Requests for Information

The Owner's Representative shall provide information related to the Major Contract to parties eligible to receive it in accordance with M.G.L. c. 149A, § 15½(h) and M.G.L. c. 4, § 7, cl. 26. A party requesting information must do so in writing and include a reasonable description of the information requested and the address to which the Owner's Representative may send a response. The Owner's Representative must notify the Public Agency of any such requests received. An Owner's Representative must respond in writing to requests for information from any individual, organization or agency eligible to receive such information within 60 days of the date of the request. The Owner's Representative's response must contain the requested information, indicate why it is not available to the party requesting it, or indicate when the information will be available and the date on which the Owner's Representative will provide that information to the party. The Owner's Representative may require the requesting party to pay a reasonable fee for costs associated with responding to the request. If the Owner's Representative denies the party's request for information, the Owner's Representative shall inform the party of the right to appeal the denial in writing to the Inspector General within 30 days of receiving notification of the denial. The appeal must include a copy of the original request and the written response received from the Owner's Representative. If the Inspector General determines that the Owner's Representative improperly denied the request, the Owner's Representative must respond to the information request no more than 30 days after receiving notification of the Inspector General's decision.