Amendment #54 to H4018

Designer Selection Threshold

Mr. Galvin of Canton moves to amend the bill by adding the following sections:

SECTION XX: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” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$30,000".

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

SECTION XX: 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”.

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.