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A. All purchases of supplies and equipment where the estimated value of the transaction does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) shall be evaluated under the local vendor preference criteria under this section. As used in this section, a “local vendor” shall be defined as a business that has an established physical location within the city limits.

1. For purchases with a value between ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) where the informal bidding procedure is followed, a local vendor shall be given a credit of one percent of its submitted bid in the determination of lowest responsible bidder.

2. There shall be no local vendor preference for purchases where the formal bidding procedure is followed.

3. To qualify for credit under this section, the local vendor must comply with all applicable provisions of this chapter, and the local vendor’s price quote or informal bid must be found to be responsive.

4. The purchasing director, or the purchasing director’s designee, shall make all reasonable efforts to solicit price quotations and informal bids from local vendors.

B. This preference shall not be used where state law or any applicable federal statute or regulation forbids the granting of such preference, or requires another method for competitive bidding. This section shall not apply to contracts for professional services pursuant to this chapter, nor to purchases made pursuant to MCC 3.65.150. [Ord. 18-09 § 1; Res. 18-24; Code 2004 § 3-221.]