Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 44C (2026)

Suspension or debarment of contractors

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Section 44C. The commissioner may suspend or debar contractors in accordance with the provisions of section twenty-nine F of chapter twenty-nine.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases, 1958–2012 · leading case: Interstate Eng'g Corp. v. City of Fitchburg, 329 N.E.2d 128 (Mass. 1975).

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Interstate Eng'g Corp. v. City of Fitchburg, 329 N.E.2d 128 (Mass. 1975). · cites it 4× “As authorized by G.L.c. 149, § 44C (as amended through St.”

B. J. Harland Elec. Co. v. Granger Bros., 510 N.E.2d 765 (Mass. App. Ct. 1987). · cites it 3× “4 Section 44C mandated that public works construction contracts contain a provision requiring the general contractor to install weather protection in work areas and to “furnish adequate heat in the area so protected during the months of November through March.”

John F. Miller Co. v. George Fichera Constr. Corp., 388 N.E.2d 1201 (Mass. App. Ct. 1979). · cites it 2× “The specifications were governed by G. L. c. 149, § 44C, as amended through St.”

Fordyce v. Town of Hanover, 457 Mass. 248 (Mass. 2010). “See G. L. c. 149, § 44C. Under regulations promulgated by the commissioner, wilfully supplying false material information in obtaining or attempting to obtain any public contract or subcontract within the last five years “shall constitute cause for de-certification or denial of…”

Roblin Hope Indus., Inc. v. J. A. Sullivan Corp., 377 N.E.2d 962 (Mass. App. Ct. 1978). “*482 Under G. L. c. 149, §§ 44C and 44F, each general bid must contain a list of subbids for specified types of work.”

Westcott Constr. Corp. v. Cumberland Constr. Co., 328 N.E.2d 522 (Mass. App. Ct. 1975). “” Section 44J speaks only in terms of a general bidder who himself files a sub-bid, and makes no reference to a case such as the present one where, at least on the face of the bids, there is no such identity of bidders.”

Joseph E. Bennett Co. v. Commonwealth, 486 N.E.2d 1145 (Mass. App. Ct. 1985). “497, added to G.L. c. 149, § 44C, as appearing in St. 1956, c.”

Jefferson Constr. Corp. v. Commonwealth, 434 N.E.2d 1023 (Mass. 1982). “” G. L. c. 149, § 44C (1), as appearing in St.”

Barr Inc. v. Town of Holliston, 967 N.E.2d 106 (Mass. 2012). “149, §§ 44A-44H,] and not debarred from bidding under [G. L. c. 149, § 44C,] or any other applicable law, and who shall certify that he is able to furnish labor that can work in harmony with all other elements of labor employed or to be employed on the work.”

Mari & Sons Flooring Co. v. Se. Massachusetts Univ. Bldg. Auth., 337 N.E.2d 921 (Mass. App. Ct. 1975). “He was not, however, to do the carpeting as “[t]he work of the general contractor” in “Item 1” of the “Form for General Bid” but rather through a subcontractor. The carpeting was therefore a “class of work for which the awarding authority deem[ed] it necessary or convenient to…”

Brisk Waterproofing Co. v. Dir. of the Div. of Bldg. Constr., 153 N.E.2d 750 (Mass. 1958). “143, 145 , a similar situation arose under G. L. c. 149, § 44C (E), as appearing in St.”

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