(2) The Department shall collect and maintain records of construction
costs and progress on each public improvement.

(3) The Department shall adequately store and protect any original
drawing, plat, record, or specification.

(e) The Department shall examine and approve or disapprove each plan and
specification prepared in connection with the preparation or execution of a contract
for a public improvement.

(f) (1) The Department shall inspect and approve or disapprove any
material, equipment, and methods used in making public improvements and shall
inspect each public improvement during the course of construction or repair.

(2) The duty of the Department under this subsection does not relieve an
architect or engineer of any supervisory responsibility for which the architect or
engineer is employed.

(g) (1) The provisions of subsections (a), (b), (e), and (f) of this section do not
apply to State correctional facilities as defined in § 11-101 of this article.

(2) In accordance with Article 41, § 4-104.1 of the Code, the Department
of Public Safety and Correctional Services shall perform the duties specified in
subsections (a), (b), (e), and (f) of this section for State correctional facilities.

4-410.

(a) This section applies to any public improvement project of [the University
System of Maryland and] Morgan State University.

(b) [For purposes of this section, the University System of Maryland consists
of the constituent institutions and centers specified in § 12-101 of the Education
Article.

(E)] In this section, University" means the [University System of Maryland
and] Morgan State University.

[(d)] (C) For any public improvement project regardless of the source of funds:

(1) architectural and engineering services shall be procured in
accordance with Title 18, Subtitle 3 of this article;

(2) for architectural and engineering services costing more than
$100,000, the Department shall make a recommendation for the award of a contract;

(3) for architectural and engineering services costing less than $100,000,
the Department shall make the procurement;

(4) for all design projects exceeding $100,000 in contract value, the
University shall submit periodic status reports to the Department; and

(5) for all projects exceeding $500,000 in contract value; the University
shall submit periodic status reports to the Department.