Legal Opinion
Associated Subcontractors of Massachusetts, Inc. v. University of Massachusetts Building Authority
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 7, 2004PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, C.J.
By statute, most public construction projects in the Commonwealth are subject to a statutory competitive bidding process. See G. L. c. 149, §§ 44A-44H (competitive bidding statute). There are, however, exceptions to the statutory bidding scheme, among them certain construction projects undertaken by the University of Massachusetts Building Authority (authority)3 that are financed with funds “from nongovernmental sources.” See St. 1960, c. 773, § 18, as appearing in St. 1998, c. 319, § 15 (exemption provision).4 This case requires us to construe for the first time the phrase “funds . . . from…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Interstate Engineering Corp. v. City of FitchburgMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Commissioner of InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Barclay v. DeVeauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. LightfootMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 148 v. Illinois Department of Employment SecurityIllinois Supreme Court · 2005
- Herman v. Admit One Ticket Agency LLCMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Evergreen Engineering, Inc. v. Green Energy Team LLCDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 2012
- Coghlin Electrical Contractors, Inc. v. Gilbane Building Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
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