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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  FORM 10-Q/A

                                AMENDMENT NO. 1


                                   (Mark One)

              [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000

                                       OR

              [_] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                For the transition period from ______ to _______


                         Commission File Number 0-25995


                            NEXTERA ENTERPRISES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                                              95-4700410
(State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                            Identification Number)


                  One Cranberry Hill, Lexington, Massachusetts
                  02421 (Address of principal executive office,
                               including zip code)

                                 (781) 778-4400
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                 Yes [X] No [ ]

     As of October 31, 2000 there were 31,270,789 shares of $.001 par value
Class A Common Stock outstanding and 3,848,560 shares of $.001 par value Class B
Common Stock outstanding.

                                EXPLANATORY NOTE

The company hereby amends Part II, Item 6 of its quarterly report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended September 30, 2000 to reflect the addition of two exhibits
(attached hereto as Exhibits 10.46.2 and 10.58).

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Item 6 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

     (a) Exhibits


         10.46.2  Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 30,
                  1999 by and among Nextera Enterprises, Inc., BankBoston, N.A.
                  and the entities listed on the signature pages thereto, dated
                  as of November 14, 2000


         10.55*   Employment Agreement dated September 30, 2000 between
                  Nextera Enterprises, Inc. and Vincent C. Perro

         10.56*   Employment Agreement dated October 24, 2000 between
                  Nextera Enterprises, Inc. and Michael P. Muldowney

         10.57*   Employment Agreement dated October 25, 2000 between
                  Nextera Enterprises, Inc. and David Schneider


         10.58    Employment Letter dated November 8, 2000 between Steven B.
                  Fink and Nextera Enterprises, Inc.


         27.1*    Financial Data Schedule

     (b) Reports on Form 8-K

     No reports on Form 8-K were filed by Nextera during the three months ended
September 30, 2000.


     * Previously filed with Nextera's Form 10-Q for the period ending
9/30/2000.










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                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                    NEXTERA ENTERPRISES, INC.
                                    (Registrant)


Date:  December 5, 2000             By: /s/ David M. Schneider
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                                    David M. Schneider
                                    President and Chief Executive Officer
                                    (Principal Executive Officer)


                                    NEXTERA ENTERPRISES, INC.
                                    (Registrant)


Date:  December 5, 2000             By: /s/ Michael P. Muldowney
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                                    Michael P. Muldowney
                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)