The controversy over who should run 18 highway rest stop service plazas in Massachusetts is headed to court.
Waltham-based Global Partners announced Monday that it is suing MassDOT, which awarded a 35-year contract for the service areas to competitor Applegreen in June. The lawsuit alleges that MassDOT is not complying with public records requests as it tries to finalize the takeover agreement with Applegreen.
Global Partners has said the contract should have gone to a local company and contends that their bid was $1 billion higher – a number disputed by MassDOT and Applegreen.
Global Partners lawsuit against MassDOT
Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that MassDOT failed to produce requested records about potential conflicts of interest. Global Partners claims there are allegations that MassDOT chief development officer Scott Bosworth had tried to get a job with Applegreen parent company Blackstone Infrastructure Partners shortly before the bidding process began…