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Oliveira files bill to shorten deadline for price proposals in design‑build bids
Summary
Sen. Jacob R. Oliveira filed a bill Jan. 17 that would require awarding authorities to demand sealed price proposals no more than five calendar days after the sealed technical proposal is submitted for design‑build procurements, amending chapter 149A, section 20(b).
Oliveira files bill to shorten deadline for price proposals in design‑build bids
Sen. Jacob R. Oliveira filed legislation Jan. 17 that would require awarding authorities to accept sealed price proposals no more than five calendar days after the submission of sealed technical proposals in design‑build procurements.
The bill would amend subsection (b) of section 20 of chapter 149A of the General Laws to replace the last sentence of that subsection with a requirement that “the sealed price proposal [be] submitted no more than five calendar days after submission of the sealed technical proposal.” The filing appears on Senate docket No. 2198 and was presented to the Senate and House in the General Court.
The measure was submitted as a petition and noted as relating to State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. The docket cites similar matter filed in the previous legislative session (see Senate No. 2045 of 2023–2024). The text of the filing does not indicate further legislative action, votes, or committee recommendations; it is a bill filing rather than an enacted change.
If enacted, the change would alter the timeline set out in chapter 149A, which governs certain public procurement procedures for design‑build contracts in Massachusetts. The bill text uses the statutory term “awarding authority” and specifies the two-step submission timing (technical then price), but it does not define which entity or entities constitute an awarding authority within the filing itself.
Next steps are standard for a bill filing: referral to the appropriate committee for consideration and any subsequent hearings, amendments, or floor action. The docket identifies the committee of reference as State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
