SENATE DOCKET, NO. 765        FILED ON: 2/5/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2122

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Walter F. Timilty

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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 to increase competition and reduce costs for constructing water treatment plants.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 765        FILED ON: 2/5/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2122

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1918 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 to increase competition and reduce costs for constructing water treatment plants.

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

Section 44D½ of chapter 149 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following new subsection in place thereof:-

“(j) Regulations and procedures shall be promulgated by the commissioner of the division of capital asset management and maintenance to implement this section and to ensure that the prequalification process set forth in subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, is sufficient, fair and consistent; provided further, that the aforementioned regulations and procedures established for prequalifying contractors for work on water treatment plants shall require a general contractor to have experience constructing, modifying or repairing a water treatment plant within the past ten (10) years to responsibly maximize the number of qualified contractors for this type of work.”