Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 30b - Uniform Procurement Act
Section 19 - Delegation of Procurement Officer's Powers and Duties

Section 19. Subject to the provisions of section one hundred and three of chapter forty-one, to the extent permitted by charter or local by-law in a city or town, or by written rules of the committee, commission or executive appointing the chief procurement officer in a district or county, a chief procurement officer may delegate his powers and duties in accordance with this section to one or more employees of the governmental body. A delegation shall be in writing, be signed by the chief procurement officer, and state the activity or function authorized and the duration of the delegation. A delegation may be in specific or general terms, may be limited to a particular procurement or class of procurements, and may be conditioned upon compliance with specified procedures. A delegation may be revoked or amended whenever the chief procurement officer determines that revocation or amendment is in the best interests of the governmental body. A delegation of powers or duties by a chief procurement officer and any revocation or amendment thereof shall not take effect until a copy of the same has been filed with the office of the inspector general.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers

Chapter 30b - Uniform Procurement Act

Section 1 - Application of Chapter

Section 2 - Definitions

Section 3 - Procurement Contracts; Files

Section 4 - Submission of Quotations

Section 5 - Competitive Sealed Bidding Procedures

Section 6 - Competitive Sealed Proposals; Requests for Proposals; Additional Evaluation Criteria

Section 6a - Utilization of Reverse Auctions for the Acquisition of Supplies and Services

Section 7 - Sole Source Procurements

Section 8 - Emergency Procurements

Section 9 - Cancellation of Invitation for Bids; Rejection of Bids or Proposals

Section 10 - Certification of Good Faith

Section 11 - Splitting of Procurements

Section 12 - Term of Contract; Information to Be Included in Solicitation; Cancellation of Contract

Section 13 - Increase of Services or Supplies Specified in Contract

Section 13a - Recycling or Composting Contracts; Modifications and Amendments

Section 14 - Specification Requirements; Proprietary Supply or Service and Sole Source Procurement

Section 15 - Tangible Supply; Disposition

Section 16 - Real Property; Disposition or Acquisition

Section 17 - Writing Requirement; Invalidation of Contracts; Forfeiture; Civil Actions

Section 18 - Sheltered Market Programs

Section 19 - Delegation of Procurement Officer's Powers and Duties

Section 20 - Preference for Products of Agriculture Grown or Produced Using Products Grown in Commonwealth; Governmental Bodies

Section 22 - Cooperative Purchasing Agreements Between Public Procurement Units or Public Procurement Unit and External Procurement Activity

Section 23 - Cooperative Purchasing Agreements Between Public Procurement Units or Public Procurement Unit and External Procurement Activity