse and related parking facilities in the city of Taunton by said division, for the trial court, including furnishings and equipment, relocation, compliance with life safety codes and remediation of environmental hazards; provided, that such design, construction and other work may be procured and undertaken by the said commissioner of the division of capital planning and operations, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in accordance with the alternative method recommended in the report prepared under section forty-two B of chapter seven of the General Laws and entitled "Procedures for the Procurement of Design and Construction Services Under the Design Build Method" dated September first, nineteen hundred and ninety-two and filed with the general court; provided, further, that all contracts and subcontracts for the construction, renovation, reconstruction, alteration, improvement, demolition, expansion, and repair of said courthouse and related parking facilities pursuant hereto shall be awarded only to persons or entities whose bids are subject to said persons or entities being a signatory to a project labor agreement negotiated with the appropriate labor organization or organizations, which includes (a) a uniform grievance and arbitration procedure for the resolution of work-related disputes on the job site, (b) an obligation for said labor organizations and their constituent members not to strike with respect to work on said construction project and (c) mutually agreeable uniform work rules and schedules for the project; provided further, that said commissioner shall not exercise the powers of eminent domain on this project outside a one-quarter mile radius of the existing courthouse in the city of Taunton; provided further, that said commissioner is authorized to enter into agreements with the Taunton redevelopment authority or any other municipal entity designated by the city for the purpose of expediting the acquisition of property necessary for this project.