(a) In this section, 'small procurement' means a procurement for which: (1) a unit spends $100,000 or less; (2) a contractor provides services subject to § 11–202(3) of this article for expected annual revenues of $100,000 or less; (3) the Department of General Services or the Department of Transportation is seeking to award a procurement contract for a construction with a value that is $200,000 or less; (4) the Department of Natural Resources is seeking to award a procurement contract for capital projects or maintenance with a value that is $200,000 or less; or (5) for purposes of administering Title 29, Subtitle 1 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, the State Retirement Agency spends $100,000 or less during a fiscal year for: (i) expenses related to independent medical evaluations by a physician; and (ii) any expenses related to testimony by the physician at administrative hearings on behalf of the Agency. (b) A unit may make small procurements in accordance with the regulations of primary procurement units. (c) A primary procurement unit may not create a small procurement by artificial division of a procurement. may make small procurements in accordance with the regulations of primary procurement units. (c) A primary procurement unit may not create a small procurement by artificial division of a procurement. (d) Any regulation of a primary procurement unit to govern small procurements: (1) shall provide for a simplified administrative procedure; (2) shall be consistent with the basic intent of this Division II; and (3) may not be disadvantageous economically to the State. (e) At least every 3 years, the Board shall: (1) review the prevailing costs of labor and materials; and (2) if warranted by changes in cost, recommend to the General Assembly appropriate adjustments in the ceiling for a small procurement.
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