Does the City have a Local Preference Ordinance?
The City of DeLand has adopted Local Vendor Preference Ordinance #2012-10 whereby the lowest bid is submitted by a vendor which is not a Local business, and the second lowest Bid is submitted by a Local business and is within five percent (5%) of the lowest Bid, then the Local business submitting the second lowest Bid and the vendor submitting the lowest Bid shall each have the opportunity to submit, within five (5) working days of the bid opening, a best and final bid equal to or lower than the amount of the lowest bid. The contract shall be awarded to the vendor submitting the lowest final Bid. In the case of a tie between a Local business and a vendor which is not a Local business, the contract shall be awarded to the Local business. Local business means a person or business entity duly licensed and authorized to engage in the particular business at issue that maintains a permanent physical place of business in Volusia County, Florida, and which has held a valid local business tax receipt for that place of business for a minimum of six (6) months prior to the date of submittal of the bid to which this Ordinance is being applied.
Submit notarized “Certification Affidavit by Contractor as Local Business” and proof of local business in the form of a business tax receipt from a local jurisdiction. FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE VERIFICATION WILL RESULT IN A LOCAL BUSINESS BEING INELIGIBLE FOR A LOCAL PREFERENCE.
A vendor which is granted a preference which results in the award of a contract shall be required to post job openings related to the contract with the Center for Business Excellence, 1382 South Woodland Boulevard, DeLand, FL (386) 740-3232. Verification receipt of job posting must be provided to the Finance Director within ten (10) days after the job advertisement has been released.
Exemptions to the Local Vendor Preference Ordinance include (1) Purchasing funded, in whole or in part, by an entity prohibiting application of the preference provided by this ordinance by grant agreement, contract or applicable federal, state, or local law; (2) Items purchased on state contracts, “piggybacked” contracts, sole source purchases, or other purchases which are not accomplished by competitive bids; (3) Emergency purchasing.