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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *hb1499* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 1499 | |
| 11 | 8 | P2 5lr3591 | |
| 12 | 9 | CF SB 403 | |
| 13 | - | By: Delegate S. Johnson Delegates S. Johnson, Alston, Bagnall, Bhandari, | |
| 14 | - | Chisholm, Cullison, Guzzone, Hill, Hutchinson, Kaiser, Kerr, Kipke, Lopez, | |
| 15 | - | Martinez, M. Morgan, Pena–Melnyk, Reilly, Rosenberg, Ross, Szeliga, | |
| 16 | - | Taveras, White Holland, Woods, and Woorman | |
| 10 | + | By: Delegate S. Johnson | |
| 17 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: February 13, 2025 | |
| 18 | 12 | Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations | |
| 19 | - | Re–referred to: Health and Government Operations, February 25, 2025 | |
| 20 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 21 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 22 | - | Read second time: March 6, 2025 | |
| 23 | 13 | ||
| 24 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 25 | 15 | ||
| 26 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 27 | 17 | ||
| 28 | 18 | State Procurement – Construction and Services – Contract Modification 2 | |
| 29 | 19 | ||
| 30 | - | FOR the purpose of requiring a certain procurement contract for construction or security 3 | |
| 31 | - | services to include a clause requiring contract modification for increased costs for 4 | |
| 32 | - | compensation and benefits under certain circumstances; requiring a certain contract 5 | |
| 33 | - | that is modified to be contingent on approval by the Board of Public Works; and 6 | |
| 34 | - | generally relating to procurement contracts for construction and services. 7 | |
| 20 | + | FOR the purpose of requiring a procurement contract for construction or services to include 3 | |
| 21 | + | a clause requiring contract modification for increased costs for compensation and 4 | |
| 22 | + | benefits under certain circumstances; and generally relating to procurement 5 | |
| 23 | + | contracts for construction and services. 6 | |
| 35 | 24 | ||
| 36 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, | |
| 37 | - | Article – State Finance and Procurement | |
| 38 | - | Section 13–218(b) | |
| 39 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 40 | - | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) | |
| 25 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7 | |
| 26 | + | Article – State Finance and Procurement 8 | |
| 27 | + | Section 13–218(b) 9 | |
| 28 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 10 | |
| 29 | + | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11 | |
| 41 | 30 | ||
| 42 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, | |
| 43 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: | |
| 31 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12 | |
| 32 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13 | |
| 44 | 33 | ||
| 45 | - | Article – State Finance and Procurement | |
| 34 | + | Article – State Finance and Procurement 14 | |
| 46 | 35 | ||
| 47 | - | 13–218. 16 | |
| 36 | + | 13–218. 15 | |
| 37 | + | ||
| 38 | + | (b) (1) In addition to the clauses required under subsection (a) of this section, 16 | |
| 39 | + | a procurement contract for construction shall include: 17 | |
| 40 | + | ||
| 41 | + | [(1)] (I) a clause providing for contract modification if the condition of a 18 | |
| 42 | + | site differs from the condition described in the specifications; [and] 19 | |
| 43 | + | ||
| 44 | + | [(2)] (II) a clause covering the requirements for notice of contract claims, 20 | |
| 45 | + | submission of contract claims, and resolution of contract claims under § 15–219 of this 21 | |
| 46 | + | article; AND 22 | |
| 48 | 47 | 2 HOUSE BILL 1499 | |
| 49 | 48 | ||
| 50 | 49 | ||
| 51 | - | (b) (1) In addition to the clauses required under subsection (a) of this section, 1 | |
| 52 | - | a procurement contract for construction shall include: 2 | |
| 50 | + | (III) A CLAUSE REQUIRING C ONTRACT MODIFICATION FOR THE 1 | |
| 51 | + | EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT OF THE CONTRACT FOR INCREASED COSTS FOR 2 | |
| 52 | + | COMPENSATION AND BEN EFITS AS A RESULT OF : 3 | |
| 53 | 53 | ||
| 54 | - | | |
| 55 | - | ||
| 54 | + | 1. STATUTORY CHANGES IN CREASING REQUIRED 4 | |
| 55 | + | COMPENSATION OR BENE FITS; OR 5 | |
| 56 | 56 | ||
| 57 | - | [(2)] (II) a clause covering the requirements for notice of contract claims, 5 | |
| 58 | - | submission of contract claims, and resolution of contract claims under § 15–219 of this 6 | |
| 59 | - | article; AND 7 | |
| 57 | + | 2. COLLECTIVE BARGAININ G. 6 | |
| 60 | 58 | ||
| 61 | - | (III) IF THE CONTRACT IS F OR 3 YEARS OR MORE IN DUR ATION 8 | |
| 62 | - | AND IS VALUED AT GRE ATER THAN $1,000,000, A CLAUSE REQUIRING C ONTRACT 9 | |
| 63 | - | MODIFICATION FOR THE EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT OF THE CONTRACT FOR 10 | |
| 64 | - | INCREASED COSTS FOR COMPENSATION AND BEN EFITS AS A RESULT OF : 11 | |
| 59 | + | (2) IN ADDITION TO THE CL AUSES REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) 7 | |
| 60 | + | OF THIS SECTION , A PROCUREMENT CONTRA CT FOR SERVICES SHAL L INCLUDE A 8 | |
| 61 | + | CLAUSE REQUIRING CON TRACT MODIFICATION FOR THE EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT 9 | |
| 62 | + | OF THE CONTRACT FOR INCREASED COSTS FOR COMPENSATION AND BEN EFITS AS A 10 | |
| 63 | + | RESULT OF: 11 | |
| 65 | 64 | ||
| 66 | - | | |
| 65 | + | (I) STATUTORY CHANGES IN CREASING REQUIRED 12 | |
| 67 | 66 | COMPENSATION OR BENE FITS; OR 13 | |
| 68 | 67 | ||
| 69 | - | | |
| 68 | + | (II) COLLECTIVE BARGAININ G. 14 | |
| 70 | 69 | ||
| 71 | - | (2) IN ADDITION TO THE CL AUSES REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) 15 | |
| 72 | - | OF THIS SECTION , A PROCUREMENT CONTRACT FOR SECURITY SERVICES THAT IS 16 | |
| 73 | - | FOR 3 YEARS OR MORE IN DUR ATION AND IS VALUED AT GREATER THAN $1,000,000 17 | |
| 74 | - | SHALL INCLUDE A CLAU SE REQUIRING CONTRAC T MODIFICATION FOR T HE 18 | |
| 75 | - | EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT OF THE CONTRACT FOR INCREASED COSTS FOR 19 | |
| 76 | - | COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AS A RE SULT OF: 20 | |
| 77 | - | ||
| 78 | - | (I) STATUTORY CHANGES IN CREASING REQUIRED 21 | |
| 79 | - | COMPENSATION OR BENE FITS; OR 22 | |
| 80 | - | ||
| 81 | - | (II) COLLECTIVE BARGAININ G. 23 | |
| 82 | - | ||
| 83 | - | (3) A CONTRACT THAT IS MOD IFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 24 | |
| 84 | - | PARAGRAPH (1)(III) OR (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION I S CONTINGENT ON APPR OVAL BY 25 | |
| 85 | - | THE BOARD. 26 | |
| 86 | - | ||
| 87 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 27 | |
| 88 | - | October 1, 2025 2026. 28 | |
| 70 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 15 | |
| 71 | + | October 1, 2025. 16 | |
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