HARRY HUGHES, Governor

1969

CHAPTER 546
(House Bill 1202)

AN ACT concerning

State Finance and Procurement - Baltimore City - Authorization

to Self-Insure Satisfy Bonding Requirements for

Construction Contracts

FOR the purpose of authorizing any county or Baltimore City to

provide by local ordinance for a program for the purpose of
providing the surety coverage requirements in the "Little

Miller Act" for certain contracts or in local laws or
charters; and generally relating to performance and payment

bond requirements for construction contracts.

BY adding to

Article - State Finance and Procurement
Section 13-501(h)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1985 Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF

MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Finance and Procurement

13-501.

(H) (1) ANY COUNTY OR BALTIMORE CITY MAY PROVIDE BY
ORDINANCE FOR A PROGRAM TO GUARANTEE THE PERFORMANCE OR PAYMENT
BY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS FOR CONTRACTS AWARDED BY THE COUNTY
OR CITY.

(2) ANY COUNTY OR BALTIMORE CITY MAY ACCEPT THE
PARTICIPATION OF A CONTRACTOR IN A PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS
SUBSECTION AS SATISFACTORY SECURITY FOR PURPOSES OF SUBSECTION
(A) OF THIS SECTION.

(H) BALTIMORE CITY MAY PROVIDE BY ORDINANCE FOR A PROGRAM
TO SATISFY THE BONDING REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBSECTION
(A) OF THIS SECTION FOR A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT:

(1) THAT IS NOT IN EXCESS OF $100,000: AND

(2) IN WHICH THERE ARE NO STATE FUNDS.

(3) ANY COUNTY OR BALTIMORE CITY MAY PROVIDE BY
ORDINANCE, IN ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, THAT PARTICIPATION BY A CONTRACTOR IN THAT PROGRAM
SHALL SATISFY ANY REQUIREMENT MADE BY LOCAL LAW OR CHARTER FOR