Mayor's directive

Authorize City Fuel Contract for Up to Five Years

Last activity May 21, 2026 (4 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    May 4, 2026

  2. In committee

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The matter concerns a mayoral order authorizing the City of Boston Procurement Department to enter into a contract for Biodiesel, ULSD, Octane, and #2 Heating Oil for up to five years beginning in 2026. The order cites Section 12 of Chapter 30B and seeks long-term terms to secure lower prices while a City Services committee process proceeded.

Now with the Committee on City Services

About Budget & Finance and Environment & Climate

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Official title

Councilor Flynn called Docket #0919, message and order authorizing the City of Boston Procurement Department to enter into a contract for a period of up to 5 years for the purchase of Biodiesel, ULSD, Octane, and #2 Heating Oil. The contract term would begin in 2026. The City Council’s permission to enter into a contract of this type for a period of more than three years is required by section twelve of chapter 30B of the General Laws. A term longer than three years will enable the City to ensure that it gets the best price on purchases of Biodiesel, ULSD, Octane, and #2 Heating Oil by allowing the City to lock in lower costs for a longer period, from the Committee on City Services. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.

Timeline

  1. May 6, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council

    Referred to the Committee on City Services.

  2. May 20, 2026

    The rules were suspended; the order was passed.

    City Council

    On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 11 (Breadon, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Durkan), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).