BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

1933

FOR the purpose of requiring the Secretary of Transportation
to certify to the Transportation Professional Services
Selection Board its decision that architectural or
engineering services cannot be provided by existing
in-house resources; deleting certain public meeting and
notice requirements; adding the requirement that the
Board must held a public meeting to accept, postpone
for cause, or reject the person recommended under the
Department's screening process to be awarded the
contract for architectural or engineering services;
requiring certain public notice; and clarifying
provisions pertaining to the procurement of
architectural and engineering services.

BY repealing

Article - Transportation
Section 2-307 and 2-308
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1577 Volume and 1977 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article — Transportation
Section 2-30 7 and 2-308
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1977 Volume and 1977 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article — Transportation

2-307.

[ (a) A transportation agency that desires to procure
architectural or engineering services costing over $25,000
shall present the request to the Board at a public meeting.

(b) Reasonable and timely public notice shall be
given of any request presented to the Board.

(c) Before the Board approves any request for
architectural or engineering services, it shall be satisfied
that the services cannot be provided feasibly or
economically by existing in-house resources. ]

(A)    THIS SUBTITLE APPLIES TO ANY TRANSPORTATION
AGENCY THAT DESIRES TO PROCURE ARCHITECTURAL OR ENGINEERING
SERVICES OVER $25,000.

(B)    THE SECRETARY SHALL CERTIFY TO THE BOARD THAT THE
SERVICES CANNOT BE PROVIDED FEASIBLY OR ECONOMICALLY BY
EXISTING IN-HOUSE RESOURCES.