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| 3 | 3 | | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDE D TO EXISTING LAW . |
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| 4 | 4 | | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. |
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| 5 | 5 | | *sb0403* |
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| 7 | 7 | | SENATE BILL 403 |
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| 8 | 8 | | P2 5lr1708 |
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| 10 | 10 | | By: Senator McCray |
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| 11 | 11 | | Introduced and read first time: January 20, 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Assigned to: Budget and Taxation |
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| 14 | 14 | | A BILL ENTITLED |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT concerning 1 |
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| 18 | 18 | | State Procurement – Construction and Services – Contract Modification 2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | FOR the purpose of requiring a procurement contract for construction or services to include 3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | a clause requiring contract modification for increased costs for compensation and 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | benefits under certain circumstances; and generally relating to procurement 5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | contracts for construction and services. 6 |
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| 25 | 25 | | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Article – State Finance and Procurement 8 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Section 13–218(b) 9 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 10 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11 |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12 |
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| 32 | 32 | | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Article – State Finance and Procurement 14 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 13–218. 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (b) (1) In addition to the clauses required under subsection (a) of this section, 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | a procurement contract for construction shall include: 17 |
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| 41 | 41 | | [(1)] (I) a clause providing for contract modification if the condition of a 18 |
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| 42 | 42 | | site differs from the condition described in the specifications; [and] 19 |
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| 44 | 44 | | [(2)] (II) a clause covering the requirements for notice of contract claims, 20 |
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| 45 | 45 | | submission of contract claims, and resolution of contract claims under § 15–219 of this 21 |
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| 46 | 46 | | article; AND 22 |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2 SENATE BILL 403 |
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| 50 | 50 | | (III) A CLAUSE REQUIRING CONTRACT MODIFICATIO N FOR THE 1 |
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| 51 | 51 | | EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT OF THE CONTRACT FOR INC REASED COSTS FOR 2 |
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| 52 | 52 | | COMPENSATION AND BEN EFITS AS A RESULT OF: 3 |
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| 53 | 53 | | |
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| 54 | 54 | | 1. STATUTORY CHANGES INCREASING REQUIRED 4 |
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| 55 | 55 | | COMPENSATION OR BENE FITS; OR 5 |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2. COLLECTIVE BARGAININ G. 6 |
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| 59 | 59 | | (2) IN ADDITION TO THE CL AUSES REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) 7 |
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| 60 | 60 | | OF THIS SECTION, A PROCUREMENT CONTRA CT FOR SERVICES SHAL L INCLUDE A 8 |
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| 61 | 61 | | CLAUSE REQUIRING CON TRACT MODIFICATION FOR THE EQUITABLE AD JUSTMENT 9 |
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| 62 | 62 | | OF THE CONTRACT FOR INCREASED COSTS FOR COMPENSATION AND BEN EFITS AS A 10 |
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| 63 | 63 | | RESULT OF: 11 |
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| 65 | 65 | | (I) STATUTORY CHANGES IN CREASING REQUIRED 12 |
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| 66 | 66 | | COMPENSATION OR BENE FITS; OR 13 |
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| 68 | 68 | | (II) COLLECTIVE BARGAININ G. 14 |
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| 70 | 70 | | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 15 |
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| 71 | 71 | | October 1, 2025. 16 |
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