Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149A, § 14 (2026)

Design build contracts

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Section 14. Notwithstanding section 39M of chapter 30, for each contract for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling or repair of a public works project by an awarding authority and estimated by the awarding authority to cost not less than $5,000,000, the awarding authority may utilize design build for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling or repair of any public works project pursuant to this section and sections 15 to 21, inclusive; but, before using the design build, the awarding authority shall seek the approval of the inspector general pursuant to section 16.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2015–2015 · leading case: Coghlin Elec. Contractors, Inc. v. Gilbane Bldg. Co., 472 Mass. 549 (Mass. 2015).

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Coghlin Elec. Contractors, Inc. v. Gilbane Bldg. Co., 472 Mass. 549 (Mass. 2015). “G. L. c. 149A, § 14. The construction management at risk method is available to public agencies for the “construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, maintenance or repair of any building estimated to cost not less than [$5 million].”

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