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2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 191 FILED ON: 1/12/2023 |
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3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2070 |
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4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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7 | 7 | | Bruce E. Tarr |
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8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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12 | 12 | | An Act to enhance cooperative purchasing opportunities for cities and towns. |
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13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and MiddlesexJames B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester3/6/2023 1 of 1 |
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16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 191 FILED ON: 1/12/2023 |
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17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2070 |
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18 | 18 | | By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2070) of Bruce E. Tarr and James B. |
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19 | 19 | | Eldridge for legislation to enhance cooperative purchasing opportunities for cities and towns. |
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20 | 20 | | State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
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21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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26 | 26 | | An Act to enhance cooperative purchasing opportunities for cities and towns. |
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27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 22 of chapter 30B of the General Laws is hereby amended by |
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30 | 30 | | 2inserting after the first paragraph, the following paragraph: Notwithstanding the provisions of |
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31 | 31 | | 3any other section of this Chapter, public procurement units that conducts a cooperative |
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32 | 32 | | 4purchasing agreement may award contracts to multiple offerors through a request for proposals if |
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33 | 33 | | 5their chief procurement officer determines that doing so is in the best interests of the parties to |
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34 | 34 | | 6the cooperative purchasing agreement. |
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