4.20.060 Local preferences.
A. In awarding competitive purchases or construction contracts, preference may be given to an otherwise qualified “local bidder” unless such preference is prohibited by the funding source.
B. For purposes of this section, a “local bidder/proposer” is a person who:
1. Holds a current state business license, and, in addition, for construction contracts holds a current, appropriate state contractor’s registration certificate; and
2. Holds a current city of Bethel business license both at the time the bid is announced and at the time it is scored; and
3. Submits a bid for a competitive purchase or construction contract under the name as appearing on the person’s license, and, where applicable, a certificate; and
4. Has continuously maintained a physical place of business within the city of Bethel staffed by the bidder or an employee of the bidder for a period of one hundred eighty (180) calendar days immediately preceding the date of the bid opening; and
5. Is compliant with all requirements of the city sales tax ordinance;
6. A Bethel post office box number or residential address may not be used solely to establish status as a local business.
C. Sliding Scale for Local Preference.
1. A five (5) percent preference in bid/proposal prices not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) on purchases not exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000);
2. A three (3) percent preference in bid/proposal prices not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) on purchases between two hundred fifty-one thousand dollars ($251,000) and five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000); and
3. A two (2) percent preference in bid/proposal prices not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) on purchases exceeding five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). [Ord. 14-27 § 4.]