Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1825-B, sub-§11 is enacted to read:

11.__Opportunity for in-state bidder to revise bid.__If the best-value bidder determined in accordance with subsections 7 to 9 is a nonresident bidder, any in-state bidder whose price is within 10% of the nonresident bidder's price and who offers commodities or services of equivalent quality and availability must be offered an opportunity to match the nonresident bidder's price.__If the in-state bidder offers a price equal to or lower than the nonresident bidder's price, the contract must be awarded to that in-state bidder.

SUMMARY

This bill allows in-state bidders on state contracts an opportunity to match the price of a nonresident bidder if the in- state bidder offers commodities or services that are otherwise equivalent to that offered by the nonresident bidder, and the initial price offered by the in-state bidder is within 10% of the price offered by the nonresident bidder.