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Council directs staff to draft local-preference bidding policy allowing preregistered North Dakota firms to match low bids within 5%
Summary
After a lengthy discussion, council members voted 4–2 to direct staff to draft a local-preference policy that would let preregistered North Dakota companies with substantial local operations match the lowest bid when their bid is within 5%.
The Minot City Council on July 7 directed staff to draft a local-preference bidding policy after a discussion on whether and how the city should favor local contractors on certain municipal projects.
The motion, approved 4–2, asked staff to develop a policy that would apply to companies formed and headquartered in North Dakota that have “substantial operations” within approximately a 25-mile radius of Minot. The motion asked staff to include a preregistration requirement so…
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