MA H2763

Bill

To increase competition and reduce costs for constructing water treatment plants

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
02/13/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to increase competition and reduce costs for constructing water treatment plants. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill aims to increase competition and reduce costs for constructing water treatment plants. It proposes an amendment to existing regulations and procedures for prequalifying contractors for work on water treatment plants. The key change is that a general contractor would be required to have experience constructing, modifying, or repairing a water treatment plant within the past 10 years in order to be considered qualified. This change is intended to maximize the number of qualified contractors available for such work.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Smitty Pignatelli (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 02/13/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2763

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2763
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2763.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1371	Relative to private construction contracts	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1624	Relative to prohibit contract provisions requiring subcontractors to assume liability for negligence of others	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2665	Relative to the health and safety on public construction projects	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2827	Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H374	Relative to rail-trail construction	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3814	Providing for the construction of improvements to Arsenal Park in the town of Watertown	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S1364	Resolve providing for investigating construction practices and their impact on firefighter deaths	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1885	Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1902	Further defining fraud in public construction contracts	Accompanied a study order, see S2569	Similar To
S1918	To increase competition and reduce costs for constructing water treatment plants	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1989	Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts	Accompanied H2827	Similar To
S2320	Relative to the Boston Residents Job Policy	Accompanied a study order, see S2569	Similar To
S2372	Relative to workplace safety	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S79	Promoting sustainable development across the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1371

Relative to private construction contracts

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1624

Relative to prohibit contract provisions requiring subcontractors to assume liability for negligence of others

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2665

Relative to the health and safety on public construction projects

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2827

Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H374

Relative to rail-trail construction

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H3814

Providing for the construction of improvements to Arsenal Park in the town of Watertown

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S1364

Resolve providing for investigating construction practices and their impact on firefighter deaths

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1885

Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1902

Further defining fraud in public construction contracts

Accompanied a study order, see S2569

Similar To

S1918

To increase competition and reduce costs for constructing water treatment plants

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1989

Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts

Accompanied H2827

Similar To

S2320

Relative to the Boston Residents Job Policy

Accompanied a study order, see S2569

Similar To

S2372

Relative to workplace safety

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S79

Promoting sustainable development across the Commonwealth

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

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