MA S1890

Bill

MA S1890

Relative to transparency in selecting a public construction alternative delivery method

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to transparency in selecting a public construction alternative delivery method. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 149A of the General Laws to require the Inspector General to provide official notice to a public agency about the various public construction alternative delivery methods available, including design-bid-build, design-build, and construction manager at-risk, along with the comparative costs associated with each option, before the public agency elects an alternative delivery method. This is intended to increase transparency in the selection process for alternative public construction delivery methods.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2569 (on 02/27/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1890

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1890
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1890.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1678	Relative to making a technical correction to public construction threshold	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
H2675	Relative to bidding for public construction contracts	Accompanied a study order, see H5103	Similar To
H2699	Relative to timely public payments for work not included in original construction contracts	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	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
S1896	Relative to life cycle costs for public construction	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
S2569	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to state administration and regulatory oversight issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S706	To ensure prescription drug cost transparency and affordability	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1678

Relative to making a technical correction to public construction threshold

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

H2675

Relative to bidding for public construction contracts

Accompanied a study order, see H5103

Similar To

H2699

Relative to timely public payments for work not included in original construction contracts

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

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

S1896

Relative to life cycle costs for public construction

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

S2569

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to state administration and regulatory oversight issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S706

To ensure prescription drug cost transparency and affordability

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

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