MA H1664

Bill

MA H1664

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

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to timely payments for work not included in public construction contracts. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill amends Sections 39G and 39K of Chapter 30 of the Massachusetts General Laws to require awarding authorities to pay for all work performed on a "time and materials" basis, which means the amount of time invested in performing the contract and the cost of the materials used. This includes work done pursuant to signed Time and Materials itemized invoices (T&Ms), Extra Work Orders (EWOs), and Notices to Proceed (NTPs), which are considered contract modifications as defined in Section 17 of Chapter 7C. The bill requires these payments to be made within 65 days.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Bill Galvin (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4481 (on 05/10/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1664

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1664
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1664.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
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
H1656	Creating the state guarantee fund for default on public construction surety bond payments	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	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
H4481	State Administration and Regulatory Oversight	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1019	Relative to transparency in employee benefits reporting in private construction	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1708	Relative to timely decisions by awarding authorities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1744	Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
S1866	Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts	Accompanied a study order, see S2498	Similar To

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