LD100

An Act to Increase the Expenditure Limit for the Informal Bidding Process for the Selection of Professional, Architect and Engineer Services

Complete·4/8/25

Increases the expenditure limit for the informal bidding process for professional, architect, and engineer services in Maine.

This bill amends the informal bidding process for professional, architect, and engineer services in Maine. It increases the cost limit for services from $25,000 to $50,000, allowing the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services to select service providers without advertising or competitive selection. The bureau will maintain a list of qualified service providers, updated annually, based on responses to advertisements in newspapers and professional journals.

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Roll Call Votes

72 Yea

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68 Nay

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11 Absent

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Calendar

Mar 5, 2025

1:00 PM

Hearing

Feb 10, 2025

10:00 AM

Hearing

History

Apr 8, 2025

Senate

PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

Apr 1, 2025

House

PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

Apr 1, 2025

House

ROLL CALL NO. 64 (Yeas 72 - Nays 68 - Absent 10 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)