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Rep. Kilcoyne files bill to require price proposals within five days for design-build bids
Summary
A bill filed Jan. 14 would amend chapter 149A to require awarding authorities to accept sealed price proposals no more than five calendar days after sealed technical proposals in design-build procurements.
BOSTON — Representative Meghan K. Kilcoyne of Clinton filed a bill Jan. 14 that would change the timetable for submitting price proposals in design-build procurements, requiring awarding authorities to accept sealed price proposals no more than five calendar days after the submission of a sealed technical proposal.
The bill, House No. 3372, would amend subsection (b) of section 20 of chapter 149A of the Massachusetts General Laws by striking the current final sentence and inserting the five-calendar-day requirement into statute. The filing lists the subject as "An Act relative to the submission of design-build proposals."
The text in the filing directs the awarding authority to require the sealed price proposal to be submitted no more than five calendar days after submission of the sealed technical proposal. The filing was presented to the General Court for consideration in the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court (2025–2026) and was referred to the committee listed in the filing: State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
The bill text does not specify an effective date or administrative guidance for implementing the new timeline; any change would take effect only if the General Court enacts the measure and it is signed into law. No votes or committee actions are recorded in the filing itself.
