§ 14-204. Procedures

   The Secretary of General Services, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland each 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.

HISTORY: SF § 11-140; 1988, ch. 48, § 2; ch. 246, § 4; 1989, ch. 5, § 9; 1997, ch. 114, § 1.