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Building Trades Testify for Bid‑law Changes to Define Fraud and Increase Transparency

5938524 · October 8, 2025
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Rich Marlin of the Massachusetts Building Trades Council asked the committee to consider legislation that would define fraud in public bidding statutes and add certificates of eligibility and updated statements to the list of publicly available procurement documents.

Rich Marlin of the Massachusetts Building Trades Council testified Oct. 8 on several procurement‑related proposals, including legislation to define fraud within the public bid statutes and a companion measure to increase transparency in procurement records.

Marlin said courts have…

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