Barr Inc. v. Town of Holliston

Contracts for the construction of public buildings estimated to cost above $100,000 “shall be awarded to the lowest responsible and eligible general bidder.” G. L. c. 149, § 44A (2) (D). The question before us is whether, when an awarding authority is making a determination as to bidder re*113sponsibility, it is constrained to look only at materials compiled as part of the Department of Capital Asset Management’s (DCAM’s) contractor certification process. See G. L. c. 149, § 44D. We conclude that the competitive bidding statute places no such restriction on awarding authorities.1

1. Background. We…