(1) If low tie bids are received in response to an invitation for bids for a supply contract, the following procedures are required:
If the low tie bids are from a resident bidder and a nonresident bidder, the residentbidder shall be given preference over the nonresident bidder;
If the low tie bids are from resident bidders, the procurement agent shall:
Use a fair and reasonable procedure for determining which bidder receives the contract award that at a minimum provides for the presence, at the time and place the determination is made, of the bidders or the bidders' representatives and an impartial witness designated by the procurement agent who is not an employee of that procurement agent's agency; and
Give the bidders at least five business days' written notice by certified mail of thedate the determination will be made, of the procedure for making the determination, and that the bidders or the bidders' representatives may be present when the determination is made;
If the low tie bids are only from nonresident bidders, the procurement agent shallfollow the procedures in subsections (1)(b)(I) and (1)(b)(II) of this section;
All other applicable provisions of the code that are not inconsistent with this sectionshall be followed.
(2) If the procurement agent determines that compliance with this section will cause denial of federal moneys that would otherwise be available or would otherwise be inconsistent with federal law, this section shall be suspended, but only to the extent necessary to prevent denial of the moneys or to eliminate the inconsistency with federal law.
Source: L. 2017: Entire part added with relocated provisions, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 319, § 28, effective August 9.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 24-103-202.5 as it existed prior to 2017. For a detailed comparison of this section, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.