(c) The Board of Public Works shall adopt regulations in accordance with Title
10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article establishing procedures for the
exemption of specific projects of units of State government under subsection (b) of this
section.

4-406.

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, the
Department shall advise the Board of Public Works and any unit of the State
government in connection with any engineering question or matter concerning a
public improvement.

(2) The Department shall supervise any engineering question or matter
concerning a public improvement.

(3) Any contract, plan, or specification for any public improvement that
involves an engineering question:

(i) shall be submitted to the Department; and

(ii) is subject to the approval of the Department.

(4) With respect to any engineering question or a matter concerning a
public improvement, the Department shall advise [the University System of
Maryland and] Morgan State University in accordance with the provisions of § 4-110
of this subtitle.

(4) With respect to any engineering Question or a matter concerning a
public improvement, the Department shall advise [the University System of Maryland
and] Morgan State University in accordance with the provisions of § 4-410 of this
subtitle.

(5) (4) (4) AT THE REQUEST OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL ADVISE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ON ANY CONTRACT
THAT EXCEEDS $500,000 IF THE CONTRACT INVOLVES AN ENGINEERING QUESTION
OR A MATTER CONCERNING A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT UNDERTAKEN BY THE
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND OR MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY.

(b) Except as provided in 4-410 and § §§ 4-410 AND 4-410.1 of this subtitle,
the Department shall:

(1) represent the Board of Public Works at the opening of bids for a
public improvement;

(2) tabulate and record the bids; and

(3) advise the Board of Public Works on the bids.

(c) The Department shall supervise each appraisal related to a public
improvement.

(d) (1) The Department shall collect and maintain a complete and accurate
file of drawings and plats of the location of all public improvements.