Amendment ID: S2856-116

Amendment 116

Municipal Procurement Reform

Mr. Cronin, Ms. Kennedy, Ms. Creem and Mr. Payano move that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following sections:-

SECTION XX. Section 4 of chapter 30B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(a) Except as permitted pursuant to this section and section 7, for the procurement of a supply or service for a governmental body in the amount of $10,000 or greater, but not to exceed $100,000, a procurement officer shall seek written quotations from not fewer than 3 persons customarily providing the supply or service. The procurement officer shall record the: (i) names and addresses of all persons from whom quotations were sought; (ii) purchase description used for the procurement; (iii) names of the persons submitting quotations; and (iv) date and amount of each quotation. Such information shall be retained in the file required pursuant to section 3. A governmental body may require that any procurement for the governmental body in an amount of not more than $100,000 shall be subject to section 5 or section 6.

SECTION XX. Section 5 of said chapter 30B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 to 4, the words “$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,” and inserting in place thereof the following figure: $100,000

SECTION XX. Said section 5 of said chapter 30B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 40 and 41, the words “$50,000, or, for a municipal or regional school district, more than”.

Section 6 of said chapter 30B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the words “$50,000, or, a municipal or regional school district, more than $100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $100,000.

SECTION XX. Section 6A of said chapter 30B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the words “$50,000, or, a municipal or regional school district, more than $100,000,” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $100,000.

SECTION XX. Section 7 of said chapter 30B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the words “$50,000, or, a municipal or regional school district, more than $100,000,” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $100,000.

SECTION XX. Said chapter 30B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out section 22 and inserting in place thereof the following section:

Section 22. A public procurement unit may participate in, sponsor, conduct or administer a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of supplies or services with public procurement units or external procurement activities in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants. The public procurement unit conducting the procurement of supplies or services shall do so in a manner that constitutes a full and open competition. Notwithstanding the provisions of any special or general law to the contrary, a public procurement unit that conducts a cooperative purchasing agreement pursuant to this section in a manner that constitutes full and open competition may award contracts to multiple offerors through a single request for proposals if the chief procurement officer for the awarding public unit determines that doing so is in the best interests of the parties to the cooperative purchasing agreement.