Unless multiple or alternate bids are requested in the solicitation, these bids may not be accepted. However, if a bidder clearly indicates a base bid, it shall be considered for award as though it were the only bid submitted by the bidder. The provisions of this regulation shall be set forth in the solicitation and, if multiple or alternate bids are allowed, it shall specify their treatments.

Authority: : State Finance and Procurement Article, §§12-101, 13-103, 13-210, and 14-301—14-308, Annotated Code of Maryland; Chs. 586 and 587, Acts of 2017

Effective date: July 1, 1981 (8:13 Md. R. II-5)

Regulations .02 and .04B amended as an emergency provision effective November 6, 1987 (14:24 Md. R. 2553); emergency status extended at 15:5 Md. R. 615, 15:11 Md. R. 1328, 15:18 Md. R. 2144, and 15:24 Md. R. 2766 (Emergency provisions are temporary and not printed in COMAR)

Annotation: COMAR 21.05.02.12D cited in Maryland Port Administration v. John W. Brawner Contracting Co., 303 Md. 44 (1985)

Chapter revised effective January 9, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3138)

Regulation .01B amended effective September 18, 2023 (50:18 Md. R. 800)

Regulation .02 amended effective February 24, 1997 (24:4 Md. R. 294)

Regulation .03 amended effective October 27, 2003 (30:21 Md. R. 1530)

Regulation .04 amended effective February 24, 1997 (24:4 Md. R. 294)

Regulation .04B amended effective November 7, 2005 (32:22 Md. R. 1759); April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 751); March 11, 2019 (46:5 Md. R. 310)

Regulation .05 repealed effective March 11, 2019 (46:5 Md. R. 310)

Regulation .06 amended effective June 29, 2020 (47:13 Md. R. 643)

Regulation .07 amended effective April 7, 1997 (24:7 Md. R. 554)

Regulation .07E amended and F adopted effective October 27, 2003 (30:21 Md. R. 1530)

Regulation .08C amended effective July 15, 2019 (46:14 Md. R. 623)

Regulation .09A amended effective October 27, 2003 (30:21 Md. R. 1530)

Regulation .11 amended effective June 29, 2020 (47:13 Md. R. 643)

Regulation .14B amended effective December 25, 2023 (50:25 Md. R. 1090)

Regulation .16 amended effective November 7, 2005 (32:22 Md. R. 1759)

Regulation .16 amended effective April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 751)

Regulation .17A, C amended effective April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 751)

Regulation .17B amended effective June 29, 2020 (47:13 Md. R. 643)

Regulation .23 amended effective February 23, 2009 (36:4 Md. R. 355)

Regulation .23 repealed effective March 16, 2015 (42:5 Md. R. 488)

Regulation .23E adopted effective November 7, 2005 (32:22 Md. R. 1759)

Regulation .23E amended effective April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 751)