terms and conditions of a contract is referred first
to the Purchasing Bureau for resolution. If the
vendor/supplier is not satisfied with the resolu-
tion, he may appeal the matter within seven days
from the date of the decision to the Secretary of
General Services or his designee for further con-
sideration. If the matter is not satisfactorily re-
solved at this level, the vendor/supplier may ap-
peal the matter to the Procurement Appeals
Board within seven days from the date of the de-
cision. Decisions of the Procurement Appeals
Board within seven days from the date of the de-
cision. Decisions of the Procurement Appeals
Board shall be the final administrative decision of
the State. All requests for appeals and all
responses to appeals must be in writing.

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND
FISCAL SERVICES

John A. K-elly, Director

301 West Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-7490

This Office provider the Department with ca-
pability in the areas of fiscal administration, con-
tract awards. Board of Public Works agenda
preparation, and casualty claims.

Accounting

This Division is responsible for the fiscal admin-
istration of all General Construction Loans. In ad-
dition, it manages the State's share of funds that
have been appropriated annually since 1969 in the
Outdoor Recreation Land Loan for Program Open
Space. The Department administers the
appropriations for the acquisition of land that will
be designated as State Parks and Wildlife areas,
while the Department of Natural Resources
dispenses the remaining funds as grants to the local
subdivisions to acquire Open Space.

Internally, this Division provides administrative
support to the operating programs of the Depart-
ment. This support includes monitoring program
expenditures, ordering office materials and supplies,
performing budget analyses, and preparing the De-
partment's annual operating budget request. The
Accounting Division also manages the disburse-
ment of funds authorized by various bond bills and
the Board of Public Works' capital appropriations.

Contract Services Division

This Division is responsible for the manage-
ment of all capital improvements bidding activi-
ties and the preparation and distribution of the
Department's portion of the Board of Public

Works agenda items. Contract services also
maintains the construction plans and
specifications of the State's capital improvements
projects, except for those of the Department of
Transportation. The Division also processes all
contract awards, change orders, and architect/en-
gineer appointments approved by the Board of
Public Works. This processing involves notifying
successful contractors and consultants of their se-
lection, securing contract bid and performance
bonds, and maintaining the files of all the
documents involved in these transactions.

Casualty Claims

This Division represents the Department and
the State Treasurer's Office in the settlement of
losses on property, both real and personal, that is
owned by or in the custody of the State of Mary-
land. Other duties include reviewing plans and
specifications of completed new projects in order
to delete uninsurable features (thereby reducing
premium costs) and writing specifications for
projects involving structure demolitions.

WAR MEMORIAL COMMISSION
Chairperson: John A. Jarosinski
Vice-Chairperson: Norris J. Walbert

Appointed by the Secretary of General Services:
Charles A. Kreatchman, 1979; W. Leroy
Maddox, 1981; Thomas W. Simmons, 1982;
Meyer Sokolow, 1983

Appointed by the Mayor of Baltimore: Robert B.
Watts, 1979; John E. Brandau, 1981; Ruth S.
Levy, 1981; Paul C. Wolman, 1982

Executive Secretary: Norman L. Gring

War Memorial Building
Baltimore 21202 Telephone: 685-7530

The War Memorial Commission, created by
Chapter 537, Acts of 1924, consists of ten members,
five of whom are appointed by the Secretary of Gen-
eral Services with the approval of the Governor, and
five of whom are appointed by the Mayor of the City
of Baltimore. Each member serves a five-year term
and must be a Maryland war veteran. The Commis-
sion elects its own Chairperson. It has custody and
supervision of the War Memorial Building and the
War Memorial Plaza, which were erected to honor
the men of Maryland who fought in World War 1.
The maintenance cost is shared equally by the State
and the City of Baltimore. The building is open and
available for meetings of veterans' groups and civic