Bill Text: AZ SB1466 | 2012 | Fiftieth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: State procurement; identical bids

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-01 - Referred to Senate GR Committee [SB1466 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2012-SB1466-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: state procurement; identical bids

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fiftieth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2012

 

 

SB 1466

 

Introduced by

Senator Schapira

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 41, chapter 23, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41‑2505; relating to the state procurement code.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 41, chapter 23, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-2505, to read:

START_STATUTE41-2505.  Preference for Arizona bidders for identical bids; definition

A.  For contracts awarded pursuant to section 41-2533, subsection G, if there are two or more low, responsive offers from responsible bidders, an Arizona bidder shall be given a preference over a nonresident bidder by increasing the bid of a nonresident bidder by five per cent.

B.  The penalty for not performing at least fifty per cent of the labor associated with the bid using Arizona workers who file a tax return in this state shall be a reduction in the contract price equal to the percentage of the labor required to meet the fifty per cent threshold for in-state labor.

C.  For the purposes of this section, "Arizona bidder" means a bidder who satisfies all of the following:

1.  Is authorized to transact business in this state.

2.  Maintains a physical presence in this state.

3.  Has paid all assessed taxes.

4.  Performs at least fifty per cent of the labor associated with the bid using Arizona workers who file a tax return in this state. END_STATUTE