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Monday, June 1, 1998.
Met at ten minutes past eleven o'clock A.M.
The following reports were severally read and sent to the House for its
information:
A report of the Bureau of Special Investigations (under the provisions of Section 15D(6) of
Chapter 22 of the General Laws) submitting a report of its activities for the month of April 1998
(received Wednesday, May 27, 1998); and
A report of the Department of Public Health (under the provisions of Sections 5 and 20 of
Chapter 111 of the General Laws) relative to inspection of the Middlesex House of Correction
(received Wednesday, May 27, 1998).
Mr. Berry, for the committee on Steering and Policy, reported that the
following matters be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session:
The House bills
Relative to the taxation of certain real property (House, No. 4669);
Further regulating the construction of statutes (House, No. 4962); and
Further regulating requirements for licensing of elevator mechanics (House, No. 4974).
A Bill designating a certain bridge in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston as the Thomas J. Geraghty Bridge (House, No. 2036,— on petition),— was read and, under Senate Rule 26, referred to the committee on Steering and Policy.
A Bill relative to the charter of the town of Greenfield (House, No. 5381,— on petition) [Local approval received],— was read and, under Senate Rule 26, placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session.
There being no objection, the following matter was taken out of the
Orders of the Day and considered, as follows:
The Senate Bill authorizing the Lynn Water and Sewer Commission to enter into contracts for
the lease, financing, design and construction of modifications for the water works system and
sewer works system and the operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of the water and
wastewater treatment plants, pump stations and combined sewer overflow consolidation and
treatment facilities (Senate, No. 2192), — was read a third time.
An amendment, previously presented by Mr. Clancy, was considered and adopted, as
follows:
In section 1, by striking out, in line 25, the word "twelve".; by adding in the following
paragraph:—
"(c) The request for proposals shall set forth the performance guarantees which the selected
offeror will be required to meet in operating the water works system or the sewer works system
as constructed or improved. The contract which is negotiated with the selected offeror based on
the request for proposals shall obligate the selected offeror to meet such performance guarantees,
and shall set forth the minimum design requirements for such construction or improvements and
the acceptance tests to be conducted upon the completion of the construction or improvements in
order to demonstrate that the system is capable of meeting the performance guarantees.";
In section 2, by striking out the last paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following
paragraph:—
"(d) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to alter the governance of the Lynn Water and
Sewer Commission established by chapter 381 of the acts of 1982.";
In section 6, by striking out, in lines 12 and 13, the words "two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "$100,000".;
In section 7, by striking out, in line 11, the words "two hundred and fifty thousand dollars" and
inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "$100,000".; by striking out, in lines 28 to
35, inclusive, the words "; provided, further, that bids need not be solicited for the lease,
financing, design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of the combined
sewer overflow consolidation and treatment facilities and the lease, financing, design,
construction, operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of such facilities shall be procured
pursuant to the provisions of this act notwithstanding the exclusion of such facilities from said
initial contract or contracts".; by inserting after section 8 the following section:—
"SECTION 8A. All contracts or subcontracts for construction, renovation, modernization,
improvement or capital improvements to the water and wastewater treatment plants, pump
stations and combined sewer overflow consolidation and treatment facilities authorized by this
act shall be awarded only to persons or entities whose bids or proposals are subject to such
persons or entities being signatory to a project labor agreement with the appropriate labor
organizations which shall include an obligation for such labor organizations and their constituent
members not to strike with respect to the work on such construction project and which shall also
establish uniform work rules and schedules for the project. Such project labor agreement shall be
entered into in order to facilitate the timely and efficient completion of the construction of such
improvements and to make available a ready and adequate supply of highly trained, skilled craft
workers who shall provide a negotiated commitment to assure labor stability and labor peace
over the life of the project. The applicable entity responsible for any new construction,
renovation, modernization, improvement or capital improvement to said water and wastewater
treatment plants, pump stations, combined sewer overflow consolidation and treatment facilities
shall designate a general contractor, project manager or similar construction firm which is
familiar in the negotiation and administration of project labor agreements to manage and oversee
the construction of the project, including the development and implementation of labor relations
policies for the project, and to instruct such general contractor, project manager or other
construction firm to negotiate a mutually agreeable project labor agreement covering the above
described work."; and by striking out section 10.
The bill (Senate, No. 2231, printed as amended) was then passed to be engrossed.
Sent to the House for concurrence.
Petitions were referred, in concurrence, as follows:
Petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5557) of John J. Binienda and other members of the
House relative to civil actions against persons convicted as drug dealers;
Under suspension of Joint Rule 12, to the committee on the Judiciary.
Petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5558) of John J. Binienda,
Matthew J. Amorello, Stephen M. Brewer and David H. Tuttle for legislation to establish the
Burncoat Pond watershed district in the towns of Leicester and Spencer;
Under suspension of Joint Rule 12, to the committee on Local Affairs.
A Bill enlarging the territory of the Warren Water District (House, No.
5206,— on petition),— was read.
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, on motion of Mr. Nuciforo, and the bill
was read a second time, ordered to a third reading, read a third time and passed to be engrossed,
in concurrence.
The following engrossed bills (the first of which originated in the
Senate), having been certified by the Senate Clerk to be rightly and truly prepared for final
passage, were severally passed to be enacted and were signed by the President and laid before
the Acting Governor for his approbation, to wit:
Making certain corrective changes in certain general and special laws (see Senate, No.
2101);
Relative to executors (see House, No. 2136, amended); and
Relative to elected officials in the town of Seekonk (see House, No. 4521).
Ms. Wilkerson offered the following order, to wit:
Ordered, That, when the Senate adjourns today, it adjourn to meet tomorrow at ten
o'clock A.M., pursuant to the provisions of Senate Rule 38B, for the purpose of considering the
General Appropriation Bill (House, No. 5501), which shall be the only matter placed in the
Orders of the Day.
The order was considered forthwith; and, there being no objection, it was adopted.
On motion of Mr. Rauschenbach, at fourteen minutes past eleven o'clock A.M., the Senate adjourned to meet on the following day at ten o'clock A.M.