§ 4-13.6-6-2.5 — Preference rules

Indiana § 4-13.6-6-2.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 13.6: STATE PUBLIC WORKS
• Ch. 6: Bid Opening and Award of Contracts

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5. (a) As used in this section, "out-of-state
business" refers to a business that is not an Indiana business.
(b) The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to give a
preference to an Indiana business that submits a bid under this article
if all of the following apply:
(1) An out-of-state business submits a bid.
(2) The out-of-state business is a business from a state that gives
public works preferences unfavorable to Indiana businesses.
(c) Rules adopted under subsection (b) must establish criteria for
determining the following:
(1) Whether a bidder qualifies as an Indiana business under the
rules.
(2) When another state's preference is unfavorable to Indiana
businesses.
(3) The method by which the preference for Indiana businesses is
to be computed.
(d) Rules adopted under subsection (b) may not give a preference to
an Indiana business that is more favorable to the Indiana business than
the other state's preference is to the other state's businesses.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.35-1995, SEC.3.