HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 787 FILED ON: 1/17/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1659
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Edward F. Coppinger
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act allowing the rejection of sub-bids.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Edward F. Coppinger | 10th Suffolk | 1/17/2017 |
Daniel J. Ryan | 2nd Suffolk |
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 787 FILED ON: 1/17/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1659
By Mr. Coppinger of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1659) of Edward F. Coppinger and Daniel J. Ryan for legislation to allow the rejection of contract sub-bids. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act allowing the rejection of sub-bids.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 44E of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph of subsection (1) the following paragraph:-
In inviting bids, the awarding authority shall reserve the right to reject any or all such general bids, if it be in the public interest to do so. In inviting sub-bids in connection with such a contract, the awarding authority shall reserve the right to reject any sub-bid on any sub-trade, if it determines that such sub-bid does not represent the sub-bid of a person competent to perform the work as specified or that less than three such sub-bids were received and that the prices are not reasonable for acceptance without further competition.