Maryland Board of Public Works
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The Maryland Board of Public Works is a powerful three-member state body that oversees and approves major public expenditures, contracts, and capital projects in Maryland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maryland Board of Public Works canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5969883 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maryland Board of Public Works Context triple: [Treasurer of Maryland, memberOf, Maryland Board of Public Works]
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A.
Maryland Department of General Services
The Maryland Department of General Services is a state agency responsible for managing and maintaining Maryland’s government facilities, real estate, and related support services.
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B.
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission is a bi-county agency responsible for park management and land-use planning in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland.
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C.
Maryland Council
The Maryland Council was the colonial advisory and executive body that assisted the royal governor in governing the Province of Maryland.
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D.
Maryland Historical Trust
The Maryland Historical Trust is a state agency dedicated to preserving, documenting, and interpreting Maryland’s historic and cultural resources through stewardship of sites, grants, and educational programs.
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E.
Maryland State Board of Education
The Maryland State Board of Education is the governing body that sets statewide education policy and standards for public schools in Maryland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maryland Board of Public Works Target entity description: The Maryland Board of Public Works is a powerful three-member state body that oversees and approves major public expenditures, contracts, and capital projects in Maryland.
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A.
Maryland Department of General Services
The Maryland Department of General Services is a state agency responsible for managing and maintaining Maryland’s government facilities, real estate, and related support services.
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B.
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission is a bi-county agency responsible for park management and land-use planning in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland.
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C.
Maryland Council
The Maryland Council was the colonial advisory and executive body that assisted the royal governor in governing the Province of Maryland.
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D.
Maryland Historical Trust
The Maryland Historical Trust is a state agency dedicated to preserving, documenting, and interpreting Maryland’s historic and cultural resources through stewardship of sites, grants, and educational programs.
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E.
Maryland State Board of Education
The Maryland State Board of Education is the governing body that sets statewide education policy and standards for public schools in Maryland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive branch body
ⓘ
state government board ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | Executive branch of Maryland ⓘ |
| chairedBy | Governor of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decisionMakingProcess | acts by majority vote of its three members ⓘ |
| describedAs | powerful three‑member state body ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
allocation of certain bond proceeds
ⓘ
approval of certain settlements and judgments against the state ⓘ state capital budget items within its jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Comptroller of Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Governor of Maryland ⓘ Treasurer of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberCount | 3 ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://bpw.maryland.gov/ ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Maryland Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Maryland ⓘ |
| meetingFrequency | generally biweekly or as needed ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Annapolis, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversightOf |
certain real property transactions
ⓘ
certain state leases ⓘ certain transportation contracts ⓘ large state construction contracts ⓘ major information technology contracts ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| power |
approves capital projects
ⓘ
approves certain land acquisitions and dispositions ⓘ approves certain public‑private partnership agreements ⓘ approves certain transportation projects ⓘ approves major public expenditures ⓘ approves major state contracts ⓘ oversees state procurement in specified categories ⓘ |
| responsibility |
approving certain environmental and open space projects
ⓘ
approving certain grants and loans ⓘ approving certain school construction projects ⓘ protecting the fiscal integrity of the State of Maryland ⓘ reviewing and approving many state agency contracts ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Maryland Open Meetings Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maryland Public Information Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervises | implementation of certain statewide procurement policies ⓘ |
| transparencyRequirement |
holds public meetings
ⓘ
publishes agendas and minutes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maryland Board of Public Works Description of subject: The Maryland Board of Public Works is a powerful three-member state body that oversees and approves major public expenditures, contracts, and capital projects in Maryland.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.