SENATE DOCKET, NO. 937        FILED ON: 2/9/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2093

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patrick M. O'Connor

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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 transparency in selecting a public construction alternative delivery method.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

 

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

7/7/2021


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 937        FILED ON: 2/9/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2093

By Mr. O'Connor, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2093) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to transparency in selecting a public construction alternative delivery method.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1890 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to transparency in selecting a public construction alternative delivery method.

 

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 of Chapter 149A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “inclusive.” in line 6, the following:-

Prior to the election of a public construction alternative delivery method, the inspector general shall give official notice to a public agency informing them of the multiple delivery methods available as options, including, but not limited to, design-bid-build, design-build, and construction manager at-risk delivery methods; provided that the official notice also inform the public agency of the comparative costs associated with each alternative delivery method.