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Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP Attorney Receives Favorable Decision from Attorney General’s Office Bid Unit
On April 27, 2021, the Attorney General’s Office Bid Unit denied the Bid Protest filed by CTA Construction Managers, LLC protesting the decision of the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District (“District”) regarding the rescission of the District’s award of the Project. The Project consists of the construction of the District’s new intermediate school project, which will cost approximately $83,000,000. Attorney Peter T. McNulty from Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP represented the District throughout the defense of the Bid Protest before the Attorney General’s Bid Unit. At an April 12 hearing, CTA Construction Managers alleged that the District “abused its discretion” and “illegally compared CTA to the second-lowest bidder” when the District reversed their decision to award the Project to CTA.
While the District initially selected CTA as the lowest bidder, the District later rescinded their decision to award the project to CTA following revelations of new information outlining evidence of problematic projects conducted by CTA. At the hearing, CTA alleged the District already had all the information in its possession and abused its discretion in considering said information. The District argued that as the awarding authority, it was not only able to investigate the new information but obligated to do so. After the record was closed on April 20, 2021, the Attorney General’s Office denied the Bid Protest, stating that the District did not abuse its discretion in rescinding its initial award to CTA and awarding the Project to the next lowest qualified and responsible bidder.
Formerly corporate counsel at a large Community Bank, Mr. McNulty’s practice is primarily focused on corporate and financial transactional work and real estate dispositions and acquisitions. Mr. McNulty handles the full spectrum of corporate and real estate matters and has assisted clients with entity formation, real estate transactions, mergers & acquisitions, and investments, as well as commercial and residential acquisitions and dispositions. Additionally, Mr. McNulty represents and advises various financial institutions and private clients on a wide range of topics, including corporate governance, compliance, construction and secured lending, work outs and modifications, bankruptcy and foreclosure, and general litigation.
Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP Receives Favorable Decision for Town of Dracut
On April 11, 2023, MHTL Attorneys Peter Mello and Madison Harris-Parks represented the Town of Dracut, and successfully obtained a preliminary injunction order requiring, among other things, that the Defendant homeowners cease renting out their pool to the public. The case, Town of Dracut by and Through Its Building Inspector vs. Nason, Gilbert et al., was initiated by the Town after the Defendants failed to comply with the Town’s associated underlying zoning enforcement order. The Town requested the injunction Read More
EXTENSION OF MUNICIPAL RELIEF MEASURES - INCLUDING OPEN MEETING LAW REMOTE OPTION - SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
The option for public bodies in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to hold public meetings remotely or in a hybrid fashion, which came into play at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been extended by the General Court for another two years, until March 31, 2025. The Governor signed the legislation, which will be codified at Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, on March 29, 2023. Because of the inclusion of an emergency preamble, the law goes into effect immediately.
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