Section 12 – Term of Contract; Information to Be Included in Solicitation; Cancellation of Contract
Section 12. (a) Unless otherwise provided by law and subject to paragraph (b), a governmental body may enter into a contract for any period of time which serves the best interests of the governmental body; provided, however, that the procurement officer shall include in the solicitation the term of the contract and conditions of renewal, […]
Section 13 – Increase of Services or Supplies Specified in Contract
Section 13. The governmental body may increase the quantity of supplies or services or both specified in a contract provided: (1) the unit prices remain the same or less; (2) the procurement officer has specified in writing that an increase is necessary to fulfill the actual needs of the governmental body and is more economical […]
Section 13a – Recycling or Composting Contracts; Modifications and Amendments
Section 13A. With respect to contracts for the recycling or composting of solid waste or the treatment, composting or disposal of sewage, septage or sludge authorized under the provisions of subsection (e) of section one, the governmental body may negotiate modifications and amendments to contracts for recycling services involving the addition of materials to be […]
Section 14 – Specification Requirements; Proprietary Supply or Service and Sole Source Procurement
Section 14. Unless no other manner of description suffices, and the procurement officer so determines in writing, setting forth the basis for the determination, all specifications shall be written in a manner which describes the requirements to be met without having the effect of exclusively requiring a proprietary supply or service, or a procurement from […]
Section 15 – Tangible Supply; Disposition
Section 15. (a) A governmental body shall dispose of a tangible supply, no longer useful to the governmental body but having resale or salvage value, in accordance with this section. This section does not apply to the disposal of real property. (b) The governmental body shall offer such supply through competitive sealed bids, public auction, […]
Section 16 – Real Property; Disposition or Acquisition
Section 16. (a) If a governmental body duly authorized by general or special law to engage in such transaction determines that it shall rent, convey, or otherwise dispose of real property, the governmental body shall declare the property available for disposition and shall specify the restrictions, if any, that it will place on the subsequent […]
Section 17 – Writing Requirement; Invalidation of Contracts; Forfeiture; Civil Actions
Section 17. (a) All contracts in the amount of $10,000 or more shall be in writing, and the governmental body shall make no payment for a supply or service rendered prior to the execution of such contract. (b) Subject to the provisions of section three A of chapter forty, a contract made in violation of […]
Section 18 – Sheltered Market Programs
Section 18. (a) For purposes of this section the following phrases shall have the following meanings: ”Disadvantaged vendor”, any business beneficially owned by one or more minority persons in conformity with clauses (1) to (4), inclusive, of the definition of ”Minority business” set forth in section forty N of chapter seven, and any business beneficially […]
Section 19 – Delegation of Procurement Officer's Powers and Duties
Section 19. Subject to the provisions of section one hundred and three of chapter forty-one, to the extent permitted by charter or local by-law in a city or town, or by written rules of the committee, commission or executive appointing the chief procurement officer in a district or county, a chief procurement officer may delegate […]
Section 20 – Preference for Products of Agriculture Grown or Produced Using Products Grown in Commonwealth; Governmental Bodies
Section 20. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary and to the extent permitted by federal law, a governmental body may, by a majority vote, establish a preference for products of agriculture as defined in section 1A of chapter 128 including, but not limited to, fruits, vegetables, eggs, dairy products, meats, crops, […]