{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149a-11","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149A, § 11","heading":"Definition of terms from other laws","body":"Section 11. For purposes of sections 1 to 10, inclusive of this chapter, the following terms as they may appear in other statutory provisions referred to in this chapter shall have the following meanings:\n''Awarding authority'', ''contracting authority'', ''contracting body'', or ''public body'', a public agency.\n''General contractor'', ''contractor'', or ''contractor principal'', a construction management at risk firm.\n''Subcontractor'', a subcontractor and trade contractor except that the term ''subcontractor'' in subsection (3) of section 39F of chapter 30 shall mean a trade contractor pursuant to subsection (a) and a subcontractor pursuant to subsection (j) of section 8.","path":["Part I","Title XXI","Chapter 149A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXI/Chapter149A/Section11","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:30Z","sha256":"a368c02202f68aff84b1a1957d1beba16bf6bc29c9537a95b599c8800054d829","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149a-10","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149a-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}