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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 14.39.04.05" title_num="14" subtitle_num="39" chapter_num="04" heading="Construction Management Agency.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>General. Construction management agency (CMA) means a project delivery method in which the LEA:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Directly contracts with trade contractors; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Either:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Engages a construction manager as its agent to manage the project; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Acts as the construction manager.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The LEA shall disclose in the solicitation documents if the project may be converted to the construction management at risk method or other project delivery method.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>State Reimbursement.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The IAC or its designee shall maintain a list of CMA services that are eligible for State reimbursement.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the LEA intends to seek reimbursement of CMA costs with State funds, the LEA shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Submit the solicitation documents to the IAC or its designee for review not later than 1 month before the documents are released to offerors; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Identify in the solicitation documents the construction management services that are eligible for State reimbursement.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An LEA intending to seek State reimbursement for construction manager services shall procure a construction manager in accordance with COMAR 14.39.03.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Trade Contracts.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Trade contracts may be procured concurrently or over the life of the project.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The LEA shall submit the bidding schedule for the trade packages with proposed bid dates to the IAC or its designee and provide notice of any changes.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The LEA shall procure each trade contract in accordance with COMAR 14.39.03.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The LEA shall submit each trade contract to the IAC for approval.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>If the project is subject to prevailing wage rate requirements, each trade contract within the project is subject to prevailing wage rate requirements.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>MBE goals shall be based on the total project price, but MBE goals may vary in individual trade contracts if the overall MBE project goal is acknowledged.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>