1934

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 617

(1)    THE BOARD SHALL REQUIRE UNIFORM AND
CONSISTENT PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF REQUESTS FOR THE
PROCUREMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL OR ENGINEERING SERVICES.

(2)    IN ADDITION, AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF EACH
REQUEST SHALL BE MAILED TO EACH PERSON THAT REQUESTS
NOTIFICATION ON A SPECIFIC PROJECT.

(C) EACH ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL:

(1)          DESCRIBE GENERALLY THE ARCHITECTURAL AND
ENGINEERING SERVICES TO BE PROCURED; AND

(2)          INDICATE HOW INTERESTED PERSONS MAY RECEIVE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROCUREMENT.

    (D) ON REQUEST, THE BOARD SHALL GIVE EACH INTERESTED

PERSON A COMPREHENSIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURE AND SCOPE

OF THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO BE PROCURED. THE

TRANSPORTATION AGENCY MAKING THE PROCUREMENT REQUEST SHALL
PREPARE THE DESCRIPTION.

2-308.

[(a) (1) The Board shall require uniform and
consistent public announcements of all its approvals of
requests for the procurement of architectural or engineering
services.

(2) In addition, an announcement of the
approval of each request shall be mailed to each person that
requests notification.

(b)    Each announcement shall:

(1)    Describe generally the architectural and
engineering services to be procured; and

(2)    Indicate how interested persons may receive
information about the procurement.

(c)    On request, the Board shall give each interested
person a comprehensive description of the nature and scope
of the professional services to be procured. The
transportation agency making the procurement request shall
prepare the description.]

(A)    THE BOARD SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING TO ACCEPT,
POSTPONE FOR CAUSE, OR REJECT THE PERSON RECOMMENDED UNDER
THE SCREENING PROCESS OF THE DEPARTMENT TO BE AWARDED A
CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECTURAL OR ENGINEERING SERVICES.

(B)    THE BOARD SHALL PROVIDE REASONABLE AND TIMELY
NOTICE OF THIS PUBLIC MEETING.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1978.