Bill 77-15 Establishign responsible bidder requirmetns on public works projects

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place of business located in the county where the work is to be performed for at least 1 year prior to the deadline for submitting bids, as registered in official documents with the Indiana Secretary of State; and (2) can demonstrate for one year prior to the deadline for submitting bids that it has paid a minimum of $5,000 of sales tax in the county where the work is to be performed. In the event a local bidder does not bid on the project, a bidder that establishes it has a place of business located within an Indiana county contiguous to the county where the work is to be performed for at least one year prior to the deadline for submitting bids, as registered in official documents with the Indiana Secretary of State, will receive a credit equal to 1 % or $10,000, whichever is less; and B. The City shall apply a credit equal to 2% or $20,000, whichever is less, towards the bid of a bidder with a local workforce. "Local workforce" means at least 25% of the bidder's construction employees reside in the county where the work is to be performed or Indiana counties contiguous to the ,�ounLy where the work is to be performed. The bidder is not required to have a place of business in the county where the work is to be performed for this credit to apply. The bidder is responsible for requesting credit based upon any of the above criteria. Section 7. Material Change Any material changes to the bidder's or first - tiered subcontractors' status at any time must be reported in writing to the City within fourteen (14) days of the occurrence of said material change. Section 8. Incomplete Submissions by Bidders and Subcontractors It is the sole responsibility of the bidder to comply with all of its submission requirements within the time periods set forth in this Ordinance. Submissions that are inadequate and/or incomplete may result in a determination that the bidder is not a "responsible bidder." Section 9. Lowest Bidder Not Chosen If the City awards the contract to a bidder other than the lowest bidder, the City must state in the minutes or memoranda, at the time the award is made, the factors used to determine which bidder is the lowest responsible and responsive bidder and to justify the award. The City shall keep a copy of the minutes or memoranda available for public inspection. Section 10. Certified Payroll Reports For projects in which the cost is at least $250,000, the successful bidder and all subcontractors working on a public work project shall submit a certified payroll report utilizing the federal form now known as a WH -347 (or a successor form or a State of Indiana certified payroll form if and when such a form is adopted) which must be prepared on a weekly basis and 2