5089
HARFORD COUNTY

amended), title "Procurement", be, and it is hereby,
repealed and re—enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

219. Procurement

(b) Competitive Bidding. Any single purchase by
or contract with the County of Three Thousand Dollars
($3,000.00), or more, except contracts for professional
services customarily negotiated, shall be made from or
let by sealed bids or proposals publicly opened after
public notice for such period or in such manner as the
County Executive or his designee shall determine. Such
purchases or contracts shall be made from or awarded to
the lowest responsible bidder who shall give security or
bond for the performance of his contract as determined by
the County Executive or his designee; provided, however,
that no such purchase or contract shall be made or
awarded within a period of one week from the date of the
public openings of bids. Should the award not be made
within ninety (90) days of the public openings of the
bids, all bid bonds and/or bid bond checks shall be
returned to the respective bidders. Should the County
award the bid at a later date, the bidder who then
receives the bid shall not be held liable for any damages
should that bidder decline the bid. In all cases the
County shall reserve the right to reject any and all
bids. 411 construction, maintenance and repair work
shall be subject to the requirements of competitive
bidding provided in this section, unless such work is to
be done directly by the County through the use of its own
laboring force. All materials and supplies used by the
County laboring force shall be purchased in accordance
with the provisions of this article. The provisions of
this article, however, shall not apply to any purchase or
contract with respect to which there is only one supplier
and provided further, the provisions of this article
shall not apply to emergency purchases or contracts, but
any and all purchases or contracts made under these
exceptions shall be specifically reported to the County
Council at the time of the next County Council meeting
after such purchases or contracts.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect sixty (60) days from the date it
becomes law.

Approved May 17, 1974

Bill No. 74-37 (as amended)