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MDOT seeks law change to let bidder fees stay with e‑procurement vendor for BidX
Summary
Maryland Department of Transportation told the Health and Government Operations Committee the small statutory change in House Bill 284 would let MDOT keep using the transportation-specific e‑bidding platform Bid Express (BidX) without requiring the vendor to deposit subscriber fees into the Department of General Services operations revenue fund.
House Bill 284 would clarify that subscription fees paid to the operator of a transportation-specific e‑procurement platform do not have to be deposited into the Department of General Services’ operations revenue fund, allowing the Maryland Department of Transportation to continue using a paid, industry-specific bidding platform.
Why it matters: MDOT officials said the change preserves an e‑procurement workflow that speeds construction and maintenance contracting while avoiding the cost and time of returning to paper processes or developing a costly Emma integration.
Valerie Radomski, Chief Procurement Officer for the Maryland Department of Transportation, told the committee, “This legislation will allow MDOT to…
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