Md. Code, State Fin. & Proc. § 14-204

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 14-204 - Procedures

The Board shall adopt regulations to establish procedures for:

(1) compiling and maintaining a comprehensive bidder's list of small businesses;

(2) locating potential sources for various construction related services, supplies, and services and affirmatively seeking to locate potential minority business enterprise sources for those construction related services, supplies, and services;

(3) helping small businesses to comply with the procedures for bidding on procurement contracts;

(4) examining requests for construction related services, supplies, and services to determine when an invitation for bids may be designated for the Small Business Preference Program;

(5) bidding for a procurement contract designated for a small business preference;

(6) simplifying procurement specifications and terms, to increase the opportunities for small business participation;

(7) investigating the responsibility of bidders on small business preferences; and

(8) explaining to a small business the reason for which its bid for a small business preference was rejected.

Md. Code, SF § 14-204

Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 653,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2024.