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Suffolk Denies Improper Contacts, Urges Rebid in Mass. Pike Plaza Dispute

After Applegreen exited the winning bid, MassDOT must decide between giving the lease to runner-up Global Partners or restarting a process that could stretch for a year.

Service and tourist information center on Route 3 South in Plymouth. (Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)
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Overview

  • Suffolk sent a six-page letter to Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt with affidavits from CEO John Fish and other executives denying any unauthorized discussions about the service plazas.
  • The affidavits state texts with RFP chair Scott Bosworth focused on the South Station project and personal matters, with any plaza references occurring only after Applegreen was chosen in June.
  • Suffolk urged the state to reopen bidding rather than award the contract to Global Partners, citing alleged deficiencies including limited EV charging plans and a lack of comparable construction experience.
  • The company filed public-records requests seeking Global’s communications with MassDOT and information on Global’s current plaza operations, asserting that taxpayers have not been well served.
  • Global called Suffolk’s allegations "desperate and unfounded," and the administration is weighing whether to award the lease to Global or initiate a rebid that could take a year or more.