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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30B, § 8 (2026)

Emergency procurements

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Section 8. Whenever the time required to comply with a requirement of this chapter would endanger the health or safety of the people or their property a procurement officer may make an emergency procurement without following that requirement. An emergency procurement shall be limited to only supplies or services necessary to meet the emergency and shall conform to the requirements of this chapter to the extent practicable under the circumstances. The procurement officer shall make a record of each emergency as soon after the procurement as practicable, specifying each contractor's name, the amount and the type of each contract, a listing of the supply or service provided under each contract, and the basis for determining the need for an emergency procurement.

The procurement officer shall submit a copy of this record at the earliest possible time to the state secretary for placement in any publication established by the state secretary for the advertisement of procurements.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2008–2009 · leading case: Int'l Salt Co., LLC v. City of Boston, 590 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2009).
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Int'l Salt Co., LLC v. City of Boston, 590 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2009). “Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30B, § 8. International Salt argues that the district court’s findings compel the conclusion that section 8 applies.”
Int'l Salt Co., LLC v. City of Boston, 547 F. Supp. 2d 62 (D. Mass. 2008). · cites it 3× “ISCO contends that the supplemental agreement for delivery of an additional 27,000 tons of salt is enforceable under the emergency provision of Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30B, § 8, and by operation of the doctrine of equitable estoppel.”
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