MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                             2529

State Procurement of Architectural and
Engineering Services

FOR the purpose of establishing [[a]] professional
services evaluation [[board]] boards; specifying
certain duties of the [[board]] boards with respect
to the evaluation of the need to procure
architectural and engineering services for the State
in excess of a certain amount and selecting the
architect or engineer to provide these services;
specifying certain criteria of selection; imposing
certain conditions on architects and engineers from
whom services are procured in excess of a certain
amount; prohibiting certain acts and providing
penalties for violation; authorizing the boards to

provide advisory services with respect to

procurement of architectural and engineering

services by units of local government; and generally
relating to the procurement of architectural and
engineering services by the State.

BY adding to

Article 41 — Governor — Executive and

Administrative Departments

Section [[231N]] 231-N through [[231X]] [[231Z]]
231-W, to be under the new subtitle "22A
Procurement of Architectural and Engineering
Services"

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1971 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)

Preamble

WHEREAS, The General Assembly of Maryland finds and
declares that:

The awarding of contracts, consultant agreements and
other obligations for procuring architectural and
engineering services to be utilized by the State creates
a potential source of favoritism and other abuses. These
abuses work an injustice and prejudice the opportunity of
competent architects and engineers to perform services
for the State. In addition, they also result in
excessive expense to the State and are the cause of
procuring services of lesser adequacy than could
otherwise be obtained. Therefore, the General Assembly
should provide a method of granting these contracts to
assure their equitable award at the best available price
to the most competent architect or engineers; now,
therefore