LD100 • 2025

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

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Suzanne Salisbury
Last action: 2025-04-11
Official status: Signed by the Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

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

An Act to Increase the Expenditure Limit for the Informal Bidding Process for the Selection of Professional, Architect and Engineer Services Sponsor: Representative Suzanne Salisbury Reference committee: State and Local Government Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

An Act to Increase the Expenditure Limit for the Informal Bidding Process for the Selection of Professional, Architect and Engineer Services Sponsor: Representative Suzanne Salisbury Reference committee: State and Local Government Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

2025-04-11 Governor
Signed by the Governor
2025-04-08 Senate
PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.
2025-04-01 House
PASSED TO BE ENACTED . ROLL CALL NO. 64 (Yeas 72 - Nays 68 - Absent 10 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-03-21 Committee
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP
2025-03-05 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-03-05 Committee
Voted; Divided Report
2025-01-08 Committee
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Increase the Expenditure Limit for the Informal Bidding Process for the Selection of Professional, Architect and Engineer Services
Sponsor:
Representative Suzanne Salisbury
Reference committee:
State and Local Government
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Page 1 - 132LR0238(03)
STATE OF MAINE
_____
IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
_____
H.P. 65 - L.D. 100
An Act to Increase the Expenditure Limit for the Informal Bidding Process
for the Selection of Professional, Architect and Engineer Services
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1742, sub-§6, as corrected by RR 2013, c. 1, §10, is amended by
amending the 3rd blocked paragraph to read:
Notwithstanding this subsection, the bureau may select a person or persons to perform
professional, architectural or engineering services from the list described in this subsection
without advertising or competitive selection if the cost of the services does not exceed
$25,000 $50,000. The bureau shall solicit names for placement on a list by placing a
general advertisement for professional, architectural or engineering services in newspapers
that taken together have general circulation throughout the State. The bureau may
substitute advertisement in professional journals or other publications that it finds equally
effective in reaching the intended audience. The bureau may require persons responding
to the advertisement to complete a qualifying questionnaire designed to address experience
and expertise in performing the type of work advertised. The bureau shall prepare a list of
respondents that it determines qualified and update the list at least every 2 years.
APPROVED
APRIL 11, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
25
PUBLIC LAW