§ 9-2-115 — Division of vocational rehabilitation; preference given to eligible individuals with disabilities in operating small businesses on public property; new construction and remodeling; effect of preference on existing small businesses

(a) Individuals with disabilities determined to be
eligible by the division shall be given a contract bid
preference on small contracts, where the small business was
established pursuant to this act. The contract bid preference
shall apply to small businesses on either public or private
property which were established pursuant to this act.
(b) The administrator or governing body in charge of any
public property, in cooperation with the division may construct
a new facility or remodel a preexisting facility to accommodate
a small business established pursuant to this act.
(c) The contract bid preference granted by this section
does not affect the rights of persons currently operating a
small business on public property and under a written contract
with a specific renewal or termination date, until the renewal
or termination date. After the renewal or termination date, the
division shall bid out the small business contract and apply
contract bid preferences where applicable.