LD100

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.