Amendment #1 to H596

Floor Amendment

Ms. Garlick of Needham moves to amend the bill by striking out subsection (a) of SECTION 2 and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:

“(a) Except as permitted under section 6 or section 8, award of procurement contracts in the amount of more than $50,000 or, in the case of a municipal or regional school district, award of procurement contracts in the amount of more than $100,000, shall conform to the competitive sealed bidding procedures set forth in this section. This subsection shall not apply to contracts for the procurement of real property.”;

by striking out SECTION 10 and inserting in place thereof the following section:

“SECTION 10. Section 49A of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 6, the words “, provided that no payment therefor shall” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- ; provided, that payment may.”;

and by striking out SECTION 12 and inserting in place thereof the following section:

“SECTION 12. Section 8A½ of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

The registrar shall act upon an application for a license issued pursuant to this section within 14 days of submission to the registry.”.