6-7. REQUIRED Local Vendor Affidavit.docx
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- IFB-039-26-RM
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- Leon County, Florida
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This is a Local Vendor Affidavit document issued by the City of Tallahassee, Florida, in conjunction with the Dog House Pump Stations Replacements project (PS 25, 49, 59, 85). The affidavit establishes eligibility criteria for vendors seeking location preference points in the competitive bidding process. To qualify for local vendor preference, vendors must maintain a permanent place of business with at least one full-time employee or two part-time employees within Leon, Wakulla, Gadsden, or Jefferson County, Florida, for a minimum of six months prior to quote submission. The mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for February 18, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST via Microsoft Teams, and vendors must submit the completed affidavit with their proposals to be considered for the preference points.
The affidavit requires vendors to self-certify that they meet all specified local business requirements, including maintaining a fixed office or distribution point with a street address in the four-county area, holding all required business licenses, and meeting employment or ownership residence criteria. Vendors must provide supporting documentation, including copies of county and city business licenses, along with current and prior local addresses if applicable. The purchasing agent retains sole discretion to verify certifications and determine local business status. Failure to provide the requested information will result in denial of local vendor certification and forfeiture of any associated location preference points in the competitive selection process.
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Local Vendor Affidavit
To qualify for Location points, a vendor must maintain a permanent place of business with full-time employees within Leon, Wakulla, Gadsden or Jefferson County, Florida, for a minimum of six (6) months prior to the date quotes are received. Local vendor must submit this Local Vendor Affidavit with their proposal for the preference.
The undersigned, as a duly authorized representative of the vendor listed herein, certifies to the best of his/her knowledge and belief, that the vendor meets the definition of a “Local Business.” For purposes of this section, "local business" shall mean a business which meets ALL below requirements:
a) Has had a fixed office or distribution point located in and having a street address within the four county area of Leon, Wakulla, Gadsden and Jefferson for at least six (6) months immediately prior to the submission of bids/quotes, to the City of Tallahassee, and
b) Holds any business license required by the four county area of Leon, Wakulla, Gadsden, and Jefferson (please attach copies); and
c) Employs at least one (1) full time employee, or two (2) part time employees whose primary residence is in the four county area of Leon, Wakulla, Gadsden, and Jefferson, or, if the business has no employees, the business shall be at least fifty percent (50%) owned by one or more persons whose primary residence is in the four county area of Leon, Wakulla, Gadsden, and Jefferson.
Please complete the following in support of the self-certification and submit copies of your County and/or City business licenses. Failure to provide the information requested will result in denial of certification as a local business.
Business/Company Name:
| Current Local Address: |
| Phone: ( |
| ) |
Fax: ( )
If the above address has been for less than six months, please provide the prior local address:
Length of time at this address:
| Home Office Address: |
| Phone: ( |
| ) |
Fax: ( )
NOTE: The purchasing agent shall not be required to verify the accuracy of any such certifications, and shall have the sole discretion to determine if a bidder meets the definition of a "local business."
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