Local business · North Reading, MALocal business · 3 Washington St, North Reading, MA 01864
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B.C. Construction bids public work out of 3 Washington Street in North Reading, and the clearest thing in its public file is a court decision that went against it. In October 2025 a Massachusetts law firm wrote up the Appeals Court ruling in B.C. Construction Co., Inc. v. Johnson Roberts Associates, Inc. The company had sued an architect, arguing that the architect's negative references about its past performance defamed it and cost it future work. The court rejected those claims and confirmed that honest, fact-based evaluations of bidders are legally protected. A second firm's commentary on the same decision identifies the job underneath it as a construction contract the city of Everett awarded to B.C. Construction in 2013. Read that carefully, because it cuts both ways. The ruling decides the architect's liability, not the quality of the Everett work, and losing a defamation suit is not a finding that anything was built badly. What it does establish is that a design professional on a municipal job gave negative references about this contractor and was held to have been entitled to. The rest of the file is bidding paperwork pointing in one direction: a Needham town bid form with a prevailing-wage certification, and a contractor directory entry for a $745,000 contract at Otis Air Force Base on Cape Cod, running August 2008 to January 2009. Municipal and federal work is the business. No customer has written about this company anywhere we can reach, so there is no rating here. A homeowner's first question should be whether residential remodeling is work they take on at all; after that, ask for references from recent jobs and for the licence and registration numbers you can check yourself.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from B.C. Construction Co., Inc.. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$23,000 – $35,000
Typical remodeling project around $29,000
“Earlier today, the Massachusetts Appeals Court issued a decision that highlights how candid feedback about a contractor’s past performance can be shared without creating liability, if done carefully and in good faith. In B.C. Construction Co., Inc. v. Johnson Roberts Associates, Inc., the Appeals Court rejected a contractor’s claims that an architect’s negative references defamed it and cost it future work. The ruling is significant for municipalities, owners, and design professionals: it confirms that honest, fact-based evaluations of bidders are legally protected. Contractors should recogniz”
“B. C. CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., North Reading, Massachusetts, MA 01864-2512 ... Contractor Directory> B. C. CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. ... # B. C. CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.North Reading, Massachusetts ... 3 Washington St North Reading, MA 01864-2512 ... | Name: | B.C. Construction Co., Inc. | | --- | --- | | Contract: | Otis AFB, Cape Cod | | Start: | 08/08/2008 | | End: | 01/09/2009 | | Value: | $745,000.00 | | Contact: | Bob Mulikan or Miss Barker | | Phone: | 781-377-1180 | ... ## Company Information ... Company Name: B. C. CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. Address:3 Washington StCity:North ReadingState:Massac”
“| | decision this | month in | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | B.C. Construction | Co., | | | | | | | Inc. v. Johnson Roberts | | | | | | | | Associates, | Inc., a law | | | | | | | suit between | a general | | | | | | Christopher Vaccaro | contractor and architect. | | | | | | ... he Massachusetts Appeals Court is sued a noteworthy decision this month in B.C. Construction Co., Inc. v. Johnson Roberts Associates, Inc., a law suit between a general contractor and architect. The city of Everett awarded a construc tion contract to B.C. Construction Co. Inc. in 2013 to reno”
“B.C. Construction Co. Inc - 3 Washington Street, North Reading, MA 01864 Bid Form w/ Certifications ... Bidder's Certification Regarding Payment of Prevailing Wage”
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