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MA Gen L ch 30 § 35a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 30 - General Provisions Relative to State Departments, Commissions, Officers and Employees|Section 35a - Reports; Projects Requiring Assessments Upon Municipalities; Notice

Section 35A. Reports of state officers, departments or heads thereof, and special commissions, recommending the expenditure of money to an amount in the aggregate exceeding five hundred thousand dollars for a new project or undertaking, any part of the cost of which is recommended to be assessed upon the cities and towns of any metropolitan district, shall be accompanied by a statement showing the amount, in dollars and cents, that would be assessed upon each such city and town if such recommendation should be enacted into law. The officer, department or special commission making a recommendation as aforesaid shall, upon the filing of its report containing the same, send a copy of said statement to each city and town which would be subject to such assessment.
MA Gen L ch 30 § 36 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 30 - General Provisions Relative to State Departments, Commissions, Officers and Employees|Section 36 - Motor Vehicles Owned by Commonwealth; Use and Marking; Regulations and Restrictions, Enforcement; Transfer

Section 36. The commissioner of administration shall establish and enforce regulations governing the use and marking of motor vehicles owned by the commonwealth. Every office, department, board, commission or institution of the commonwealth shall keep such a record of the use of such vehicle, and shall make such reports in relation thereto, as may be prescribed by such regulations. Every such vehicle shall be plainly and conspicuously marked in such manner and place as shall be prescribed by such regulations. No such vehicle shall be used for providing transportation for state officers and employees between their domiciles and places of employment nor shall any expense be incurred for the garaging of such vehicles except with the prior written approval of the officer having charge of the agency operating such vehicle, and, in the case of a department, office, commission, or institution within any of the executive offices established by chapters six A and seven upon the prior written approval of the secretary having charge of such executive office, and in accordance with such regulations; provided, however, that the commissioner of administration may issue rules and regulations governing the use of such motor vehicles for emergency purposes.  The commissioner of administration is authorized to transfer a motor vehicle from one agency or department to another and may transfer any such vehicles to the executive office of administration and finance to be maintained, serviced, repaired and garaged thereby and assigned to departments or agencies on such basis and for such duration as the commissioner may deem appropriate.  The registrar of motor vehicles shall furnish for each motor vehicle owned by the commonwealth a distinctive number plate bearing such arrangement of letters or number or both, as will distinguish the particular vehicle, and in the discretion of said registrar, as will distinguish the officer, department, board, commission or institution by which the vehicle is operated.
MA Gen L ch 30 § 36a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 30 - General Provisions Relative to State Departments, Commissions, Officers and Employees|Section 36a - Purchase, Replacement or Repair of Motor Vehicles; Authorization; Funds

Section 36A. Motor vehicles to be purchased from sums appropriated by the general court shall be authorized by the purchasing agent in accordance with schedules filed by the budget director with the house and senate committees on ways and means of the general court prior to the passage of the act making such appropriation provided, the commissioner of administration may authorize the replacement of other motor vehicles with similar models from available funds when he determines that the replacement is necessary because the cost of necessary repairs would not be economical; and provided further, that no expenditure in excess of fifteen hundred dollars shall be authorized for the repair of a motor vehicle whose purchase price is fifteen thousand dollars or less and no expenditure in excess of three thousand dollars shall be authorized for the repair of a motor vehicle whose purchase price is greater than fifteen thousand dollars by any department or agency in a garage or shop other than one maintained and operated by such department or agency or by the executive office of administration and finance without the prior written approval of the commissioner of administration.
MA Gen L ch 30 § 37 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 30 - General Provisions Relative to State Departments, Commissions, Officers and Employees|Section 37 - Rules and Regulations; Compliance With Statutory Filing Requirements

Section 37. Every department, board, commission, division, authority or official of state government, or subdivision thereof, authorized by law to make regulations, shall comply with the filing provisions of section five of chapter thirty A and such regulations shall not take effect until so filed.
MA Gen L ch 30 § 38 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 30 - General Provisions Relative to State Departments, Commissions, Officers and Employees|Section 38 - Reports on Public Employees; Central Personnel Register

Section 38. Every state officer, department or head thereof shall, whenever required by the personnel administrator, furnish him with such information as he prescribes concerning all officials and employees of the commonwealth employed in or by such office or department for whose services money has been paid by the commonwealth. Whenever an appointing authority shall make an appointment to a position included in the classification plan established in accordance with section forty-five, such appointing authority shall certify to said administrator that the appointee possesses the qualifications for the position as established by said administrator in accordance with subclause (ii) of clause (c) of paragraph (1) of said section forty-five.  Said administrator shall establish and maintain a central personnel register, recording therein, for all employees of the commonwealth, such records as he may, with the approval of the secretary of administration, prescribe. He shall maintain a current record of all persons working for the commonwealth. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all state officers or department heads, including the legislature, judicial and institution heads, shall report on all employees and all accessions and separations relating to their agencies.
MA Gen L ch 30 § 38a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 30 - General Provisions Relative to State Departments, Commissions, Officers and Employees|Section 38a - Price Adjustment Clause in Contracts for Road, Bridge, Water and Sewer Projects Awarded Under Sec. 39m

Section 38A. Contracts for road and bridge projects awarded as a result of a proposal or invitation for bids under section 39M shall include a price adjustment clause for each of the following materials: fuel, both diesel and gasoline; asphalt; concrete; and steel. Contracts for water and sewer projects awarded as a result of a proposal or invitation for bids under said section 39M shall include a price adjustment clause for fuel, both diesel and gasoline; liquid asphalt; and portland cement contained in cast-in-place concrete. A base price for each material shall be set by the awarding authority or agency and shall be included in the bid documents at the time the project is advertised. The awarding authority or agency shall also identify in the bid documents the price index to be used for each material. The price adjustment clause shall provide for a contract adjustment to be made on a monthly basis when the monthly cost change exceeds plus or minus 5 per cent.
MA Gen L ch 30 § 39b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 30 - General Provisions Relative to State Departments, Commissions, Officers and Employees|Section 39b - Construction Contracts for Public Ways, Airports or Public Works; Dump Trucks; Schedule of Rates; Disputes

Section 39B. Every contract entered into by the commonwealth or any agency thereof, or in behalf of any political subdivision thereof, for the construction, repair, alteration or improvement of public ways, airports or other public works of a similar nature wherein it is contemplated that dump trucks, so called, will be hired from common or contract carriers for use in the prosecution of such contract or for the delivery or transportation of materials to be incorporated in such work, shall contain provisions setting forth in detail all applicable rates and transportation charges prescribed by the department of telecommunications and energy with respect to such common carriers and contract carriers who engage in dump-truck operations.  ''Transportation charges'', as used herein, shall be defined as any charge prescribed or authorized by the department of telecommunications and energy to be paid to the owner of a dump truck who holds a certificate as a common carrier or a permit as a contract carrier whether such charge is based on an hourly rental basis, cubic yard per mile basis, ton per mile basis, or any other basis approved and authorized by said department of telecommunications and energy which is applicable to any such contract.  On contracts where payment of transportation charges is being made on a cubic yard-mileage or ton-mileage basis, if any dispute shall arise between a common or contract carrier and a contractor, sub-contractor or materials supplier as to the proper mileage or carrying capacity of any vehicle on which payment is based, such dispute may be referred by either party to the contracting officer or agency of the commonwealth, or in behalf of any political subdivision thereof, for decision. In such cases the contracting office or agency shall cause the mileage from the loading point or source of supply to the nearest point of delivery on said contract to be computed, or shall cause the carrying capacity of such vehicle to be measured and determined. Such determination of facts shall be conclusive and binding upon both parties and shall be used as the basis for payment to all carriers in accordance with rates prescribed by the department of telecommunications and energy for the mileage and carrying capacity of each vehicle as determined.
MA Gen L ch 30 § 39c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 30 - General Provisions Relative to State Departments, Commissions, Officers and Employees|Section 39c - Actions Under Sec. 39a; Forbidden Defenses

Section 39C. In any action or claim instituted under section thirty-nine A, it shall be no defense that any common carrier or contract carrier, who has furnished or provided transportation on any such contract, agreed to accept less than the minimum rates and charges prescribed by the department of telecommunications and energy or that such carrier voluntarily made rebates or refunds. In any such action any common carrier or contract carrier shall be entitled to recover the established minimum rates even though the original invoices were presented incorrectly because of the use of threats, intimidation or coercion of any kind.
MA Gen L ch 30 § 39d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 30 - General Provisions Relative to State Departments, Commissions, Officers and Employees|Section 39d - Additional Security

Section 39D. Nothing contained in section thirty-nine A shall be construed as limiting the authority of an officer or agent of the commonwealth, or in behalf of any political subdivision thereof, to require other performance or payment bonds whenever required or permitted by law.
MA Gen L ch 30 § 39e (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 30 - General Provisions Relative to State Departments, Commissions, Officers and Employees|Section 39e - Inducing Rebates or Refunds of Transportation Charges; Penalties

Section 39E. Whoever, by force or the use of threats, intimidation or coercion of any kind, induces any common carrier or contract carrier or the person who has furnished or provided transportation on any contract for which a payment bond is required under section thirty-nine A to make a rebate or refund of any transportation charges or to give up any part of any payment to which he is legally entitled or to render an incorrect bill for less than the established minimum rates and charges prescribed by the department of telecommunications and energy shall be punished for a first offense by a fine of one thousand dollars, for a second offense by a fine of fifteen hundred dollars and for any subsequent offense by a fine of two thousand dollars.
MA Gen L ch 30 § 39h (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 30 - General Provisions Relative to State Departments, Commissions, Officers and Employees|Section 39h - Indemnification of Contractors

Section 39H. Every contract entered into by or on behalf of the commonwealth for the construction, reconstruction or alteration of a public way shall contain a provision whereby the commonwealth agrees to indemnify the contractor against loss by reason of the liability to pay damages to others for entry upon any land included within the boundaries of the area within which the work is to be performed as set forth in the construction contract and the plans and specifications applying to such contract or any approved alteration thereof or for damage sustained upon any lands adjoining said land by reason of the flowage or drainage of water thereto or therefrom, in any case wherein such damages result from the failure of the commonwealth to take an interest or easement in such adjoining area, provided that the commonwealth acting by an authorized representative thereof, has issued a notice in writing to the contractor prior to the making of an entry upon such premises directing or permitting him to proceed with his contract and to make such entry upon the premises for the purpose of performing the work required by said contract, or any approved alteration thereof, and provided, further, that the contractor has given notice in writing to the contracting authority within fifteen days after receiving notice of any claim to come in and settle the same and upon the commencement of any action against him to come in and defend said action, but in no event shall any such damage claim be compromised or adjusted without the written consent of the commonwealth. The provisions of this section shall in no way relieve the contractor from any liability for damage to property of others caused by his negligence or that of his employees nor shall they be construed to require the commonwealth to indemnify the contractor against any loss resulting from such acts of negligence.
MA Gen L ch 30 § 39i (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 30 - General Provisions Relative to State Departments, Commissions, Officers and Employees|Section 39i - Deviations From Plans and Specifications

Section 39I. Every contractor having a contract for the construction, alteration, maintenance, repair or demolition of, or addition to, any public building or public works for the commonwealth, or of any political subdivision thereof, shall perform all the work required by such contract in conformity with the plans and specifications contained therein. No wilful and substantial deviation from said plans and specifications shall be made unless authorized in writing by the awarding authority or by the engineer or architect in charge of the work who is duly authorized by the awarding authority to approve such deviations. In order to avoid delays in the prosecution of the work required by such contract such deviation from the plans or specifications may be authorized by a written order of the awarding authority or such engineer or architect so authorized to approve such deviation. Within thirty days thereafter, such written order shall be confirmed by a certificate of the awarding authority stating: (1) If such deviation involves any substitution or elimination of materials, fixtures or equipment, the reasons why such materials, fixtures or equipment were included in the first instance and the reasons for substitution or elimination, and, if the deviation is of any other nature, the reasons for such deviation, giving justification therefor; (2) that the specified deviation does not materially injure the project as a whole; (3) that either the work substituted for the work specified is of the same cost and quality, or that an equitable adjustment has been agreed upon between the contracting agency and the contractor and the amount in dollars of said adjustment; and (4) that the deviation is in the best interest of the contracting authority.  Such certificate shall be signed under the penalties of perjury and shall be a permanent part of the file record of the work contracted for.  Whoever violates any provision of this section wilfully and with intent to defraud shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
MA Gen L ch 30 § 39j (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 30 - General Provisions Relative to State Departments, Commissions, Officers and Employees|Section 39j - Public Construction Contracts; Effect of Decisions of Contracting Body or Administrative Board

Section 39J. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of any contract for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling, repair or demolition of any public building or public works by the commonwealth, or by any county, city, town, district, board, commission or other public body, when the amount of the contract is more than five thousand dollars in the case of the commonwealth and more than two thousand dollars in the case of any county, city, town, district, board, commission or other public body, a decision, by the contracting body or by any administrative board, official or agency, or by any architect or engineer, on a dispute, whether of fact or of law, arising under said contract shall not be final or conclusive if such decision is made in bad faith, fraudulently, capriciously, or arbitrarily is unsupported by substantial evidence, or is based upon error of law.
MA Gen L ch 30 § 39l (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 30 - General Provisions Relative to State Departments, Commissions, Officers and Employees|Section 39l - Public Construction Work by Foreign Corporations; Restrictions and Reports

Section 39L. The commonwealth and every county, city, town, district, board, commission or other public body which, as the awarding authority, requests proposals, bids or sub-bids for any work in the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling, repair or demolition of any public building or other public works (1) shall not enter into a contract for the work with, and shall not approve as a subcontractor furnishing labor and materials for a part of the work, a foreign corporation which has not filed with the awarding authority a certificate of the state secretary stating that the corporation has complied with requirements of section 15.03 of subdivision A of Part 15 of chapter 156D and the date of compliance, and further has filed all annual reports required by section 16.22 of subdivision B of Part 16 of said chapter 156D, and (2) shall report to the state secretary and to the department of corporations and taxation any foreign corporation performing work under such contract or subcontract, and any person, other than a corporation, performing work under such contract or subcontract, and residing or having a principal place of business outside the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 30 § 39n (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 30 - General Provisions Relative to State Departments, Commissions, Officers and Employees|Section 39n - Construction Contracts; Equitable Adjustment in Contract Price for Differing Subsurface or Latent Physical Conditions

Section 39N. Every contract subject to section forty-four A of chapter one hundred and forty-nine or subject to section thirty-nine M of chapter thirty shall contain the following paragraph in its entirety and an awarding authority may adopt reasonable rules or regulations in conformity with that paragraph concerning the filing, investigation and settlement of such claims:  If, during the progress of the work, the contractor or the awarding authority discovers that the actual subsurface or latent physical conditions encountered at the site differ substantially or materially from those shown on the plans or indicated in the contract documents either the contractor or the contracting authority may request an equitable adjustment in the contract price of the contract applying to work affected by the differing site conditions. A request for such an adjustment shall be in writing and shall be delivered by the party making such claim to the other party as soon as possible after such conditions are discovered. Upon receipt of such a claim from a contractor, or upon its own initiative, the contracting authority shall make an investigation of such physical conditions, and, if they differ substantially or materially from those shown on the plans or indicated in the contract documents or from those ordinarily encountered and generally recognized as inherent in work of the character provided for in the plans and contract documents and are of such a nature as to cause an increase or decrease in the cost of performance of the work or a change in the construction methods required for the performance of the work which results in an increase or decrease in the cost of the work, the contracting authority shall make an equitable adjustment in the contract price and the contract shall be modified in writing accordingly.