Bridge or road construction contracts, minimum expenditure
that requires a competitively bid contract, increased;
limitation on total noncompetitively bid contract amounts
awarded to a contractor in a 2-month period, provisions
repealed.......................................................................................

College Savings Plans of Maryland, exemptions from procurement
laws for services of managers to invest and expenditures to
manage, maintain, and enhance assets of the Maryland Prepaid
College Trust, provisions added ....................................................

Construction contract retainage requirements and restrictions,
provisions altered ...........................................................................

Contract claim by unit of State government against contractor,
review of State claim, and appeal of final claim decision by State
unit to State Board of Contract Appeals, provisions added ........

Debarment from entering into State procurement contracts,
circumstances that may be basis for, expanded...........................

Directory of certified minority business enterprises, requirements
added ...............................................................................................

Economic development financial assistance, procurement from
minority business enterprises of goods or services purchased
with assistance proceeds, requirements added; reports required

eMaryland Marketplace, notice of invitation for bids, request for
proposals, intent to award, and award of contracts, and fee on
contract awards for operating costs, provisions added; references
to Maryland Contract Weekly, repealed .......................................

Expedited dispute settlement procedures before the Board of
Contract Appeals, representation of contractor by counsel or
individual other than lawyer, provisions added; reports on
delegation of procurement responsibilities and exemptions from
procurement laws and regulations, required ...............................

Financial assistance from the Economic Development
Opportunities Program (Sunny Day) Fund or Maryland
Economic Development Assistance Authority and Fund,
recipient agreement to encourage procurement from minority
businesses with the funds, requirements added..........................

Individual who assists an agency in the drafting of procurement
specifications, bid invitations, or requests for proposals or the
awarding of contracts, restrictions on submitting a response bid
or proposal, provisions altered ......................................................

Invitation for bids or request for proposals, statement of expected
degree of minority business enterprise participation,
requirements added; identification of specific commitment of
certified minority business enterprises in response bid or
proposal, requirements added .......................................................

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INDEX

Chapter

Page

441	2064
208	788
173	688
373	1353
523	2468
198	758
449	2088
515	2422
469	2192
206	778
449	2088
84	422
74	367