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Certain designated publications are available electronically, either in PDF format or HTML. A free reader for PDF files may be obtained from Adobe Systems, Inc. or you may convert a PDF document to HTML. For a copy of a publication listed below call (617) 727-9140 or send a written request to the Office of the Inspector General, Room 1311, One Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108.

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Reports and Recommendations

Letter to David Ragucci, Town Administrator, Town of Stoneham, Regarding the Control and Use of a Former Railroad Right of Way in Stoneham, April 2009.
Letter[PDF]
Massachusetts Inspector General Helps Commonwealth Recover $200,000 from a Medical Supply Vendor, March 2009.
Report
Ongoing Analysis of the Health Safety Net Trust Fund: Medicare Based Claims Payment System Implementation, March 2009.
Report[PDF]
Review of the DNA Testing Operations and the Associated Management Structure of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security's Forensic Services Group, January 2009.
Report[PDF]
Letter to Plymouth County Commissioners Regarding Purchasing Public Service Vehicles, January 2009.
Letter[PDF]
Inspector General Helps Commonwealth Recover Nearly $215,000 from a Social Service Provider, January 2009.
Report[PDF]
Letter to David B. Perini, Commissioner, Division of Capital Asset Management and Anne Margulies, Assistant Secretary and CIO, Information Technology Division, Regarding the Site Selection Process for the Commonwealth's Second Data Center in Springfield, December 2008.
Letter[PDF]
Letter to Ben Clements, Chairman, Governor's Task Force on Public Integrity, Regarding Recommendations for Strengthening Public Integrity in the Commonwealth, December 2008.
Letter[PDF]
Letter to Senator Stanley C. Rosenberg and Representative Paul J. Donato, Chairs, Special Commission on Municipal Relief, Regarding Recommendations for Municipal Relief, December 2008.
Letter[PDF]
Letter to Senator Marc R. Pacheco, Chair, Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight, Regarding Chapter 40B, December 2008.
Letter[PDF]
Letter to Department of Housing and Community Development Undersecretary Tina Brooks Regarding Chapter 40B Guidelines, November 2008.
Letter[PDF]
Letter to Ms. Nancy Wilson, Purchasing Agent, City of Fitchburg, Regarding Procuring Energy Management Services, October 2008.
Letter[PDF]
Letter to Secretary of State William Francis Galvin Regarding Payments to Certain Lobbyists, October 2008.
Letter[PDF]
Letter to Senator Marc R. Pacheco, Chair, Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight Regarding Chapter 40B, September 2008.
Letter[PDF]
Department of Conservation and Recreation Procurement Process, letter to Commissioner Richard K. Sullivan, September 2008.
Letter[PDF]
Review of a Former Member of the Town of Rockland's Conservation Commission and Corruption, letter to the Town of Rockland Board of Selectmen, August 2008.
Letter[PDF]
Arlington, Minuteman Village Chapter 40B Land Valuation, July 2008.
Letter[PDF]
Town of Carver Real Property Disposition, letter to Jack Angley, Chairman, Board of Selectmen, June 2008.
Letter[PDF]
Municipalities and Energy Efficiency Programs, letter to Commissioner Philip Giudice, Division of Energy Resources, June 2008.
Letter[PDF]
Review of Actual Site Development Costs as Reported by Crossroads Development, LLC on a Chapter 40B Project in Acton, Massachusetts, June 2008.
Letter[PDF]
Request to Rescind a M.G.L. Chapter 40B Project Eligibility Approval for the Summer Woods Project in Harwich, MA, letter to Thomas R. Gleason, Executive Director, MassHousing, May 2008.
Letter[PDF]
Review of a Procurement of Performance Management Software, letter to Leslie A. Kirwan, Secretary of Administration and Finance, March 2008.
Letter[PDF]
Ongoing Analysis of the Uncompensated Care Trust Fund/Health Safety Net Trust Fund: Medicare Based Claims Payment System Implementation, February 2008.
Report[PDF]
A Review of Certain Assabet Valley Regional Technical School District Matters, February 2008.
Report[PDF]
A Review of International Tourism Fund Contract Awards 2005-2007, February 2008.
Report[PDF]
Referral of Information on Certain Abington and Rockland Officials and a Public Works Contractor, letter to Commissioner Navjeet K. Bal, Department of Revenue and Commissioner David B. Perini, Division of Capital Asset Management, January 2008.
Letter[PDF]
Status Report on Issues Related to Health Care Reform Implementation Raised by the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, December 2007.
Report[PDF]
Municipal Fees for Licenses to Carry Firearms, letter to Kelly Downs, Esq., Cambridge Police Department, December 2007.
Letter[PDF]
Review of Developer Profits on a Town of Billerica Chapter 40B Project -- Salisbury Hill Estates, letter report to Michael S. Rosa, Chairman, Board of Selectmen and Rocco J. Longo, Town Manager, December 2007.
Report[PDF]
Recommended Changes to Ensure Better Oversight and Control of Chapter 40B Developments, letter to Undersecretary Tina Brooks, Department of Housing and Community Development, October 2007.
Letter[PDF]
Practices Associated with M.G.L. Chapter 40B, the Comprehensive Permit Law, and Recommendations for Reform, letter to Joint Committee on Housing, October 2007.
Letter[PDF]
Disabled Person's Parking Placard Abuse: A Multi-Agency Investigation, August 2007.
Report[PDF]
An Analysis of Construction Projects Within the Commonwealth: January 2006 through December 2006, August 2007.
Report[PDF]
Review of the State of New Hampshire Health Cost Website, May 2007
Executive Summary (html), Report [PDF]
Review of Policies and Procedures of the City of Holyoke Treasurer's Office, letter to David Donoghue, Holyoke City Treasurer, May 2007.
Letter[PDF]
Letter Requesting MassHousing To Rescind a M.G.L. Chapter 40B Project Eligibility Approval for Pine Woods Development in Sharon, letter to Thomas R. Gleason Executive Director, MassHousing, April 2007.
Letter[PDF]
The Plymouth County 2006 Stop Loss Insurance Bidding Process: A Question of Conflict, April 2007.
Report[PDF]
Maintenance and Inspection of Covered Roadways and Highway Decks, letter to John Cogliano, Chairman, Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, April 2007.
Letter[PDF]
Procurement Deficiencies at the Mahar Regional School, March 2007.
Report[PDF]
Review of Overcharges by the Judge Rotenberg Center and Recommendation to the Department of Mental Retardation to Initiate Cost Recovery Actions, letter to Marianne Meacham, Esq., General Counsel, Department of Mental Retardation, March 2007.
Letter[PDF]
Review of Developer Profits on a Town of Wakefield M.G.L. Chapter 40B project, letter to John F. Carney, Chairman, Board of Selectmen and Thomas Butler, Town Administrator, March 2007.
Letter[PDF]
Review of a Roof Project in the Town of Norfolk, letter to Jack Hathaway, Town Administrator, February 2007.
Letter[PDF]
Review of a Proprietary Specification Bid for Automation of Certain Special Education Services, letter to Purchasing Coordinator Diane Fisk Johnson, Cambridge Public Schools, February 2007.
Letter[PDF]
Review of Developer Profits on a Town of Berkley M.G.L. Chapter 40B project, letter to Julie E. Taylor, Chairwoman, Board of Selectmen and Carolyn Awalt, Town Clerk - Treasurer, February 2007.
Letter[PDF]
Review of Developer Profits - 1375 Main Street Partners, LLC and a Town of Reading M.G.L. Chapter 40B Project, letter to Ben Tafoya, Chairman, Board of Selectmen and Peter Hechenbleikner, Town Manager, January 2007.
Letter[PDF]
Review of Public Access To and Control Of the Town of Chatham's Moorings, letter to David R. Whitcomb, Chairman, Board of Selectmen, December 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Legal and Financial Concerns Relative to the Plan to Transfer the Western Turnpike to MassHighway, letter to Chairman John Cogliano and Commissioner Luisa Paiewonsky, December 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Review of Audit Procedures and Land Valuation Methodology relative to Chapter 40B Projects, letter to Aaron Gornstein, Executive Director of Citizens Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA), December 2006.
Letter[PDF]
An Analysis of Construction Projects Within the Commonwealth: January 2005 through December 2005, December 2006.
Report[PDF]
Review of Certain Transactions with the City of Amesbury, letter to Nicholas Costello, Chairman of the Board of the Alliance for Amesbury, November 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Review of the Impacts of Elimination of Tolls on the Massachusetts Turnpike, letter to John Cogliano, Chairman, Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, November 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Review of Developer Profits - Lancaster Estates, LLC and a Leominster M.G.L. Chapter 40B Project, letter to Mayor Dean J. Mazzarrella, November 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Comments Regarding Proposed Cost Certification Instructions relative to M.G.L. Chapter 40B, letter to Thomas R. Gleason, Executive Director, MassHousing, November 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Review of Developer Profits - Cedar Farm Estates Realty Trust and a Wareham M.G.L. Chapter 40B Project, letter to Renee Fernandes-Abbott, Chairman, Board of Selectmen and Michael Hartman, Town Administrator, November 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Review of Consultant Contracting in the Town of Webster, letter to Dana Keenan, Town Administrator, November 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Review of Expense Reimbursements to Board Member Lawrence P. Driscoll, letter to Joseph E. Connarton, Executive Director, Public Employees Retirement Administration Commission, October 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Investment and Recordkeeping Practices of Retirement Boards, Written Testimony Letter to Joseph I. Martin, Deputy Executive Director, Public Employees Retirement Administration Commission, October, 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Interim Review of the Partial Collapse of the Interstate 90 Ceiling and the Obligations of Various Commonwealth Entities to Inspect, Maintain, and Certify the Safety of the Tunnel, letter to Senator Steven A. Baddour and Representative Joseph F. Wagner, Joint Committee on Transportation, October 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Review of the Monitoring Process of the Limited Dividend Requirement Associated with Chapter 40B, letter to Thomas R. Gleason, Executive Director, MassHousing, September 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Review of Municipal Vehicle Management Policies, letter to public officials, September 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Recommendations Regarding the Use of State Resources on School Building Construction Projects, letter to the Massachusetts School Building Authority Board of Directors, September 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Review of Operations at the Water Plant, letter to the Board of Selectmen of the Town of West Brookfield, August 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Review of Removal of Fill Material from Fitchburg's Gravel Pit, letter to Mayor Daniel Mylott, August 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Review of Allegation of Private Cottages on Public Land, letter to Chairperson Jon Fuller, Town of Orleans, August 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Review of the Town of Amesbury's Disposition of the Bailey's Pond Parcel, letter to Amesbury Mayor Thatcher W. Kezer III, July 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Review of the Columbus Center Tax Increment Financing Project Plan, letter to Members of the Economic Assistance Coordinating Council, June 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Review of the Operational Services Division's Procurement of an Information Technology Services Contract, letter to State Purchasing Agent Ellen Bickelman, June 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Review of Allegations Concerning Missing Abington Board of Health Cash Receipts, letter to the Abington Board of Health Commissioners, June 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Review of the Public Works Design Services Contract, letter to Dana Keenan, Town Administrator, Town of Webster, June 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Investigation of Charles Bradshaw Lincoln's Pension from Plymouth County, letter to Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission Chairman Domenic J. F. Russo, May 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Massachusetts Port Authority's Banking Services Consultant Contract and Related Banking Services Contract, letter to Executive Director Craig P. Coy, May 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Developer Profits - Crossroads Development, LLC and an Acton M.G.L. Chapter 40B Project, letter to Peter Ashton, Chairman, Board of Selectmen and Don P. Johnson, Town Manager, May 2006.
Letter[PDF]
An Analysis of Construction Projects Within the Commonwealth: January 2000 to December 2004, Revision One, May 2006.
Report[PDF]
Middlesex Retirement System's Headquarters Renovations, letter to Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission Executive Director Joseph E. Connarton, April 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Proposed Sale of the City of New Bedford's Fairhaven Mills parcels, letter to Mayor Scott W. Lang, April 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Towing Contracts in the City of Lowell, letter to City Manager John F. Cox, April 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Inspector General Helps to Recover More than $117,000 for School Districts, April 2006.
Report
The Virtual Gateway: MassHealth and Uncompensated Care Pool Web-based Data Intake and Eligibility Determination System, March 2006.
Report[PDF]
School District Control and Oversight of Administrative Expenses, March 2006.
Report[PDF]
Advisory for Local Officials: Public Records, February 2006.
Report[PDF]
Follow-up to: Economic Incentive Tax Credit Decertification Letter, February 2006.
Report
Advisory for Local Officials: Control and Use of Public Equipment and Resources, January 2006.
Report[PDF]
Middlesex Retirement System's Investment Activities, letter to Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission Executive Director Joseph E. Connarton, January 2006.
Letter[PDF]
Employment of the Building Inspector, letter to Selectmen in the towns of Georgetown, Hamilton and Wenham, December 2005.
Letter[PDF]
Economic Incentive Tax Credit Decertification, letter to Commissioner Alan LeBovidge, December 2005.
Letter[PDF]
Statewide Contract for Art and Instructional Supplies, letter to State Purchasing Agent Ellen Bickelman, December 2005.
Letter[PDF]
Wachusett Regional School District's Personnel Management Policies, letter to Chair Alice Livdahl, Wachusett Regional School Committee, December 2005.
Letter[PDF]
An Investigation of the Use of Certain Bond Funds by the North Attleborough Electric Department, December 2005.
Report[PDF]
Plowing of Private Ways, letter to Town Administrator Timothy C. Smith, Town of Wellfleet, December 2005.
Letter[PDF]
Ongoing Review of the Uncompensated Care Pool Pursuant to Chapter 240 of the Acts of 2004: Second Report to the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means, November 2005.
Report[PDF]
Change Orders on a Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Deer Island Contract, letter to General Counsel Steven Remsberg, October 2005.
Letter[PDF]
Follow-up to: An Investigation of Certain Wachusett Regional School District Expenses, October 2005.
Report
Surety Bonds and the Central/Artery Tunnel Project, letter to Chairman Matthew J. Amorello, September 2005.
Letter[PDF]
A Review of Big Dig Professional Liability Insurance Coverage, June 2005.
Report[PDF]
A Preliminary Analysis on Employers and the Massachusetts Uncompensated Care Pool, June 2005.
Report[PDF]
Worcester Courthouse Construction Inspection and Testing, letter to District Attorney John J. Conte, June 2005.
Letter[PDF]
Inspector General Review of Allegations About a Local Department of Public Works, June 2005.
Report
Attleboro Tax Incentive Financing Economic Development Program, letter to Members of the Economic Development Incentive Board, May 2005.
Letter[PDF]
An Investigation of Certain Wachusett Regional School District Expenses, May 2005.
Report[PDF]
A Big Dig Cost Recovery Referral: Dewey Square Air Intake Structure, March 2005.
Report[PDF]
A Big Dig Cost Recovery Referral: Waterproofing Mismanagement by Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff in East Boston, March 2005.
Report[PDF]
Chapter 28 School Construction Pilot Program, March 2005.
Report
A Review of the Department of Mental Health's Employee Screening Practices, February 2005.
Report[PDF]
Reviews Spark Changes in Legislation, February 2005.
Report
Inspector General's Investigation Leads to Recovery of $526,000 from Orthopedic Footwear Providers, February 2005.
Report
Performance Bonds and the New Construction Reform Law, letter to Commissioner Julianne M. Bowler, January 2005.
Letter[PDF]
A Big Dig Cost Recovery Referral: Paving Mismanagement by Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff, January 2005.
Report[PDF]
Pursuing an Adjustment of U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates for Massachusetts, letter to Governor W. Mitt Romney, January 2005.
Letter[PDF]
Central Location for a List of Debarred Contractors, letter to Governor W. Mitt Romney, December 2004.
Letter[PDF]
"A Deal Too Good to Pass Up" Contracts, letter to State Purchasing Agent Philmore Anderson III, December 2004.
Letter[PDF]
Investigations Contribute to Planned $100 Million Big Dig Lawsuit, December 2004.
Report
Request for Responses; Uncompensated Care Pool Audit Unit established by Chapter 240 of the Acts of 2004, December 2004.
RFR[PDF]
A Big Dig Cost Recovery Proposal: Trench Drain Failures Led to Cost Increases, November 2004.
Report[PDF]
Big Dig Water Leaks, letter to Chairman Matthew Amorello from Inspector General Gregory W. Sullivan and Auditor A. Joseph DeNucci, November 2004.
Letter[PDF]
Review of Massachusetts State College Building Authority Procedures, letter to Executive Director Linda Snyder, November 2004.
Letter[PDF]
Investigation Leads to State Ethics Commission Fine for Braintree Electric Light Department Employee, October 2004.
Report
Investigation Halts Developer Water and Sewer Plan, October 2004.
Report
Everett High School Construction - Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2002 Review, October 2004.
Letter[PDF]
Disposition of Surplus Supplies in Bernardston, letter to Board of Selectmen, September 2004.
Letter[PDF]
City of Quincy Establishes Boat Mooring Fees, September 2004.
Report
High-Priced Contracts Waste Taxpayer Money, letter to State Purchasing Agent Philmore Anderson, III, August 2004.
Letter[PDF]
Overbilling Inquiry Leads to Corrective Action, June 2004.
Report
Lease Disposition to Mini-Fenway Park, Inc., letter to Commissioner David B. Perini, August 2004.
Letter[PDF]
Investigation Leads to State Ethics Commission Fine for Braintree Electric Light Department Employee, June 2004.
Report
DEP Responds to Flaws in Massachusetts Enhanced Automobile Emissions Program, press release, June 2004.
Report[PDF]
Statewide Contract for Art and Instruction School Supplies, letter to State Purchasing Agent Philmore Anderson III, May 2004.
Letter[PDF]
The City of Boston Creates Fees for Boat Slips and Moorings, May 2004.
Report
Employee Misconduct, letter to City of Attleboro Mayor Kevin J. Dumas, April 2004.
Letter[PDF]
Investigation Leads to $146 Million Big Dig Lawsuit, March 2004.
Report[PDF]
Recommendation regarding Procurement of Scituate Municipal Golf Course Contract, letter to Town Administrator Richard Agnew, March 2004.
Letter[PDF]
Investigation Leads to Everett Indictments, March 2004.
Report
A Big Dig Cost Recovery Referral: Poor Contract Oversight by Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff May Have Led to Cost Increases, February 2004.
Report[PDF]
An Interim Report on Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2002: A pilot program that suspends filed sub-bidding on certain school construction projects, February 2004.
Report[PDF]
Greylock Glen Development Process, letter to Secretary Douglas Foy, February 2004.
Letter[PDF]
Greylock Glen Grant Agreements, letter to Comptroller Martin J. Benison, February 2004.
Letter[PDF]
Bid Fabrication and Cover-up in the Town of Bernardston's Sand Procurement, February 2004.
Report[PDF]
Economic Development Incentive Program Tax Credits, letter to Commissioner Alan LeBovidge, January 2004.
Letter[PDF]
Inspector General's Investigation Leads to New Harbor Management Plan for Harwich, January 2004.
Report
Recommendation to Terminate Rockland's Sewer Operation Services Contract, letter to Town Administrator Bradley Plante and Sewer Commission Chairman Robert Corvi, Sr., January 2004.
Letter[PDF]
Misappropriation of Public Property at Medfield State Hospital, December 2003.
Report[PDF]
Contractor Gifts to Chicopee Electric Light Employees, December 2003.
Report[PDF]
A Big Dig Cost Recovery Referral: Contract Mismanagement by Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff May Have Increased Big Dig Costs, December 2003.
Report[PDF]
A Review of the Contract Between the New Bedford Oceanarium and the Oceanarium Planning and Development Corporation, November 2003.
Report[PDF]
Proposal to Pursue Big Dig Cost Recovery: Ceiling Installation in the Ted Williams Tunnel, October 2003.
Report[PDF]
Disposition of Hale Hospital and Glynn Memorial Nursing Home Under M.G.L. c. 30B, §16, August 2003.
Report[PDF]
Proprietary Specifications in Public Construction Projects, July 2003.
Report[PDF]
Favoritism and Private Gain in the Assignment of Boat Moorings in the Town of Harwich, July 2003.
Report[PDF]
Investigation of DEP's Administration of the Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Inspection Program, July 2003.
Report[PDF]
The City of Quincy: Investigation into the Removal of Records and Erasure of Computer Files from the Former Mayor's Office, June 2003.
Report[PDF]
Investigation Leads to State Ethics Commission Fine for Greenfield Police Chief, June 2003.
Report[PDF]
Braintree's Sewer Permit and Sewer Bank Program, May 2003.
Report[PDF]
Completion of the Greenfield Middle School Renovation Project: Building Committee Oversight, September 2000 - August 2001, February 2003.
Report[PDF]
Analysis of Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff's Reply to The Boston Globe's Investigative News Series Concerning the Big Dig, February 2003.
Report[PDF]
A Recommendation for Cost Recovery Against the Big Dig's Management Consultant: Grout Heave-Related Contractor Claims on the C11A1 Contract, February 2003.
Report[PDF]
Management Update on Two Charter Schools, February 2003.
Report[PDF]
Inspector General's Proposed Reforms to the Public Bidding Laws, February 2003.
Report[PDF]
Vehicle Emissions Test Results Under the Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Inspection Program, February 2003.
Report[PDF]
Recommendation for a Program to Create Prototypical Designs for State-Financed Public School Buildings, January 2003.
Letter [PDF]
Promulgation of Inspector General's Chapter 28 School Construction Subcontracting Procedures, January 2003.
Report[htm]
MBTA Procurement of Commuter Boat Services, January 2003.
Report[PDF]
Response to Senate Post Audit and Oversight Committee Report on the Massachusetts Economic Development Incentive Programs, December 2002.
Report[htm]
Long-Term Leasing of DEM Skating Rinks, November 2002.
Report[PDF]
Review of the Mount Hood Public Works Project in Melrose, October 2002.
Report[PDF]
Contractor Gifts to Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant Employees, October 2002.
Report[PDF]
Contractor Gifts to Braintree Electric Light Department Employees, October 2002.
Report[PDF]
Contractor Gifts to Reading Municipal Light Department Employees, October 2002.
Report[PDF]
Vehicle Trade-ins Under M.G.L. c. 30B, October 2002.
Report[PDF]
Fees for Bid and Proposal Packages, October 2002.
Report[PDF]
Review of a Real Property Disposition by the City of Revere, October 2002.
Report [PDF]
A Guide for Massachusetts Public Officials: Massachusetts and Federal Laws Regarding Fraud, False Statements, and Bid Rigging in Public Contracting, February 2002.
Report[PDF]
Credit Card and Certain Other Spending Practices at the Reading Municipal Light Department, November 2001.
Report [PDF]
Privatization of Wastewater Facilities in Lynn, Massachusetts, June 2001.
Executive Summary (html), Report [PDF], Lynn Response [PDF],Recommendation to Trust (html)
Review of the Greylock Center Project, June 2001.
Report [PDF]
A Report on the Design and Construction of the University of Massachusetts Computer Science Center, March 2001.
Executive Summary (html), Report [PDF]
A History of Central Artery/Tunnel Project Finances 1994 - 2001: Report to the Treasurer of the Commonwealth, March 2001.
Executive Summary (html), Report [PDF]
Somerville Charter School: Management Issues and Recommendations, January 2001.
Executive Summary (html), Report [PDF]
A Review of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project Cost Recovery Program, December 2000.
Executive Summary (html), Report [PDF]
A Review of the Metropolitan District Commission's Swimming Pool Maintenance and Repair Contracts, December 2000.
Report [PDF]
Central Artery/Tunnel Project: Management Issues and Recommendations 1993-2000, December 2000. [480 pages; not available electronically]
To request a copy
SABIS International Charter School: Management Issues and Recommendations, November 2000.
Executive Summary (html), Report [PDF]
The Commonwealth's Contractor Certification System: A Status Report, November 2000.
Executive Summary (html), Report [PDF]
Department of Medical Assistance: Orthopedic Footwear Benefits, Policies, and Procedures, April 2000.
Report [PDF]
Statutorily Mandated Reviews of Central Artery/Tunnel Project Building Construction Contracts 1997-1999, December 1999.
Report [PDF]
A Management Review of Commonwealth Charter Schools, November 1999.
Executive Summary (html), Report [PDF]
A Review of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project's Use of Anchor Bolts on the C05B1 Tunnel Finishes Contract, December 1998.
Executive Summary (html), Report [PDF]
Review of the Seekonk Landfill, December 1998.
Report, [PDF], Exhibits, [PDF]
Qualifying Contractors for Public Building Projects: A Case Study and System Review, August 1998.
Executive Summary (html), Report,[PDF]
Emergency Construction Projects: Review of Selected State Office Building Contracts, May 1998.
Executive Summary (html), Report, [PDF]
A Review of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project's Materials Testing Laboratory Function, December 1997.
Executive Summary (html), Report, [PDF]
The North East Solid Waste Committee Project: Planning and Development of a Public Private Partnership, December 1997.
Report,[PDF]
Lease-Purchase Financing of a Design-Build Project: The Plymouth County Correctional Facility, July 1997.
Executive Summary (html), Report, [PDF]
A Study of Improper Motor Vehicle Registrations, March 1997.
Executive Summary (html), Report,[PDF]
Maintenance and Repair Contracting By the Boston Housing Authority, February 1997.
Executive Summary (html), Report, [PDF]
Private Office Space Leasing by State Agencies, January 1997.
Executive Summary (html), Report,[PDF]
Statutorily Mandated Reviews of Central Artery/Tunnel Project Building Construction Contracts: 1994-1996, December 1996.
A Report on Certain Activities and Practices of the Massachusetts Public Health Biologics Laboratories, December 1996.
Value Engineering Change Proposals: A Review of a Central Artery/Tunnel Project Cost Control Program, December 1996.
Proposed Disposition of the Massachusetts Highway Department's Wellesley Central Maintenance Facility: A Review Pursuant to Chapter 273 of the Acts of 1994, July 1996.
Procuring Energy Management Services: A Case Study, March 1996.
A Review of the Oak Bluffs Bathhouse Project, December 1995.
Review of a Consultant Contract Procured and Administered by the MBTA, December 1995.
Report on the Mass. Highway Department's Asset Management System for the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project, November 1995.
The Pollard Middle School Construction Project in Needham: A Management Review, June 1995.
Executive Summary (html), Report,[PDF]
A Review of the Commonwealth's Higher Education Building Authorities, February 1995.
Contracting for Parking Lot Management Services by the Metropolitan District Commission, December 1994.
Value Engineering: A Review of a Central Artery/Tunnel Project Cost-Control Program, December 1994.
Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff's Management of a Design Contract for the Central Artery/Tunnel Project, November 1994.
Report on the Massachusetts Highway Department's Internal Audit Function for the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project, July 1994.
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority: Report on the Procurement of Financial Services, December 1993.
The MWRA's Support Building Complex on Deer Island: Too Large, Lavish, and Expensive, December 1993.
The Procurement of Pension Investment Management Services by the Department of the State Treasurer, August 1993.
Contract Mismanagement: DCPO Wasted $326,000 on Windows at Tewksbury Hospital, April 1993.
Hazards Ahead: The Operations Control Center Complex for the Central Artery/Tunnel Project, March 1993.
The DMR Investigations Division: A Critical Review, November 1992.
Exclusive Towing Contracts on the Turnpike, October 1992.
Repair Plates: Special-Interest Privileges at Public Expense, October 1992.
Disposition of State Property: The Elm Bank Case, July 1992.
Audit Services Procurement by the Massachusetts Department of Public Works, November 1991.
The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority: Self-Preservation at the Expense of Taxpayer Interests, October 1991.

Downloadable Forms

Model Purchase Order Form ([PDF] or [Word])
Construction Management at Risk Application Form([PDF] or [Word])
Design-Build Application Form ([PDF] or [Word])
M.G.L. c. 30B Chief Procurement Officer Appointment Form and Delegation Form, 2006. [PDF]
MCPPO Registration Form [PDF]

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