July 31, 2013, Introduced by Senators ANANICH and HOOD and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Elections.
A bill to amend 1968 PA 2, entitled
"Uniform budgeting and accounting act,"
(MCL 141.421 to 141.440a) by adding section 3a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 3a. (1) Beginning October 1, 2013, if the lowest
responsive and responsible bidder on a contract for goods or
services with a local unit is not a Michigan business, then all
bidders on that contract that are Michigan businesses shall have 30
days to resubmit their bids to match or beat the bid from the
bidder that is not a Michigan business. If only 1 Michigan business
that bid on the contract resubmits a bid under this subsection that
matches or beats the successful bid from the bidder that is not a
Michigan business, the local unit shall enter into the contract
with that Michigan business. If 2 or more Michigan businesses that
bid on the contract resubmit a bid under this subsection that
matches or beats the successful bid from the bidder that is not a
Michigan business, the local unit shall enter into the contract
with the Michigan business that submitted the lowest responsive and
responsible bid as determined by the local unit. The local unit
shall make all discretionary determinations to implement this
subsection. The local unit shall issue directives to all
departments in the local unit to implement this subsection.
(2) As used in this section, "Michigan business" means that
term as described in section 268 of the management and budget act,
1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1268.