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Action Item # 11 April 6, 2011 Adopt a Local Preference Consideration of a Resolution to
Consideration of a Local Preference 2 Staff presented workshops January 19 and March 16, 2011•$2 million eligible local preference procurements–•Purchasing procedure defined in District
Code•preference procurement policyBoard requested staff to investigate the possibility of a local •Background / History Procurement Policy
Background / History (cont.)Procurement PolicyConsideration of a Local Preference 3 contribution to local sales taxCommodities: in process of creating a local preference based on –Public
works contracts: 5% local preference–Town of Truckee –Sierra County –Placer County –Nevada County–including:Counties typically offer preference of 5% of contract cost –expecting sales
and property taxes to increaseCalifornia counties and cities offer a local preference, –What are other agencies doing?•
Background / History (cont.)Procurement PolicyConsideration of a Local Preference 4 Truckee Sanitary District––Tahoe Truckee Sanitation Agency–Tahoe City Public Utility District–Squaw
Valley Public Service District–Placer County Water Authority–Northstar Community Service District–North Tahoe Public Utility District–Alpine Springs County Water District–Nine neighboring
local agencies do not have written local –
New Information Procurement PolicyConsideration of a Local Preference 5 businessLimit procurement to not exceed $100,000 per vendor or –Provide 5% local preference–Lower core costs of
goods and services–Increase local competition and number of bids received–Encourage local business to provide goods and services–Proposed policy:•Website–CATT–Chamber–Sierra Sun–March
25, 2011 public outreach:•
New Information (cont.)Procurement PolicyConsideration of a Local Preference 6 Consulting services up to $100,000–Special services up to $100,000–Other service contracts up to $100,000–Public
works contracts up to $15,000–Commodities or Equipment up to $10,000–Eligible Procurements–when utilities are a paid by a third party (landlord)Receive power or water at business location
for past 6 months –Be a District rate payer in good standing for past 6 months, or–Require that vendor or business must–Proposed policy (cont.):•
Fiscal Impact Procurement PolicyConsideration of a Local Preference 7 awarded to local businessesBased on a 5% preference adjustment on less than $200,000 –Estimated annual cost is less
than $10,000•to local businessesBased on a 5% preference adjustment on $2 million awarded –Potential annual cost to the District could add up to $100,000•
Recommendation Procurement PolicyConsideration of a Local Preference 8 local preference procurementAdopt the resolution to amend District code to include a •