| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1825-B, sub-§12 is enacted to read: |
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| | 12.__Persons prohibited from bidding.__Notwithstanding any | other provision of this chapter, a person is prohibited from | participating in competitive bidding under this chapter if: |
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| A.__Within the 3-year period immediately preceding a bid, | the person was found to be in violation of any state law; or |
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| B.__On the date of the bidding deadline, the person is in | consent agreement negotiations with the State. |
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| | This bill excludes from the state bidding, award and contract | process persons who have been found to be in violation of state | law or who are in consent agreement negotiations with the State. |
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