Bidder's_Statement_of_Principal_Place_of_Business-FILLABLE.pdf
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- Manatee County, Florida
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The document is a Bidder's Statement of Principal Place of Business form for the School District of Manatee County, Florida, specifically related to a Construction Management at Risk (CMR) procurement for High School AAA. This form is designed for bidders whose principal place of business is outside of Florida, requiring them to provide a legal opinion from an attorney regarding any state or local bidding preferences. The form mandates that out-of-state vendors must submit a written opinion detailing whether their home state or political subdivision grants any preferences to local business entities in public contract awards, as per Section 287.084(2), F.S.
The form serves as a compliance document ensuring transparency and fairness in the bidding process for the $140,000,000 high school construction project. It requires the out-of-state bidder's attorney to certify whether their state or local jurisdiction provides any competitive advantages to businesses headquartered within their jurisdiction. The document includes spaces for the bidder's attorney to provide detailed contact information, state bar admission details, and a comprehensive legal assessment of potential bidding preferences, which helps the School District of Manatee County evaluate competitive equity among potential contractors from different geographic locations.
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Bidder’s Statement of Principal Place of Business
BIDDER’S STATEMENT OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
If Bidder’s principal place of business is outside of the State of Florida, write Bidder’s name and political subdivision (county or municipality) where Bidder’s principal place of business is located.
Name of Bidder:
Bidder’s principal place of business (county and state):
Pursuant to Section 287.084(2), F.S., “a vendor whose principal place of business is outside this state must accompany any written bid, proposal or reply documents with a written opinion of an attorney at law licensed to practice law in that foreign state, as to the preferences, if any or none, granted by the law of that state, or political subdivision, to its own business entities whose principal places of business are in that foreign state in the letting of any or all public contracts.”
The Attorney for an Out of State Bidder shall complete the following:
Legal Opinion Regarding State Bidding Preferences
Bidder’s principal place of business is in the State of and it is my legal opinion that the laws of that state do not grant a preference in the letting of any or all public contracts to business entities whose principal places of business are in that state.
Or
Bidder’s principal place of business is in the State of and it is my legal opinion that the laws of that state grant the following preference(s) in the letting of any or all public contracts to business entities whose principal places of business are in that state. (Please describe applicable preference(s) and identify applicable state laws):
Legal Opinion Regarding Political Subdivision Preference
Bidder’s principal place of business is in the political subdivision of and it is my legal opinion that the laws of that political subdivision do not grant a preference in the letting of any or all public contracts to business entities whose principal places of business are in that state.
Or
Bidder’s principal place of business is in the political subdivision of and it is my legal opinion that the laws of that political subdivision grant the following preference(s) in the letting of any or all public contracts to business entities whose principal places of business are in that state.
(Please describe applicable preference(s) and identify applicable state laws:
Signature of out of state Bidder’s attorney:
Printed name of out of state Bidder’s attorney:
Address of out of state Bidder’s attorney:
Telephone number of out of state Bidder’s attorney:
Email of out of state Bidder’s attorney:
Attorney’s state(s) of bar admission:
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