Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight
06/18/09
Public Hearing Summary

Bills Heard

• HB2958 (Barrows) An Act relative to independent contractor
• HB2964 (Bradley) An Act relative to interest on retrainage
• HB2967 (Cabral) An Act concerning proprietary specifications in public construction
• HB2968 (Cabral) An Act relative to price adjustment
• HB2969 (Cabral) An Act relative to improving public safety and reducing construction costs
• HB2971 (Cabral) An Act making technical corrections to the public construction reform law
  Tracking: Chapter 149 bills
  Tracking: Water bills
  Tracking: Economic development bills
• HB2979 (Fagan) An Act relative to the determination of the lowest eligible and responsible bidder for certain public construction contracts
• HB2981 (Fagan) An Act providing for the reduction of the classes and amount of work for certain contractors
  Tracking: Chapter 149 bills
• HB2993 (Galvin) An Act relative to the finishing of concrete
• HB3022 (Rodriques) An Act to limit losses of subcontractors in private construction
• HB3043 (Spellane) An Act relative to the health and safety on public construction projects
  Tracking: Chapter 149 bills
• HB3044 (Spiliotis) An Act relative to construction supervisor services
• HB3050 (Vallee) An Act To Amend the Fair Competition For Bidders On Construction
• HB3052 (Walsh) An Act relative to bidding on state funded construction projects
  Tracking: Chapter 149 bills
• HB3618 (Kujawski) An Act relative to certification of funds for construction contracts
• HB3619 (Lantigua) An Act relative to certain contractors performing work for the Commonwealth
• HB3621 (Scibak) An Act to establish delay penalties in highway construction projects
• HB3759 (Richardson) An Act relative to bidding for public construction contracts
• HB3852 (Bowles) An Act that the city of Attleboro be authorized to utilize “design build” phased construction approach for projects being undertaken as part of the federal economic stimulus initiative, notwithstanding the uniform procurement law
• SB1390 (Baddour) An act making technical corrections to Chapter 149A
• SB1391 (Baddour) An act relative to timely decisions by awarding authorities
• SB1392 (Baddour) An Act promoting alternative resolution of certain public works disputes
• SB1398 (Brewer) An Act amending the procurement procedures
• SB1406 (Buoniconti) An Act to limit indemnity and insurance
• SB1427 (Joyce) An Act creating flexibility in contracting for public construction
• SB1433 (Montigny) An Act relative to equitable and transparent public bidding
• SB1444 (Pacheco) An Act authorizing a governmental body to enter into contracts for the operation, maintenance, operation and maintenance, lease or sale and modification of water storage facilities, water treatment facilities, collection and distribution systems, sewers and pump stations
  Tracking: Water bills
  Tracking: Pension bills
• SB1446 (Pacheco) An Act authorizing a governmental body to enter into contracts for the inspection, maintenance, repair or modification of water storage facilities
• SB1449 (Pacheco) An Act improving certain public construction processes
• SB1452 (Rosenberg) An Act making certain changes in the bidding of public construction contracts

Testimony

HB2958

Testified in Opposition:

• AFL-CIO, Massachusetts Building Trades Council president, Francis Callahan, jr.

HB 2967

Testified in Support:

• Association of Subcontractors of Massachusetts CEO, Monica Lawton

Testified in Support with Recommendations:

• American Institute of Architects, Massachusetts public policy director, John Nunnari

HB2968

Testified in Support:

• Utility Contractors Association of New England, Paul Schaff

HB2979

Testified in Opposition:

• Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. president and CEO, Gregory Beeman

HB2971

Testified in Support

• Association of General Contractors of Massachusetts Legislative Affairs liaison, Robert Petrocelli
• Association of Subcontractors of Massachusetts CEO, Monica Lawton
• AFL-CIO, Massachusetts Building Trades Council president, Francis Callahan, jr.
• American Institute of Architects, Massachusetts public policy director, John Nunnari

HB2993

Testified in Opposition:

• Association of General Contractors of Massachusetts Legislative Affairs liaison, Robert Petrocelli
• American Institute of Architects, Massachusetts public policy director, John Nunnari

HB3022

Testified in Support:

• Association of Sub Association of Subcontractors of Massachusetts CEO, Monica Lawton

HB3043

Testified in Support:

• Association of General Contractors of Massachusetts Legislative Affairs liaison, Robert Petrocelli

HB3044

Testified in Opposition:

• Association of Subcontractors of Massachusetts CEO, Monica Lawton

HB3050

Testified in Opposition:

• Association of General Contractors of Massachusetts Legislative Affairs liaison, Robert Petrocelli
• American Institute of Architects, Massachusetts public policy director, John Nunnari

HB3052

Testified in Opposition:

• Association of Subcontractors of Massachusetts CEO, Monica Lawton

HB3053

Testified in Support:

• Association of Subcontractors of Massachusetts CEO, Monica Lawton
• Association of General Contractors of Massachusetts Legislative Affairs liaison, Robert Petrocelli

HB3618

Testified in Support:

• Association of General Contractors of Massachusetts Legislative Affairs liaison, Robert Petrocelli

HB3759

Testified in Support:

• AFL-CIO, Massachusetts Building Trades Council president, Francis Callahan, jr.
• New England Regional Council of Carpenters, Director of Research, Steve Joyce
• Senator Marc R. Pacheco

Testified in Support with Recommendations:

• Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. president and CEO, Gregory Beeman

SB1406

Testified in Support:

• Association of Subcontractors of Massachusetts CEO, Monica Lawton

SB1443

Testified in Support with recommendations:

• AFL-CIO, Massachusetts Building Trades Council president, Francis Callahan, jr.

Testified in Support:

• Senator Marc R. Pacheco

SB1444

Testified in Support with recommendations:

• AFL-CIO, Massachusetts Building Trades Council president, Francis Callahan, jr.

Testified in Support:

• Senator Marc R. Pacheco

Testified in Opposition:

• Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. president and CEO, Gregory Beeman

SB1452

Testified in Opposition:

• American Institute of Architects, Massachusetts public policy director, John Nunnari
• Association of General Contractors of Massachusetts Legislative Affairs liaison, Robert Petrocelli