Ch. 48                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1)  IN WRITING;

(2)  BASED ON WRITTEN FINDINGS OF THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL
OR EMPLOYEE WHO MAKES THE DETERMINATION; AND

(3)  KEPT, FOR AT LEAST 3 YEARS, IN AN OFFICIAL
PROCUREMENT CONTRACT FILE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as SF §
11-104.

The only changes are in style.

Defined term: "Procurement contract" § 11-101

TITLE 12. ORGANIZATION AND SUPERVISION OF STATE PROCUREMENT.

SUBTITLE 1. STATE PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION.

12-101. AUTHORITY OF BOARD TO CONTROL PROCUREMENT.

(A) IN GENERAL.

EXCEPT AS TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR STATE ROADS, BRIDGES,
AND HIGHWAYS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OR THE MARYLAND
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND EXCEPT AS LIMITED BY THE MARYLAND
CONSTITUTION, THE BOARD MAY:

(1) CONTROL ALL PROCUREMENT BY A UNIT; AND

(2) EXERCISE ANY AUTHORITY OVER PROCUREMENT THAT THIS
DIVISION II GRANTS TO ANY OF THE PRIMARY PROCUREMENT UNITS.

(B) BOARD ACTION PREVAILS.

TO THE EXTENT THAT AN ACTION OF THE BOARD UNDER THIS SECTION
CONFLICTS WITH THE ACTION OF A PRIMARY PROCUREMENT UNIT, THE
ACTION OF THE BOARD PREVAILS.

(A)  SCOPE OF SECTION.

THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OR THE MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY, IN CONNECTION WITH STATE ROADS, BRIDGES, OR HIGHWAYS,
AS PROVIDED IN § 12-202 OF THIS TITLE.

(B)  AUTHORITY.

(1) THE BOARD MAY CONTROL PROCUREMENT BY UNITS.

(2) TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS DIVISION II,
THE BOARD MAY:

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