1. A. All projects shall comply with State procedures and requirements for educational and design review.
2. B. A county board is encouraged, consistent with competitive bidding, to use bulk purchasing, bundling, and intergovernmental purchasing.
3. C. Project Delivery Methods. The requirements of COMAR 14.39.04 apply to procurements conducted in accordance with this chapter.

4. D. Minority Business Enterprise (MBE). The State’s minority business enterprise program applies to procurements conducted in accordance with this chapter that the State funds in whole or part. Any LEA utilizing State funding for school construction projects shall;

   1. (1) Adopt an MBE policy and procedures guiding document;
   2. (2) Provide the LEA’s board-adopted MBE policy and any related guiding documents to the IAC annually by a date specified by the IAC; and
   3. (3) Certify that all MBE policies are in compliance with the State’s MBE program.
5. E. Prevailing Wage. To the extent required by law, the State's prevailing wage requirements apply to procurements conducted in accordance with this chapter that the State funds in whole or part.

6. F. Debriefing and Protests.

   1. (1) The LEA shall establish procedures by which unsuccessful bidders and offerors may be debriefed upon written request within a reasonable time by a procurement official familiar with the rationale for the selection decision and contract award.
   2. (2) The LEA shall establish procedures by which an interested party may file a protest relating to the solicitation or award of a procurement contract.
7. G. If a single bid or offer is submitted following appropriate notification and solicitation procedures, the LEA may award the contract to the single bidder or offeror if the bid or offer is determined responsible and responsive.

Authority: Education Article, §§4-126, 5-112, and 5-303, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: May 21, 2007 (34:10 Md. R. 891)

Regulation .04C amended effective November 14, 2011 (38:23 Md. R. 1423)

COMAR 23.03.03 recodified to be COMAR 14.39.03 under new subtitle, Interagency Commission on School Construction, effective November 4, 2019 (46:22 Md. R. 979)

Regulation .01A amended effective November 4, 2019 (46:22 Md. R. 979)

Regulation .05 amended effective November 4, 2019 (46:22 Md. R. 979)

Regulation .06B, C amended effective November 4, 2019 (46:22 Md. R. 979)

Regulation .06D amended effective May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .07 amended effective November 4, 2019 (46:22 Md. R. 979)

Regulation .09B amended effective November 4, 2019 (46:22 Md. R. 979)