Amendment #64, as changed to H4876

EV School Bus Procurement

Ms. Meschino of Hull moves to amend the amendment by inserting after section 19 the following section:-

SECTION 19A. Chapter 30B of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 23, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 23. Notwithstanding section 39M of chapter 30 or any other general or special law to the contrary, a governmental body may, pursuant to this chapter, procure electric school buses and the installation of electric vehicle supply equipment, as defined in section 2 of chapter 25B, for said school buses. Electric school buses and the installation of related electric vehicle supply equipment may be procured separately or in 1 procurement. For the purposes of this section, electric school buses shall be considered supplies and electric vehicle supply equipment and its installation shall be considered services; provided, however, that if electric school buses and electric vehicle supply equipment and its installation are procured in a single procurement both shall be considered supplies.

A contract under this section shall only be awarded to a bidder who shall: (i) possess the skill, ability and integrity necessary for the faithful performance of the work; (ii) certify that it is able to furnish labor that can work in harmony with all other elements of labor employed or to be employed in the work; (iii) certify that all employees to be employed at the worksite will have successfully completed a course in construction safety and health approved by the United States

Occupational Safety and Health Administration that is not less than 10 hours in duration at the time the employee begins work and furnish documentation of successful completion of said course with the first certified payroll report for each employee; and (iv) obtain within 10 days of the notification of contract award the security by bond required under section 29 of chapter 149; provided, however, that for the purposes of this section, “security by bond” shall mean the bond of a surety company qualified to do business under the laws of the commonwealth and satisfactory to the awarding authority; and provided further, that if there is more than 1 surety company, the surety companies shall be jointly and severally liable.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #64, as changed to H4876

EV School Bus Procurement