Amendment ID: S2856-22

Amendment 22

Enhancing Cooperative Purchasing Opportunities for Cities and Towns

Messrs. Tarr and O'Connor move that the proposed new text be amended by inserting at the end the following section:-

"SECTION X. Section 22 of chapter 30B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph, the following paragraph: Notwithstanding the provisions of any other section of this Chapter, public procurement units that conducts a cooperative purchasing agreement may award contracts to multiple offerors through a request for proposals if their chief procurement officer determines that doing so is in the best interests of the parties to the cooperative purchasing agreement."