BPW Meeting Information

Location

Meetings are held in the Governor's Reception Room, 2nd floor of the State House in Annapolis at 10 a.m. unless otherwise noted. Once or twice a year, for the Bond Sale, the meeting is held at the Louis L. Goldstein Treasury Building, located at 80 Calvert St. in Annapolis. Meetings are open to the public in-person or can be viewed virtually via the following link: https://bpw.maryland.gov/Pages/board-of-public-works-meetings.aspx. However, any meeting may be partly or wholly conducted in closed session.

The meeting schedule is available on the BPW Home page.

To enable Closed Captioning for the meetings, open the following link in a new window: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=BPW

Agenda

The Agenda comprises all items requiring Board action for each meeting. Each Agenda has numbered items. One of four actions will be taken on an item: withdrawn by the Agency or the Board can approve, disapprove or defer the item. Generally, the Agenda is available online 10 days before the meeting.

The Agenda is divided into three main parts:

Secretary's Agenda,
Department of General Services Agenda, and
Department of Transportation Agenda.

The Secretary's Agenda has four parts:

Secretary's Agenda,
Appendix: Emergency Procurements,
Supplement A: Department of Natural Resources Real Property, and
Supplement B: University System of Maryland.

Discussion

Action will be taken on all items but not all items will be discussed. Items will be discussed and speakers heard at the discretion and in the order the Board members choose. If you are called on, please be prepared with your comments and able to answer questions by the Board members.

Speakers

If you wish to speak in support or opposition to an item before the Board please submit a Personal Appearance Request or scan QR code on a phone or a tablet to access the form.

If you have generic questions or would like to address the board on a topic that is not on the current agenda, please send an email to email.bpw@maryland.gov.

Individuals requesting to speak are encouraged to submit their request by 12pm on the Tuesday preceding the meeting to ensure the request is transmitted to the Board in a timely manner.

Speakers are urged to keep their remarks succinct and to the point. Groups are asked to designate one spokesperson. Speakers are heard at the discretion of the Board. Being added to the speaker's list does not guarantee that you will be heard.

To submit written comments on meeting agenda items use the BPW Public Comment Form Written comments should be submitted by 3:00 p.m. on the Tuesday before the meeting to ensure they are shared with the Board Members in advance of the meeting.

Public Comments

Public comments may be submitted on meeting agenda items. Comments should be submitted using the BPW Public Comment Form . Comments will be posted without change to the Board of Public Works website and become public record. Comments should be submitted no later than 3:00 pm the day prior to the meeting. You can also scan QR code on a phone or a tablet to access the form.

Note: Comments to the Board of Public Works relating to meeting agenda items submitted through email or regular mail will be published in their entirety on the Board of Public Works website, including any personal information included in the message, as required by State Finance and Procurement Article Section 10-207.

Actions

The Summary will be updated within 24 hours following the meeting to show what action was taken on each item.

Accessibility

If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to fully participate in this event, please email Lisa Grigsby before the Board meeting date at lisa.grigsby@maryland.gov to discuss your accessibility needs.