Mass. Gen. Laws » Part I Title III Chapter 30B
Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30B, § 9 (2026)

Cancellation of invitation for bids; rejection of bids or proposals

✓ text as last checked Sept. 2026 (this copy records no edition or section history)
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section MAmalegislature.gov (official) JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

Section 9. The procurement officer may cancel an invitation for bids, a request for proposals, or other solicitation, or may reject in whole or in part any and all bids or proposals when the procurement officer determines that cancellation or rejection serves the best interests of the governmental body. The procurement officer shall state in writing the reason for a cancellation or rejection.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1998–2001 · leading case: Johnson Turf & Golf Mgmt., Inc. v. City of Beverly, 14 Mass. L. Rptr. 290 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2001).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Johnson Turf & Golf Mgmt., Inc. v. City of Beverly, 14 Mass. L. Rptr. 290 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2001). “The relevant portion of the G.L.c. 30B, §9 reads: The procurement officer may cancel an invitation for bids, a request for proposals, or other solicitation, or may reject in whole or in part any and all bids or proposals when the procurement officer determines that the…”
Mangano v. Town of Wilmington, 9 Mass. L. Rptr. 26 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1998). “In support of his contention that the absence of any such language means that the legislature did not intend to allow withdrawal of property from the market after bids had been received, Plaintiff points to language in G.L.c. 30B, §9 which does allow cancellation of an…”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.