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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 369

(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.

(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.