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Maryland Code, Local Government § 1-402

Current as of December 31, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) “Nonresident bidder” means a bidder whose principal office is outside the State.

(3) “Preference” includes:

(i) a percentage preference;

(ii) an employee residency requirement; or

(iii) any other provision that favors a resident over a nonresident.

(4) “Resident bidder” means a bidder whose principal office is in the State.

(b) When a political subdivision or an instrumentality of government in the State uses competitive bidding to award a procurement contract, the political subdivision or instrumentality may give a preference to the resident bidder who submits the lowest responsive bid of any resident bidder if:

(1) the resident bidder is a responsible bidder;

(2) a responsible nonresident bidder submits the lowest responsive bid of all bidders; and

(3) the state in which the nonresident bidder's principal office is located gives a preference to its residents.

(c) A preference under this section shall be identical to the preference that the state in which the nonresident bidder's principal office is located gives to its residents.

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