HB411 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

John Merrill

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Competitive bids, counties and municipalities, personal property, local preference zones, percent over low bid increased to award to resident bidder, Sec. 41-16-50 am'd

Description

Under the existing competitive bid law for personal property, a county or municipal awarding authority may establish a local preference zone and may award a contract to a resident bidder in the preference zone when the bid of the resident bidder is not more than three percent greater than the lowest bid.

This bill would provide that a county or municipal awarding authority may award the bid to a resident bidder in the preference zone when the bid is not more than five percent greater than the lowest bid.

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Subjects

Counties