125.03 LOCAL SUPPLIERS.
   The Mayor, the Administration and the City Council of the City of Dover, Ohio will adopt the following bidding practices in all applicable situations from this time forward.
   (a)   The award of all public contracts for supplies, equipment and materials, excluding construction contracts and contracts financed in whole or in part by contributions or loans from any agency of the State of Ohio or the United States government, shall be conducted in accordance with the following provisions.
   (b)   In determining the lowest and best responsible bid, a local bidder whose business is located in the City of Dover may receive a credit equal to 3.5% of the lowest bid submitted by a non-local (non-Tuscarawas County) bidder. In determining the lowest and best responsible bid, a local bidder whose business is located in Tuscarawas County may receive a credit equal to 1.5% of the lowest bid submitted by a non-Tuscarawas County bidder. Said credit shall not exceed $10,000. The Board of Control may award the bid on a contract of a Dover business that exceeds the bid of a non-Tuscarawas County bidder by 3.5% and the bid of a Tuscarawas County bidder that exceeds the bid of a non-Tuscarawas County bidder by 1.5%, respectively, up to an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(Res. 12-09. Passed 5-18-09.)