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Kalamazoo County adopts new Responsible Bidder policy to favor local hiring and standards on large construction projects
Summary
The Board of Commissioners approved an amendment to the county purchasing manual (Section 13) establishing a Responsible Bidder policy intended to simplify procurement, encourage local contractor participation and weigh labor and community benefits on large projects; vote was unanimous.
Kalamazoo County commissioners on Sept. 2 approved an amendment to the county’s Purchasing Policies and Procedures Manual (Section 13), adopting a Responsible Bidder policy that commissioners and administration said will simplify the procurement pathway for large construction projects while adding value-based criteria.
Vice Chair Taylor, who moved the motion, described the rewrite as a simplification of a previously more complex two-step process. “It's easier for…
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