Qualification for Local Purchasing Preference
On an annual basis beginning with July 1st of each fiscal year, a vendor desiring to receive a bid discount for local purchasing may submit appropriate documentation to the Director of Purchasing. Appropriate documentation shall include the following:
- Proof of completed submittal of Certification of a Michigan Based Business as determined by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget. and
- Proof it has its primary business operations located within the municipality of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan for the past six months (on company letterhead) or
- Proof it has been certified as a Micro-Local Business Enterprise by the City of Grand Rapids and has its primary business operations within the municipality boundaries of the City of Grand Rapids (on company letterhead)
A firm may submit the same documentation with its sealed bid or proposal in order to qualify for the bid discount.
Eligibility/Verification
The District may request documentation at the completion of a purchase order for which a bid discount was received verifying eligibility with local bid discount criteria. If it is determined that a vendor did not actually meet the terms of local preference, disqualification from future consideration of a local purchasing preference may occur for a period of two years unless excused by the Superintendent or Designee.
