| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §124, last ¶, as amended by PL 1989, c. 785, §4, is | further amended to read: |
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| | Except for purchases through the State, the county | commissioners shall make all purchases over $1,000 $2,500 of | services, supplies, materials and equipment needed by the county, | or any department or agency of the county, by competitive | bidding. Title 5, chapter 155, subchapter I-A governs these | purchases as far as applicable. Title 5, section 1825-B, | subsection 2, paragraph A, governs purchases through the State. |
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| | This bill increases the amount that county commissioners may | spend for services, supplies, material and equipment before | having to solicit bids. |
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