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Delaware Resident Bidder Preference

Revised September 10, 2020

Title 29: State Government
Chapter 69: State Procurement
Subchapter: 4: Public Works Contracting
Section 6962: Large public works contract procedures

(d) Bid specifications and plans requirement

• (4) Special provisions
  • (b) Preference for Delaware labor: In the construction of all public works for the State or any political subdivision thereof or by firms contracting with the State or any political subdivision thereof, preference in employment of laborers, workers or mechanics shall be given to bona fide legal citizens of the State who have established citizenship by residence of at least 90 days in the State. Each public works contract for the construction of public works for the State or any political subdivision thereof shall contain a stipulation that any person, company or corporation who violates this section shall pay a penalty to the Secretary of Finance equal to the amount of compensation paid to any person in violation of this section.