(a)    By regulation, the Department of General Services and the Department of Transportation shall establish procedures for each bidder, contractor, or subcontractor that performs work on a State–funded construction project to certify that the bidder, contractor, or subcontractor pays employee health care expenses in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.

(b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a bidder, contractor, or subcontractor shall demonstrate the payment of employee health care expenses by submitting certification or a valid contract to the Department of General Services or the Department of Transportation evidencing that, with respect to the employees who will work on or at the site of the project:

(i)    the bidder, contractor, or subcontractor pays aggregate employee health care expenses of at least 5% of the aggregate Social Security wages paid by the bidder, contractor, or subcontractor; or

(ii)    the bidder, contractor, or subcontractor pays 50% or more of the required premium necessary to obtain coverage by a credible health care insurance plan.

(2)    Before July 1, 2020, a bidder, contractor, or subcontractor may demonstrate payment of employee health care expenses by submitting certification or a valid contract to the Department of General Services or the Department of Transportation evidencing, with respect to the employees who will work on or at the site of the project, that:

(i)    under a contract with a credible health care insurance plan or through a collective bargaining agreement, the bidder, contractor, or subcontractor pays some portion of employee health care expenses; and

(ii)    the bidder, contractor, or subcontractor will meet the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection on renewal of the contract or collective bargaining agreement.

(c)    The Department of General Services and the Department of Transportation shall collaborate with the Maryland Department of Labor to develop the form required for certification under subsection (b) of this section.

(d)    A procurement officer may require a responsible bidder or subcontractor to submit records to the procurement officer that are sufficient to support the certification that the bidder or subcontractor submitted in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.

(e)    If a responsible bidder that is awarded a contract to work on a State–funded construction project fails to submit records required under this section within a reasonable period of time, the procurement officer may void the contract.