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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Marshall, Malik, Shekarchi, Costantino, and Almeida | |
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Date Introduced: April 04, 2013 | |
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Referred To: House Finance | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 37-2-80 of the General Laws in Chapter 37-2 entitled "State |
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Purchases" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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37-2-80. Selection of vendors and services with place of business located in Rhode |
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Island. -- The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations has a large number of well- |
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qualified vendors and service-oriented businesses. (a) In instances where contracts are entirely |
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supported by state funds and two (2) or more vendors or service providers are judged to be equal |
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on all other factors, the chief purchasing officer shall select a vendor or service provider whose |
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headquarters or primary place of business is located within the state or secondly select those |
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entities that propose a joint venture with a vendor or service provider whose headquarters or |
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primary place of business is within the state. |
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(b) The chief purchasing officer shall add a percent increase to the original bid of a |
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nonresident bidder equal to the percent, if any, of the preference given to such nonresident bidder |
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in the state in which such nonresident bidder resides. If, after application of such percent increase, |
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the bidder that submits the lowest responsible qualified bid is a resident bidder, the chief |
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purchasing officer shall award such contract to such resident bidder provided such resident bidder |
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agrees, in writing, to meet the original lowest responsible qualified bid. Any such agreement by |
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such resident bidder to meet the original lowest responsible qualified bid shall be made not later |
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than seventy-two (72) hours after such resident bidder receives notice from the chief purchasing |
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officer that such resident bidder may be awarded such contract if such resident bidder agrees to |
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meet the original lowest responsible qualified bid. |
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(c) This section shall not apply to contracts that are financed in part or in their entirety by |
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the federal government, including, but not limited to, contracts supported by the Federal Highway |
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Administration (FHA), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the Federal Aviation |
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Administration (FAA) or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would mandate the state purchasing officer add a percent increase to the original |
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bid of a nonresident bidder equal to the percent of the preference given to a nonresident bidder in |
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the state in which the nonresident bidder resides. If a resident bidder is the low bidder after this |
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adjustment, the contract would be awarded to the resident bidder provide the resident bidder |
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agrees to meet the original lowest bid. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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