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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 722

(II)  APPEAR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS 1 WEEK, BUT NOT
MORE THAN 30 DAYS, BEFORE THE FINAL DATE FOR SUBMITTING BIDS;

(III) IF THE CONTRACT PERTAINS TO BRIDGE OR
ROAD WORK, SET FORTH THE PLACE WHERE THE BRIDGE OR ROAD IS TO BE
CONSTRUCTED OR REPAIRED;

(III) IF THE CONTRACT PERTAINS TO BRIDGE OR
ROAD WORK, SET FORTH THE PLACE WHERE THE BRIDGE OR ROAD IS TO BE
CONSTRUCTED OR REPAIRED;

(IV)  SET FORTH A DESCRIPTION OF THE GOODS OR
SERVICES BEING BID ON;

(V)  PROVIDE NOTICE THAT SEALED PROPOSALS FOR
THE GOODS OR SERVICE WILL BE RECEIVED UNTIL A DAY NAMED IN THE
ADVERTISEMENT; AND

(VI)  PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE DATE FOR THE OPENING
OF THE BIDS.

(B)  (1) SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO AN
EXPENDITURE BY CECIL COUNTY THAT:

(I)  IS $7,500 OR LESS IN AMOUNT; OR

(II)  A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS HAS DECLARED TO BE AN EMERGENCY EXPENDITURE;
PROVIDED THAT SUCH A VOTE SHALL BE A RECORDED VOTE TAKEN AT A
PUBLIC MEETING.

(2) IN ANY CASE WHERE THE EXPENDITURE IS $7,500 OR
LESS IN AMOUNT, OR WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED TO BE AN EMERGENCY
EXPENDITURE, THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE IN THE DISCRETION OF THE
CECIL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

(I)  THE MANNER OF PROVIDING FOR THE
EXPENDITURE, INCLUDING WHETHER THE WORK SHALL BE DONE BY CONTRACT
OR OTHERWISE; AND

(II)  IF DONE BY CONTRACT, THE MANNER OF LETTING
THE CONTRACT.

(C) (1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IN
CECIL COUNTY A PARTICULAR CONTRACTOR MAY NOT BE AWARDED, DURING
ANY 2-MONTH PERIOD, MORE THAN A TOTAL OF $10,000 WORTH OF
CONTRACTS WHICH ARE NOT COMPETITIVELY BID.

(2) THE LIMITATION ESTABLISHED BY THIS SUBSECTION
DOES NOT APPLY TO EMERGENCY CONTRACTS.

(D)(1) IT IS A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION FOR ANY COUNTY
COMMISSIONER OR CONTRACTOR TO ENTER INTO, APPROVE, OR OTHERWISE
PARTICIPATE IN THE MAKING OF A CONTRACT THAT IS FORMED IN
VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION.