Amended and Restated Project Agreement and Financial Close Agreement

Dear Mary Connaughton, Your public records request has been entered and given the case number R000304-062420 for tracking purposes. To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

1) “Amended and Restated Project Agreement” in such final form as may be approved by the General Counsel between the MBTA and Boston AFC 2.0 OpCo LLC for a total estimated amount of $935,411,841.44 authorized by Fiscal and Management Control Board on April 27, 2020; and

2) “Financial Close Agreement with Boston AFC 2.0 OpCo LLC” in such final form as may be approved by the General Counsel and subject to the Contract Amount; authorized by Fiscal and Management Control Board on April 27, 2020.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Mary Connaughton Pioneer Institute

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July 09, 2020
Mary Connaughton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 96585
Somerville, MA 02144
Re: Public Records Request for “To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

1) “Amended and Restated Project Agreement” in such final form as may be approved by the General Counsel between the MBTA and Boston AFC 2.0 OpCo LLC for a total estimated amount of $935,411,841.44 authorized by Fiscal and Management Control Board on April 27, 2020; and

2) “Financial Close Agreement with Boston AFC 2.0 OpCo LLC” in such final form as may be approved by the General Counsel and subject to the Contract Amount; authorized by Fiscal and Management Control Board on April 27, 2020.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Mary Connaughton Pioneer Institute

Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://accounts.muckrock.com/accounts/login/?url_auth_token=AAAd0Xpj74QyI79V10sR9Eo8Zlw%3A1jnwzU%3AorVd95SGK7JIN-q4UR1fh62q_0k&next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.muckrock.com%2Faccounts%2Flogin%2F%3Fnext%3D%252Faccounts%252Fagency_login%252Fmassachusetts-bay-transportation-authority-118%252Famended-and-restated-project-agreement-and-financial-close-agreement-96585%252F%253Femail%253DMassDOT.RAO%252540state.ma.us” Our Reference No.: R000304-062420
Dear Ms. Connaughton,
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (“MBTA”) is in receipt of your request for public records dated June 24, 2020 regarding the above-referenced matter; this request was received by our records access officer on the same date. Please be advised that due to the magnitude of the request, the potential volume of pages for staff review, as well as the time spent responding to other requests, we will require additional time to produce records as well as confirm the existence of all responsive records from all relevant custodians. As a result, as allowed for in G.L. c. 66, § 10(b)(vi), we may extend the time to produce records by up to an additional five (5) business days from our receipt or, if you are agreeable to a response date beyond this time, please contact us by phone, letter, email, or fax and we will make arrangements for a response time in accordance with your needs. Likewise, if we are able to compile all responsive records prior to that, we will provide them to you in a shorter period of time.
If you need additional information, or there is any other way we can assist you, please respond through the portal. Please use our Reference No.: R000304-062420.
Sincerely,
Stephen Shorey
Senior Counsel
Office of the General Counsel

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July 31, 2020 Mary Connaughton MuckRock News DEPT MR 96585 Somerville, MA 02144 Re: Public Records Request for “To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

1) “Amended and Restated Project Agreement” in such final form as may be approved by the General Counsel between the MBTA and Boston AFC 2.0 OpCo LLC for a total estimated amount of $935,411,841.44 authorized by Fiscal and Management Control Board on April 27, 2020; and

2) “Financial Close Agreement with Boston AFC 2.0 OpCo LLC” in such final form as may be approved by the General Counsel and subject to the Contract Amount; authorized by Fiscal and Management Control Board on April 27, 2020.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Mary Connaughton Pioneer Institute

Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://accounts.muckrock.com/accounts/login/?url_auth_token=AAAd0Xpj74QyI79V10sR9Eo8Zlw%3A1jnwzU%3AorVd95SGK7JIN-q4UR1fh62q_0k&next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.muckrock.com%2Faccounts%2Flogin%2F%3Fnext%3D%252Faccounts%252Fagency_login%252Fmassachusetts-bay-transportation-authority-118%252Famended-and-restated-project-agreement-and-financial-close-agreement-96585%252F%253Femail%253DMassDOT.RAO%252540state.ma.us” Our Case No.: R000304-062420 Dear Ms. Connaughton, The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (“MBTA”) is in receipt of your request for public records dated June 24, 2020 regarding the above-referenced matter; this request was received by our Records Access Officer on June 24, 2020. In response to your request, the MBTA conducted a thorough and exhaustive search of all possible sources of responsive records. As a result of this search, the below-linked responsive records were located. Please be advised that this link will be live for the next 60 days. Therefore, please save any records you wish to keep beyond this period to your own hard drive or device within that time period. Thank you for your attention to this matter. My Request Center Sincerely, Stephen Shorey
Senior Counsel