Section 13-403 - Approval of service contract. - Maryland Statutes

§ 13-403. Approval of service contract.
 

(a)  In general.- A service contract may be entered into only as approved by the Board of Public Works in accordance with this subtitle. 

(b)  When contract may be approved.- Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Board of Public Works may approve a service contract for a unit only if the Board receives a certification from the Department that: 

(1) the service contract is exempt under § 13-404(b) of this subtitle; or 

(2) the unit has complied with the requirements of § 13-404(c) of this subtitle. 

(c)  Exception.- If the General Assembly authorizes or requires that certain services be performed by an independent contractor, the Board of Public Works may approve a service contract for those services without the certification required by subsection (b) of this section. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 64A, §§ 58, 59, 60; 1993, ch. 10, § 2; 1996, ch. 347, § 1; ch. 349, § 13; 1997, ch. 20, § 3; 2008, ch. 503.]