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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 367

(ii) Any purchase or lease of any road or
construction equipment or machinery.

(2)  Except as provided in subsection (b) of this
section, the County Commissioners of Cecil County shall advertise
for bids on any such contract in:

(i) 1 or more newspapers published in Cecil
County; or

(ii) Such public notice as they deem most
advisable, if no newspaper is published in Cecil County.

(3)  The public notice required by this subsection
shall:

(i) Be given at least once;

(ii) Appear at least 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;

(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 OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BEFORE PROVIDING FOR
THE EXPENDITURE.

(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