# COMAR Title 21 — State Procurement Regulations

## Subtitle 03 — State Procurement Regulations and Contracts

### Chapter 03 — Fund Certification

**Authority:** State Finance and Procurement Article, §12-101, Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date: July 1, 1981 (8:13 Md. R. II-5)

**Administrative History:** Chapter revised effective January 9, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3138)

#### Regulation .01 Certification Requirement.

*COMAR 21.03.03.01*

Every contract, contract modification, change order, or adjustment in contract price is subject to prior written approval by the responsible manager as designated by the using agency and certification by the appropriate fiscal authority as to the availability of funds and to the effect of the modification, change, or adjustment on the project budget or the total construction cost. If the certification discloses a resulting increase in the project budget or total construction cost, the procurement officer may not execute or make the modification, change, or adjustment unless sufficient funds are available, or the scope of the project is adjusted to permit its completion within the project budget.