For the purpose of determining the low vendor, the Purchasing Director shall grant local vendors (those vendors maintaining a place of business in Newberry County) a 2% preference on the amount of their quotation or bid up to a maximum total of $50,000. The preference would not apply to purchases totaling less than $50. Preferences do not apply to either prime or subcontractors as relates to construction contracts nor any item that may be purchased on state contracts. Exception: road paving contracts, a 2% preference on the amount of their quotation or bid up to a maximum total of $800,000. Provided, however, that in the event the procurement is to be made pursuant to state or federal guidelines which prohibit or restrict local preference, then in the circumstances there shall be no local preference.
(Ord. 01-02-04, passed 1-7-2004; Am. Ord. 10-42-06, passed 11-15-2006)