Section 76 DCAMM Maintenance Services Contracts 5
Subsection 2 of said section 44A of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after paragraph (D) the following paragraph:-
(D ½) Every maintenance service contract for any building by the division of capital asset management and maintenance estimated to cost more than $150,000 shall be awarded to the lowest responsible and eligible general bidder on the basis of competitive bids in accordance with the procedure set forth in section 44A to 44H, inclusive; provided, however, that this paragraph shall not apply if a maintenance service contract is bid, at the option of the commissioner, pursuant to section 39M of chapter 30.
Summary
This section, along with other related sections, makes multi-year maintenance service contracts subject to the requirements of Chapter 30, which governs the purchasing of goods, supplies, and services, rather than Chapter 149, which governs vertical construction projects.