HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                     2277

SECTION 3 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1985.

Approved May 21, 1985.

CHAPTER 369

(House Bill 841)

AN ACT concerning                                     

Cecil County - Bridge and Road Construction

FOR the purpose of providing that a willful violation of certain
competitive bidding provisions is a misdemeanor, punishable
by a certain fine; and providing that if a contract is void
for violation of certain provisions, the contractor shall be
compensated for costs actually incurred under certain
circumstances.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 25 - County Commissioners

Section 37A

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1981 Replacement Volume and 1984 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 25 - County Commissioners

37A.

(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this
section, in Cecil County the following purchases of goods and
services shall be by competitively bid contract awarded to the
lowest responsive and responsible bidder:

(i) Any construction or repair of any bridge or
road; and

(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