HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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entity, other than a bona fide employee or agent, any fee or any
other consideration contingent on the making of this agreement."

(b)  Unless [he] THE PERSON is a bona fide employee or agent
working for the other person, a person may not offer or agree to
solicit or secure for any other person any contract for
architectural SERVICES or engineering services if [his] THE
PERSON'S fee is contingent on or results from the making of a
contract for these services.

(c)  An architect, engineer, or corporation or partnership
of architects or engineers may not offer to pay any fee or other
consideration that is contingent on the making of a contract for
architectural SERVICES or engineering services.

(d)  An employee of a using authority may not solicit or
secure or offer to solicit or secure a contract for architectural
SERVICES or engineering services for which the employee is paid
or is to be paid any fee or other consideration contingent on the
making of the contract between the using authority and any other
person.

[19-215.] 11-181. AUDITS.

(a)  (1) The rates of architects and engineers performing
services for a using authority are subject to post audit.

(2) If the compensation is over $50,000, all rates
used in cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts shall be verified by post
audit.

(b)  On request, any State audit of an architect or engineer
providing services for a using authority shall be made available
to the procuring authority of any political subdivision of this
State, if the procuring authority is considering the architect or
engineer for services on a specific project.

[19-216.] 11-182. TERMINATION OF CONTRACT.

(a) The Board of Public Works may terminate without
liability a contract for architectural SERVICES or engineering
services and may deduct from the contract price or otherwise
recover the full amount of any fee, commission, percentage, gift,
or consideration paid in violation of this subtitle, if:

(1)   [There] THERE has been any conviction of a crime
arising out of or in connection with the procurement of any work
to be done or any payment to be made under the contract; or

(2)   [There] THERE has been any breach or violation
of:

(i) [Any] ANY provision of this [subtitle] PART
XV; or