South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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S. 71

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General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Shealy
Document Path: l:\s-res\ks\009resi.dmr.ks.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3644

Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2017
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance

Summary: Resident vendor preference

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/13/2016  Senate  Prefiled
  12/13/2016  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance
   1/10/2017  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 48)
   1/10/2017  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 48)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/13/2016

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 11-35-1524 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO RESIDENT VENDOR PREFERENCE, TO PROVIDE THAT, PRIOR TO MAKING A FINAL AWARD DETERMINATION, THE PROCUREMENT OFFICER SHALL PROVIDE RESIDENT BIDDERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO MATCH THE LOWEST NONRESIDENT BID AND GIVE PREFERENCE TO A RESIDENT BIDDER WHO MATCHES THE LOWEST NONRESIDENT BID PRICE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 11-35-1524 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"(F)    Prior to making a final award determination, if the lowest bid is from a nonresident bidder, the procurement officer shall provide resident bidders with the opportunity to match the lowest nonresident bidder's price. In the event a resident bidder matches the lowest nonresident bid, preference shall be given to the resident bidder. If two or more resident bidders match the lowest nonresident bid, the tie must be resolved as provided in Section 11-35-1520(9)."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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