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Translation vendor contract approved after debate about 30B bidding rules
Summary
A $13,000‑plus contract for phone interpretation and translation services from Lionbridge drew extended committee questioning about procurement rules (Chapter 30B), cost growth and whether the district had sought price quotes. The committee ultimately approved additional funding for the vendor after brief votes to table and then to approve.
A contract increase for Lionbridge, the district’s long‑standing phone‑interpretation and translation vendor, prompted sustained scrutiny and a close committee vote on June 9 over whether the district followed Massachusetts Chapter 30B procurement rules for contracts between $10,000 and $50,000.
Committee member Mister Dias pressed administration for written price quotes and a legal opinion on whether 30B required three written quotes. Dias said…
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