Amendment #51 to H4018

Designer Selection Threshold

Mr. Hay of Fitchburg moves to amend the bill by inserting at the end thereof the following:-

SECTION XX: (a) Subsection (d)(iv) of section 51 of chapter 7C of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the figure “$10,000” in line 51 and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $30,000

(b) Said subsection (d)(iv) of section 51, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking the figure “$100,000” in line 53 and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $300,000

SECTION XX: (a) Subsection (a) of section 54 of said chapter 7C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking in lines 2-3 the language “estimated to exceed $100,000”.

(b) Said section 54, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:- (f) A contract for design services shall be exempt from the selection procedure required in subsection (a) if (i) the design fee under the contract is less than $30,000; or (ii) the estimated construction cost of the project for which the design services are required is less than $300,000.