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Committee holds construction-bidding policy amid federal-state conflict over contracting preferences
Summary
Committee members opted to keep Policy 91-20 in committee after debate over restoring state statute language on resident-firm preferences and minority/female business outreach, and concern about potential conflict with federal directives on contracting preferences.
The Policy Committee elected to hold Policy 91-20 (bidding for construction work) after extensive discussion about language that mirrors state statute on resident-firm preference and required outreach to minority- and female-owned businesses.
The topic matters because the proposed or restored language would require staff to certify in good faith that outreach efforts were made to increase participation by minority- and…
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