By Mr. Kujawski of Webster, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3214) of Paul Kujawski for legislation to improve competition in the furnishing of materials for use in certain public contracts. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.      

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Paul Kujawski

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act to improve competition in the furnishing of materials for use in certain public c ontracts.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

   Subparagraph (b) of section thirty-nine M of chapter thirty is hereby amended by striking the last sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:—
   For each item of material the specifications shall provide either a minimum of three named brands of material or a generic description of material which can be met by a minimum of three manufacturers or producers, whose names and model numbers shall be stated in the specifications or in an addendum when any bidder requests same in writing within a reasonable time prior to the bid opening date and for the equal of any one said named or described materials; and no material submitted for approval as the equal of a brand named in the specifications shall be rejected for failing to meet a characteristic or requirement not explicitly stated in the description of material in the specifications.
   This amendment shall apply to any contract awarded pursuant to an invitation for bids issued subsequent to its effective date.