(a) Award of Local Small Business and Local Transitional Employer Preference. An Awarding Authority shall grant a 10% preference to a Local Small Business or Local Transitional Employer. The preference shall be applied to Bids and Proposals 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 shall be reduced by 10% of the Bid amount, and the reduced Bid amount shall be deemed the amount Bid by that Bidder.
(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 shall be increased by 10% of the total possible evaluation points.
(b) Award of Subcontractor Preference. The Awarding Authority shall provide a preference of up to 5% to a contractor’s Bid or Proposal that does not qualify for the Local Small Business or Local Transitional Employer Preference, but that identifies a Subcontractor certified as a Local Small Business or Local Transitional Employer. The Bid or Proposal must identify each Subcontractor, the proposed work of the Subcontractor, and the cost of the work for each Subcontractor. The Subcontractor preference shall be applied to Bids or Proposals in the following manner:
(1) Bid. The Awarding Authority shall provide a 1% preference to the Bid price for every 10% of the cost of the proposed work to be performed by the qualifying Subcontractor.
(2) Proposal. The Awarding Authority shall provide a 1% increase of the total possible evaluation points for every 10% of the total cost of the proposed work under the Contract to be performed by the qualifying Subcontractor.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 187,121, Eff. 8-7-21.