Amendment #81 to H5562

Chapter 30B Cooperative Purchasing Reform

Representatives Ultrino of Malden and Gentile of Sudbury move to amend the bill by inserting the following new sections:

SECTION XX. Section 22 of chapter 30B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “supplies”, in line 3, the following words:- or services

SECTION XX. Section 22 of chapter 30B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “supplies”, in line 6, the following words:- or services

SECTION XX. 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 conduct 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

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Chapter 30B Cooperative Purchasing Reform