SENATE BILL No. 1382

June 27, 2002, Introduced by Senators STEIL, GARCIA, SHUGARS, BYRUM and

HAMMERSTROM and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled

"The management and budget act,"

(MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594) by adding section 268a.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 268A. IF THE LOWEST BID FOR A STATE PROCUREMENT IS

2 MADE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR BUSINESS ENTITY THAT IS LOCATED OUTSIDE

3 OF THIS STATE AND THE NEXT LOWEST BID IS MADE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR

4 BUSINESS ENTITY THAT IS LOCATED IN THIS STATE AND THAT NEXT

5 LOWEST BID IS WITHIN 10% OF THE BID PRICE OF THE LOWEST BID, THE

6 DEPARTMENT SHALL AWARD THE PROCUREMENT CONTRACT TO THE INDIVIDUAL

7 OR BUSINESS ENTITY THAT IS LOCATED IN THIS STATE WITH THE NEXT

8 LOWEST BID.

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