Preference in Purchase of Commodities and Services by Means of Competitive. Bid: Except where federal or state law, or any other funding source, mandates to the contrary, Escambia County may give preference to local businesses in the following manner: Competitive Bid (Local Price Match Option): Each formal competitive bid solicitation (i.e. sealed bids) shall clearly identify how the price order of the bids received will be evaluated and determined. When a qualified and responsive, non-local business submits the lowest price bid amount between $50,000.00 and $249,999.99, and the bid submitted by one or more qualified and responsive local businesses is within five percent (5%) of the price submitted by the non- local business, then the local business with the apparent lowest bid offer (i.e., the lowest local bidder) shall have the opportunity to submit an offer to match the price(s) offered by the overall lowest, qualified and responsive non-local bidder. When a qualified and responsive, non-local business submits the lowest price bid amount between $50,000.00 and $249,999.99, and the bid submitted by one or more qualified and responsive local businesses with a fixed office or distribution point located in a designated Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) is within seven percent (7%) of the price submitted by the non-local business, then the local business located in a designated CRA with the apparent lowest bid offer (i.e., the lowest local bidder) shall have the opportunity to submit an offer to match the price(s) offered by the overall lowest, qualifies and responsive non-local bidder. When a qualified and responsive, non-local business submits the lowest price bid amount between $250,000.00 and $999,999.99, and the bid submitted by one or more qualified and responsive local businesses is within three percent (3%) of the price submitted by the non-local business, then the local business with the apparent lowest bid offer (i.e., the lowest local bidder) shall have the opportunity to submit an offer to match the price(s) offered by the overall lowest, qualified and responsive non-local bidder. When a qualified and responsive, non-local business submits the lowest price bid amount between $250,000.00 and $999,999.99, and the bid submitted by one or more qualified and responsive local businesses with a fixed office or distribution point located in a designated CRA is within five percent (5%) of the price submitted by the non-local business, then the local business with the apparent lowest bid offer (i.e., the lowest local bidder) shal...
