Maryland Code, Housing and Community Development § 16-404

(1) has taken steps to consider alternatives to the service contract, including reorganization, reevaluation of service, and reevaluation of performance;

(2) has consulted with the certified representative of any Montgomery Commission employees who will be adversely affected if the Montgomery Commission enters into the service contract; and

(3) has demonstrated, based on a cost comparison analysis utilizing good faith estimates, that the Montgomery Commission will save, by entering into a service contract, at least an amount equal to the lesser of $200,000 or 20% of the estimated net present value of the cost of the service contract.

(1) direct costs, including fringe benefits and the assumption that the contractor will pay employees who perform work under the service contract, at a minimum, the county living wage rate for Montgomery County;

(2) indirect overhead costs properly allocable to the bargaining unit work or service contract according to generally accepted accounting principles; and

(3) any costs associated with unemployment compensation or outplacement assistance for displaced employees.