MA S1710

Bill

Relative to the fair participation of minority and women-owned businesses on public construction projects

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
02/15/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to the fair participation of minority and women-owned businesses on public construction projects. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill aims to promote the fair participation of minority and women-owned businesses in public construction projects. It amends the Massachusetts General Laws to allow sub-bidders and trade contractors on certain public projects, such as those managed by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, the Massachusetts State College Building Authority, the University of Massachusetts Building Authority, and the Massachusetts Port Authority, to subcontract portions of their work to meet established minority-owned business enterprise (MBE) and women-owned business enterprise (WBE) participation goals. These goals are capped at 10% of the value of the filed sub-bid or trade contractor work, and the total value of the work subcontracted to meet the goals cannot exceed an additional 10% of the contractor's overall work. The bill also requires the commissioner to establish a process for contractors to request a reduction or waiver of the participation goals.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Linda Forry (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 02/15/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1710

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1710
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1710.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1044	Relative to making a technical correction to public construction threshold	No further action taken	Similar To
H1540	Relative to promoting energy efficiency	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H1649	Relative to the health and safety on public construction projects	No further action taken	Similar To
H1702	Relative to default insurance programs for certain public construction projects	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
H1703	Relative to default insurance programs for certain public construction projects	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
H2667	Requiring government neutrality in all public construction projects	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
S1697	Further defining fraud in public construction contracts	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
S1731	Relative to increasing transparency in public construction	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
S1744	Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To

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