State Democrats seek price preferences for Michigan firms
LANSING — House and Senate Democrats unveiled a jobs plan today that would give steep preferences to Michigan-based businesses seeking state contracts.
One bill would give Michigan companies an 8% price advantage when bidding on state contracts, meaning that if an out-of-state firm bid $1 million for a job, the in-state firm could win after submitting a price that was $80,000 higher.
Another bill would give a "second chance" to Michigan companies that bid on state contracts but are underbid by out-of-state firms. After the first round of bidding is over and the prices are disclosed, the Michigan firms would have 30 days to match or undercut the prices submitted by out-of-state firms.
Democrats supported Republican-sponsored legislation passed this month to provide significant tax incentives to businesses that create a significant number of jobs that pay average or above-average wages.
Read more: http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/07/17/democrats-michigan-firms-contracts/483753001/
