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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title II EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
  4. Chapter 7C CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE
  5. Section 53 Expedited selection procedures upon declaration of emergency situation

Section 53

Section 53: Expedited selection procedures upon declaration of emergency situation

[ Subsection (a) effective until November 25, 2025. For text effective November 25, 2025, see below.]

  Section 53. (a) Whenever the health or safety of any persons will be endangered because of the time required for the selection of a designer, interior designer, programmer or construction manager by the procedures prescribed by sections 44 to 58, inclusive, or whenever a deadline for action is set on a project by any court or federal agency which cannot be met if those selection procedures are followed, the commissioner may declare that an emergency situation exists.

[ Subsection (a) as amended by 2025, 73, Sec. 6, effective November 25, 2025. For text effective until November 25, 2025, see above.]

  (a) Whenever the health or safety of any persons will be endangered because of the time required for the selection of a designer, interior designer, programmer or construction manager by the procedures prescribed by sections 44 to 57, inclusive, or whenever a deadline for action is set on a project by any court or federal agency which cannot be met if those selection procedures are followed, the commissioner may declare that an emergency situation exists.

  (b) If the commissioner declares that an emergency situation exists, finalist selection may be made by the board by expedited procedures adopted by regulation by the board.