AN ACT FURTHER REGULATING PROCUREMENTS BY THE CITY OF BOSTON
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding chapter 30B of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the city of Boston, the Boston public health commission, the Boston Housing Authority, the Boston water and sewer commission and the Boston Planning and Development Agency may, for the procurement of a supply or service in the amount of $10,000 or greater, but not more than the small purchase threshold as defined by the operational services division, seek written quotations through a procurement officer from not fewer than 3 disadvantaged businesses, diverse businesses or small and local business enterprises, as certified by the supplier diversity office or the city of Boston, customarily providing the supply or service. The procurement officer shall record: (i) the names and addresses of all persons from whom quotations were sought; (ii) the specifications used for the procurement; (iii) the names of the persons submitting quotations; and (iv) the date and amount of each quotation. The recorded information shall be retained in the file required pursuant to section 3 of said chapter 30B. The procurement officer shall award the contract to the eligible and responsible bidder offering the needed quality of supply or service at the lowest quotation.
After awarding a contract under this section, the city shall publish notice of such award in the city record or on the city’s website.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved, December 29, 2022.