HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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CHAPTER 432

(House Bill 977)

AN ACT concerning

Frederick County - Requirements for Competitive Bidding

FOR the purpose of exempting the Board of County
Commissioners of Frederick County from the requirement
of competitive bidding for the services of certain
firms for certain purposes; and increasing the dollar
amount of county work above which competitive bidding
is required.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 25 - County Commissioners

Section 3(1)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1973 Replacement Volume and 1979 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be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows: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 25 - County Commissioners
3.

(1) (1) To provide for competitive bidding for any
county work and the making and awarding of contracts for the
purchase of materials and supplies in excess of $500 and to
require bonds in connection with the work or contracts,
whenever deemed proper; and if no bids are submitted in
response to any calls therefor, to place the order as in
their discretion they deem best.

(2) (i) The contracts shall be in excess of the
amounts specified for the counties set forth in this
paragraph.

(ii) Allegany County—$1,500

(iii) Charles County—$2,500

(IV) FREDERICK COUNTY--$3,500

[(iv)] (V) Harford County—$1,000

[(v)] (VI) St. Mary's County—$2,500

[(vi)] (VII) Somerset County—$1,000

[(vii)] (Villi Talbot County- $1,000