HB320 Alabama 2012 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Small businesses certified under federal HUBZone program given preferred vendor status under competitive bid law, Sec. 41-16-20 am'd.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, "preferred vendors" are given preference in the awarding of public contracts required to be competitively bid</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would give preferred vendor status under the competitive bid laws to each small business certified under the federal HUBZone program when a state contract is awarded</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would also provide for each small business certified under the HUBZone program to receive from the state any benefit which the federal government offers to such business if the state grants such a benefit to other businesses</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 41-16-20 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for certain preferred vendors under the competitive bid law requirements and to provide for each small business certified under the HUBZone program to receive from the state any benefit which the federal government offers to such business if the state grants such a benefit to other businesses. </p>

Subjects

Competitive Bids