Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 21 - STATE PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS
Subtitle 10 - ADMINISTRATIVE AND CIVIL REMEDIES
Chapter 21.10.08 - Prompt Payment of Subcontractors
Section 21.10.08.05 - Actions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 21.10.08.05
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, March 22, 2024
A. If the contractor fails to pay the subcontractor the undisputed amount within the time instructed to do so under Regulation .04B of this chapter, the subcontractor may report the nonpayment in writing to the procurement officer.
B. Meeting.
(1) If the subcontractor notifies the
procurement officer in writing under §A of this regulation that payment
has not been made, the representative of the unit shall schedule a meeting to
discuss the dispute with the unit's project manager, the contractor, the
subcontractor, and any other person or entity that the representative considers
to have an interest in the matter:
(a) At a
time and location designated by the representative of the unit; but
(b) Not later than 10 calendar days after
receiving written notice from the subcontractor under §A of this
regulation.
(2) The
purpose of the meeting is to establish why the contractor has not paid the
subcontractor in the required time period.
(3) The representative of the unit shall
require the parties to provide at the meeting any information that the
representative believes necessary to evaluate the dispute.
(4) The procurement officer may require the
parties to submit documentation that the procurement officer deems
appropriate.
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