Section 12-617 - Building and repairing bridges in Cecil County(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, Cecil County shall obtain the following by a competitively bid contract awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder: (1) the building or repair of a bridge; and(2) the purchase or lease of bridge construction equipment or machinery.(b)(1) The governing body of Cecil County shall advertise for bids on a contract under subsection (a) of this section in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county.(2) The advertisement shall: (i) appear at least once;(ii) appear at least 1 week, but not more than 30 days, before the final date for submitting bids;(iii) if the contract relates to building or repair of a bridge, specify the location where the bridge is to be built or repaired;(iv) include a description of the goods or services required under the contract;(v) state that sealed bids for goods or services will be received until the date designated in the advertisement; and(vi) designate a date for the opening of the bids.(c)(1) Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to an expenditure that: (i) is $10,000 or less; or(ii) the governing body of Cecil County by a recorded majority vote taken at a public meeting declares to be an emergency expenditure.(2) For an expenditure under this subsection, the governing body may determine: (i) the manner of providing for the expenditure; and(ii) if the building or repair is by contract, the manner in which the contract is awarded.(d)(1) A contract entered into in violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section is void, unless: (i) a court determines in a judicial action that all parties acted in good faith; and(ii) the parties have substantially complied with the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section.(2) If a contract is void under this subsection, the governing body of Cecil County shall compensate the contractor for costs actually incurred if the contractor: (ii) did not directly contribute to the violation; and(iii) did not know of the violation.(e) A person who willfully violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.Revised and recodified by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 119,Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2013.