State Procurement - Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals - Attorney's Fees
What this bill does
Authorizing the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals to award an interested party reasonable costs of filing and pursuing a protest, including attorney's fees, if an appeal is sustained and there is a violation of law or regulation; and authorizing the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals to award a contractor under any State contract the reasonable costs of filing and pursuing a claim, including attorney's fees, if the unit acts in bad faith, without justification, or in violation of law.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (11)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Clark, Rachellobbyist | Evans & Associates, LLC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sakata, Michael | MTBMA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gogel, Barry | Rifkin Weiner Livingston | Oral |
| FAV | Charles, Senator Nick | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dashiell, Robert | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Charles, Senator Charleslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Charles, Senator Charleslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Arrington, Michaellobbyist | Capitol Connections, LLC | Oral |
| INFO | Robertson, Ellen | Maryland Department of General Services | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Robertson, Ellen | Maryland Department of General Services | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |