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Draft language would cap contractor jobs and require local experience, staff says
Summary
Staff proposed language to cap the number of simultaneous jobs a contractor can hold and to require prior local experience for contractors bidding multiple jobs; committee discussed efficiency of bidding larger packages (10–12 jobs).
On page 26 staff described proposed language that would cap the number of jobs a single contractor can hold and require prior local experience for contractors bidding larger packages. Staff said they bid out 10–12 jobs at a time in other communities and prefer packaging jobs to finish work efficiently.
Staff emphasized that the highlighted section would prevent contractors without local experience from taking on too many jobs at once. "Basically... unless the contractor that won the job... have a prior local experience with construction," Staff member said, the contract language would restrict awards. Committee members discussed the mix of bidding efficiency and local contractor capacity.
