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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 840

(2)  Provisions in the service contract, if feasible,
for the hiring of displaced employees by the contractor;

(3)  Prior notification to affected employees 6 months
in advance of the adverse impact or on the date the contract is
signed, whichever is sooner;

(4)  Demonstration by the agency that it has taken
formal and positive steps in considering alternatives to
contracting, including reorganization, reevaluation of service,
and reevaluation of performance.

[18-807.] 63.

The departments may certify a service contract to the Board
OF PUBLIC WORKS only if they find that:

(1)  The potential economic advantage of contracting
is not outweighed by the public's interest in having the
particular function performed directly by the State government;

(2)  The contract does not adversely affect the
State's affirmative action efforts;

(3)  The contract will include adequate control
mechanisms to insure that the work is carried out as provided in
the terms of the contract; and

(4)  The contract complies with all of the
requirements of this Division II of this article.

Article 78A - Public Works

[21-504] 7. Contracts for Prison Construction in Jessup Area.

(a) As of the date on which the new 500 bed replacement
facility authorized jointly in Chapters 519 and 693 of the Acts
of 1980 is open and accepting prisoners, the Board of Public
Works may not approve any contract for the construction or
renovation of any prison facilities for the Department of Public
Safety and Correctional Services in the Jessup area of Anne
Arundel and Howard counties that would provide for more than
3,400 beds in that area, computed as follows:

Jessup Pre-release Unit

(including new drug unit).....................184

Patuxent Institution..........................640

Maryland Correctional Institution for Women...249

Brockbridge Correctional Facility.............515

House of Correction renovation and/or

replacements (512+500 + 400+400)............1,812

Total.......................................3,400.