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thousand eight hundred and sixteen dollars received for the taking by
the metropolitan district commission of certain park land for sewer
purposes.
SECTION' 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 16, 1962. ,
Chap. 660.
A N ACT REQUIRING THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY TO AWARD CERTAIN CONTRACTS TO THE LOWEST
RESPONSIBLE BIDDER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 544 of the acts of 1947 is hereby amended by inserting after
section 4A, inserted by chapter 319 of the acts of 1962, the following
section: —
Section J±B. Any concession in or lease of property for a term of more
than one year shall be awarded, after advertising for bids, to the bidder
who, in the judgment of the trustees, is the highest responsible bidder;
provided, however, that this provision shall not be applicable to an
extension or renewal of any concession in or lease of property if, by vote
of the trustees, such extension or renewal is determined to be in the
best interest of the authority.
All construction contracts and contracts for supplies, materials, equipment and services, when the expense thereof will exceed twenty-five
hundred dollars, shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder, after
advertising for bids, excepting (1) when, by the vote of the trustees, it
is determined that an emergency requires immediate delivery of supplies, '
materials or equipment or performance of services; (2) when repair
parts, accessories, equipment or services are required for equipment or
services previously furnished or contracted for or when there is only one
reasonable source of supply; (3) when the nature of the service required is such that competitive bidding is not in the best interest of the
authority, including, without limiting, the generality of the foregoing,
the services of accountants, architects, attorneys, engineers, physicians,
superintendents of construction, and others possessing a high degree of
skill; (4) when services such as water, light, heat, power, telephone or
telegraph are required. Contracts shall not be split into parts involving
less than twenty-five hundred dollars for the purpose of avoiding this
provision.
Members of the board of trustees, officers and employees of the authority are forbidden to be interested directly or indirectly in any contract with the authority.
The authority shall have the right to reject all bids and to re-advertise
for bids. If after such* re-advertisement no responsible and satisfactory
bid, within the terms of the advertisement, is received, the authority
may award the contract without competitive bidding.
Advertisements for bids shall be published at least seven days before
the opening thereof in the paper published by the city of Boston known
as the City Record. Such advertisements shall state the time and
place where all pertinent information relative to concessions and leases
or where plans and specifications of proposed construction or supplies,
materials and equipment may be obtained, and the time and place of
opening the bids in answer to said advertisements, and that the.authority reserves the right to reject any or all such bids.
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All bids in response to advertisements shall be sealed and shall be
publicly opened by the authority. The authority may require, as
evidence of good faith, that a deposit of a reasonable sum, to be fixed
by the authority, accompany the proposals, and may also require a bond
conditioned on the faithful performance of the work.
Approved July 16, 1962.
Chap. 661. A N ACT INCREASING THE MAXIMUM SALARY WHICH MAY
BE PAID TO THE CITY MANAGER IN THE CITY OF HAVERHILL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any provision of section eighty-nine of
chapter forty-three of the General Laws to the contrary, the city
manager in the city of Haverhill shall receive such compensation as the
city council of said city shall fix by ordinance, but not exceeding twenty
thousand dollars annually.
SECTION 2. The following question shall be placed upon the ballot
to be used at the biennial state election in the city of Haverhill in the
current year: — "Shall an act passed by the General Court in the
current year, entitled 'An Act increasing the maximum salary which
may be paid to the city manager in the city of Haverhill', be accepted?"
If a majority of the votes in answer to said question is in the affirmative,
this act shall thereupon take effect, but not otherwise.
Approved July 16, 1962.
Chap. 662.
A N ACT PROVIDING THAT PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR
THE ERECTION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS SHALL PROVIDE
CERTAIN FACILITIES FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the
contrary, all plans and specifications for the erection of public buildings
by the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof shall provide
facilities for the handicapped to the extent deemed feasible by the contracting authority of the commonwealth or such political subdivision,
provided that in so far as feasible and financially reasonable in the opinion of said contracting authority said facilities shall conform with the
booklet entitled "American standard specifications for making buildings and facilities accessible to and usable by the physically handicapped", approved by the American Standards Association, Incorporated on October thirty-first, nineteen hundred and sixty-one.
Approved July 16, 1962.
Chap. 663. A N ACT PROVIDING THAT CERTAIN LICENSES GRANTED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE PURPOSE
OF MAINTAINING FILL OVER CERTAIN TIDEWATERS BE
IRREVOCABLE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Any provision of general or special law to the contrary notwithstanding, any licenses issued pursuant to chapter ninety-one of the General
Laws, by the department of public works or by any predecessor or sue-