MGL Chapter 7C Section 5
Section 5. The commissioner shall, in a manner and to the extent provided by this chapter, control and supervise any building project to be undertaken by a state agency or building authority when the estimated cost of the project exceeds $250,000 and involves structural or mechanical work. The commissioner may, upon request of a state agency or building authority, delegate project control and supervision to that state agency or building authority over projects involving structural or mechanical work whose estimated cost is less than $5,000,000 if the commissioner determines that the agency or authority has the ability to control and supervise such project. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any state agency or building authority shall control and supervise its own building projects when the estimated cost of such project is less than $250,000, or if the project does not involve structural or mechanical work. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the commissioner may delegate control and supervision over projects involving structural or mechanical work with an estimated cost of less than $10,000,000 to the University of Massachusetts if the commissioner determines that the University of Massachusetts has the ability to control and supervise such project. As used in this section, 'estimated cost'' shall mean the estimated construction cost stated in a study or program prepared in accordance with section 59.
State Owned Facilities requesting Delegation Authority regardless of the funding source:
Send an e-mail with delegation request letter request attached to: your Deferred maintenance liaison
Address request letter to: (current) DCAMM Commissioner
Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
One Ashburton Place, 15th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Attn: Office of Facility Management and Decarbonization
The letter should be on official letterhead, signed, and contain a detailed explanation of the following:
- Project Information
- Scope of Work Name and Description
- State Project Number (if available)
- CAMIS J Number
- Estimated Construction Costs
- Construction/Project Manager’s credentials (years of construction experience, certificates or training obtained, professional licenses i.e. engineer or architect.)
- Procurement Manager’s credentials (years of procurement experience, certificates or training obtained, MCPPO training.)
- Hiring a vendor Owner Project Manager (OPM*)
MGL Section 149:44A 1/2
*The owner's project manager shall be a person who is registered by the commonwealth as an architect or professional engineer and who has at least 5 years’ experience in the construction and supervision of construction of buildings or a person, if not registered as an architect or professional engineer, who has at least 7 years’ experience in the construction and supervision of construction of buildings. The owner's project manager shall be independent of the designer, general contractor or any sub-contractor involved in the building project.