Revises provisions relating to governmental purchasing. (BDR 27-182)

AN ACT relating to governmental purchasing; making provisions relating to purchasing by local governments applicable to a metropolitan police department; exempting certain purchases by local governments from requirements of competitive bidding; increasing the monetary thresholds at which local governmental purchasing contracts must be advertised; authorizing a local government to dispose of personal property by donating it to another governmental entity or nonprofit organization; authorizing the Administrator of the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration to enter into a contract pursuant to a solicitation by certain governmental entities; revising provisions governing certain preferences for businesses owned and operated by a veteran with a service-connected disability; making various other changes relating to governmental purchasing; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.