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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3686 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3350
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kevin G. Honan
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to Commonwealth building projects.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kevin G. Honan17th Suffolk1/17/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3686 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3350
By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3350) of Kevin
G. Honan relative to Commonwealth building projects. State Administration and Regulatory
Oversight.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3049 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to Commonwealth building projects.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Strike section 5 of chapter 7c, and replace it with a new section:
2 Section 5: The commissioner shall, in a manner and to the extent provided by this
3chapter, control and supervise any building project to be undertaken by a state agency or building
4authority when the estimated cost of the project exceeds $1,000,000 and involves structural or
5mechanical work. The commissioner may, upon request of a state agency or building authority,
6delegate project control and supervision to that state agency or building authority over projects
7involving structural or mechanical work whose estimated cost is less than $10,000,000 if the
8commissioner determines that the agency or authority has the ability to control and supervise
9such project. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any state agency or building authority 2 of 2
10shall control and supervise its own building projects when the estimated cost of such project is
11less than $1,000,000, or if the project does not involve structural or mechanical work.