158/Mary land Manual

GENERAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
SELECTION BOARD

John W. Peach, 1981, Chairperson

Jerome W. Klasmeier; Jonathan E. Moxley; Al-
bert Weinstein, 1981

Robert Byrd, Coordinator

301 West Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-2066

The General Professional Services Selection
Board, established by Chapter 732, Acts of 1974,
consists of four permanent members and one
floating member. The four permanent members
are the Secretary of General Services or his desig-
nee, one member chosen by the Governor from
within the Department of General Services upon
recommendation of the Secretary, and two mem-
bers chosen by the Governor from the general
public, at least one of whom may not be an engi-
neer or architect. The public members serve for a
term of four years. The floating member shall be
the head of the using authority, or his designee,
that is presenting a proposal to the Board for
procuring architectural or engineering services.

The Board provides a method for awarding ar-
chitectural and engineering contracts for certain
State-financed capital projects for which the de-
sign fee is in excess of $25,000 to assure their eq-
uitable award at the best available price to the
most competent architect or engineer (Code 1957,
Art. 41, secs. 23 IN to 231Y).

BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL
REVIEW

Edwin F. Ball, 1983, Chairperson

Pasqual T. Astore, 1983; Stanford R. Britt, 1983;
Clifford L. Coleman, 1983; Anthony N. Johns,
Jr., 1983; Paul J. Marks, 1983; Van Fossen
Schwab, 1983.

Marshal McCord, Coordinator

301 West Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-2444

The Board of Architectural Review, established
by Chapter 80, Acts of 1949, consists of seven
members appointed for four-year terms by the
Secretary of General Services from lists of nomi-
nations submitted by the Baltimore Chapter, the
Potomac Valley of Maryland Chapter, and the

PROCUREMENT APPEALS BOARD

Stanley D. Zemansky, CPPO, Chairperson, 1983

William H. Hedeman, 1981; Wilbur C. Giles,
1982.

Baltimore City Purchasing Department
111 N. Calvert Street
Baltimore 21202 Telephone: 396-5700

The Procurement Appeals Board was created
by Department of General Services regulations in
1977 (Code of Maryland Regulations Title 04,
Subtitle 06, Chapter 01, sec. 11). The Board con-
sists of three members knowledgeable in the field
of purchasing who also have experience in either
manufacturing, retailing, or public procurement.
Members of the Board are appointed by the Gov-
ernor with the advice of the Secretary of General
Services. Initially, one member serves for one
year, another for two years, and the third for
three years. Thereafter each member serves a
three-year term.

All requests for appeals and all responses to
appeals must be in writing. Any question, dis-
pute, or protest concerning bidding and award
procedures, or concerning the terms and condi-
tions of a contract, is referred first to the Pur-
chasing Bureau for resolution. If the vendor/sup-
plier is not satisfied with the resolution, that
party may within seven days from the date of the
decision appeal the matter to the Secretary for
further consideration. If the matter is not satisfac-
torily resolved at this level, the vendor/supplier
may within seven days appeal the matter to the
Procurement Appeals Board. Decisions of the
Procurement Appeals Board shall be the final ad-
ministrative decision of the State.

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND
FISCAL SERVICES

John A. Kelly, Director

301 West Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-7490

This Office provides the Department with capa-
bility in the areas of fiscal administration, con-