Whether government agency can terminate procurement contract solely to buy same goods cheaper elsewhere using termination for convenience clause.
Superior Court reports to Appeals Court the novel question of whether government agencies may invoke termination-for-convenience clauses in procurement contracts to purchase goods elsewhere at lower prices.
Court denied MBTA's motion to dismiss a fuel supplier's breach claim, finding allegations that the agency terminated the contract solely for a better price stated an abuse of discretion.
Environmental Facilities Siting Board approval of natural gas power plant affirmed where board properly applied environmental justice policy, air quality standards, meteorological data, water supply analysis, and traffic route designations.
Energy Facilities Siting Board properly denied a power plant's request to use municipal drinking water for cooling when environmental impacts to the Silver Lake water system could not be minimized as required by statute.
