HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2089 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1664
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
William C. Galvin
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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 relative to timely public payments for work not included in original construction contracts.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
William C. Galvin | 6th Norfolk | 1/19/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2089 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1664
By Mr. Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1664) of William C. Galvin relative to timely payments for work not included in public construction contracts. 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 relative to timely public payments for work not included in original construction contracts.
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 39G of chapter 30 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the sixth paragraph the following paragraph:-
The awarding authority shall pay for all work: (1) performed pursuant to a signed Time and Materials itemized invoice (T&Ms), Extra Work Orders (EWOs) and Notice To Proceed (NTPs); all are contract modification, as defined in section 17 of chapter 7C, or (2) on a time and materials basis in the manner provided by this section. Must be paid within Sixty five days. For the purposes of this section, time and materials basis shall mean the amount of time invested in performing the contract and the cost of the materials used in the performance of the contract.
SECTION 2. Section 39K of chapter 30 is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
The awarding authority shall pay for all work performed pursuant to a signed Time and Material itemized invoice (T&Ms), Extra Work Orders (EWOs) and Notice To Proceed (NTPs); all are contract modification, as defined in section 17 of chapter 7C, or (2) on a time and materials basis in the manner provided by this section. Must be paid within Sixty five days as defined in section 17 of chapter 7C, or (2) on a time and materials basis in the manner provided by this section. For the purposes of this section, time and materials basis shall mean the amount of time invested in performing the contract and the cost of the materials used in the performance of the contract.