(a) Award of Local Business Preference. An Awarding Authority shall grant an 8% preference to a Local Business. The preference shall be applied to a Bid and Proposal in the following manner:
(1) Bid. The Awarding Authority shall apply the preference to a Bid price solely for Bid evaluation purposes such that the total Bid price by a Local Business shall be reduced by 8% of the Bid amount, and the reduced Bid amount shall be deemed the amount Bid by the Bidder. If the Local Business also receives any of the preferences in subsection 10.25.5(b), the total Bid price shall be further reduced by the additional preferences awarded.
(2) Proposal. The Awarding Authority shall apply the preference to a Proposal solely for Proposal evaluation purposes such that the score awarded to a Proposal submitted by a Local Business shall be increased by 8% of the total possible evaluation points. If the Local Business also receives any of the preferences in Section 10.25.5(b), the Proposal's score shall be further increased by the additional preferences awarded.
(b) Award of Additional Preferences. A Local Business that is awarded the 8% preference in subsection 10.25.5(a) may receive up to an additional 4% preference as provided in this subsection.
(1) A Local Business that is also certified by the DAA as a Local Small Business or a Local Transitional Employer shall receive a 2% preference for each additional certification.
(2) A Local Business that is not eligible for the additional preference in Section 10.25.5(b)(1), but that identifies a Subcontractor that is certified by the DAA as a Local Small Business or a Local Transitional Employer, shall receive up to a 2% preference for each Subcontractor certification. The additional preference under this subsection shall be applied as follows:
a. A Local Business that identifies a Subcontractor certified by the DAA as a Local Small Business shall receive a 1% preference to the Bid or Proposal for every 10% percent of the cost of the proposed work to be performed by the qualifying Subcontractor. The maximum additional preference under this subsection shall not exceed 2%.
b. A Local Business that identifies a Subcontractor certified as a Local Transitional Employer shall receive a 1% preference to the Bid or Proposal for every 10% percent of the cost of the proposed work to be performed by the qualifying subcontractor. The maximum additional preference under this Subsection shall not exceed 2%.
c. The Bid or Proposal must identify each Subcontractor, the proposed work of the Subcontractor, and the cost of the work for each Subcontractor.
(c) Award of Subcontractor Preference. A Bid or Proposal that does not qualify for the Local Business preference in Subsection 10.25.5(a), may receive up to a 5% preference if it identifies a Subcontractor that is certified by the DAA as a Local Business, Local Small Business, or Local Transitional Employer.
(1) The Bid or Proposal must identify each Subcontractor, the proposed work of the subcontractor, and the cost of the work for each Subcontractor.
(2) The Subcontractor preference shall be applied to Bids or Proposals as provided in Section 10.25.4(b)(1) and (2).
(d) Preference Cap. The maximum combined preferences that may be awarded to a Bid or Proposal under this article shall not exceed 12% and the value of the combined preferences shall not exceed one million dollars.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 187,121, Eff. 8-7-21.