2-4. Local Preference Consideration.pdf

Local Preference Consideration

City of Amarillo

Section 271.9051 of the Texas Local Government Code “CONSIDERATION OF LOCATION OF RESPONDENTS

PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS”:

In accordance with SECTION 271.9051 OF THE Texas Local Government Code, if a local government receives one or more competitive sealed bids from a vendor whose principal place of business is in the municipality and whose bid is within five (5%) percent of the lowest bid price received from a vendor who is not a resident of the municipality, on contracts less than $500,000 the municipality may enter into a contract with (a) the lowest vendor or (b) the vendor whose principal place of business is in the municipality if the governing body of the local government determines, in writing, that the local vendor offers the local government the best combination of contract price and additional economic development opportunities for the local government created by the contract award, including the employment of residents of the local government and increased tax revenues to the local government.

Local Preference Consideration DOES NOT apply to a Construction Projects over $100,000 or Telecommunication and Information Technology Bids/Purchases.

If you DO NOT have your principal place of business located within the City of Amarillo city limits – STOP – do not fill out this form.

This “Application for Local Preference Consideration” does not mean that the City of Amarillo is limiting responses to this request for bids/proposals to only those businesses located within the city limits. All bids/proposals are welcome.

Respondents who wish to qualify under the local preferences law must have their principal place of business located with the Amarillo city limits.

If your principal place of business is within the Amarillo city limits and you want to apply for local preference consideration, then you must:

1. Complete the Local Preference Consideration Application, and

2. Describe in writing, and attach supporting documentation, the additional economic development opportunities for the City of Amarillo that will be created if you are awarded this contract. Include the number of City of Amarillo residents that you will employ to complete this contract and the increased tax revenues that will be generated for the City of Amarillo if you are awarded this contract.

Local Preference Consideration Application

Business Name: ______________________________________________________________________

Physical Address: ______________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address: ______________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip Code: ______________________________________________________________________

Business Type:

o Corporation – Indicate state of incorporation _____________________________________________ o Partnership – indicate “general” or “limited” _____________________________________________ o Sole proprietorship __________________________________________________________________

Attachments: Describe in writing, and attach supporting documentation, the additional economic development opportunities for the City of Amarillo that will be created if you are awarded this contract. Include the number of

City of Amarillo residents that you will employ to complete this contract and the increased tax revenues that will be generated for the City of Amarillo if you are awarded this contract.

CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the information which I have provided on this form is true and correct, that I am authorized to sign on behalf of the business set out above and if requested by the city will provide, within 10 days of notice, the necessary documents to substantiate the information provided.

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Authorized Representative Signature

Printed Name

Title

Date

(Attached description and documentation of economic impact as outlined on previous page)