General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5861
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 975
Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING
Introduced by:
REP. LARSON, 11th Dist. REP. NAFIS, 27th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5861
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 975
Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING
Introduced by:
REP. LARSON, 11th Dist.
REP. NAFIS, 27th Dist.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FIVE PER CENT PREFERENCE FOR STATE BIDDERS IN THE AWARD OF STATE CONTRACTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 62 of the general statutes be amended to require a state agency to award a state contract to a qualified resident bidder whose bid is within five per cent of the lowest responsible qualified bid.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide a slight preference for in-state bidders in the award of state contracts.