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North Dakota Resident Bidder Preference

Revised September 10, 2020

Title 44: Offices and Officers
Section 44-08: Miscellaneous Provisions

44-08-01: Preference to North Dakota bidders, sellers, and contractors.

1. The office of management and budget, any other state entity, and the governing body of any political subdivision of the state in purchasing any goods, merchandise, supplies, or equipment of any kind, or contracting to build or repair any building, structure, road, or other real property, shall give preference to bidders, sellers, or contractors resident in North Dakota. The preference must be equal to the preference given or required by the state of the nonresident bidder, seller, or contractor.

2. A state entity authorized to accept bids shall give preference to a resident North Dakota bidder when accepting bids for the provision of professional services, including research and consulting services. The preference must be equal to the preference given or required by the state of the nonresident bidder.

44-08-01.1. Bids to be sealed - Designation of time and place for opening - Preference for tie bids.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the North Dakota Century Code, the governing bodies of the political subdivisions of the state of North Dakota shall accept only sealed bids, whenever by law or administrative decision they are required to call for, advertise, or solicit bids for the purchase of personal property and equipment. Whenever a political subdivision of this state calls for, advertises, or solicits sealed bids, it shall designate a time and place for the opening of such bids. If all of the bids are not rejected, the purchase must be made from the bidder submitting the lowest and best bid meeting or exceeding the specifications set out in the invitation for bids. In the event that two or more bids contain identical pricing or receive identical evaluation scores, preference must be given to bids submitted by North Dakota vendors.

Title 46: Printing Laws
Section 46-02: Printing and Binding, General Provisions

46-02-15. Public printing resident bidder preference.
If practicable, all state, county, and other political subdivision public printing, binding, and blank book manufacturing, blanks, and other printed stationery must be awarded to a resident North Dakota bidder as defined in section 44-08-02.

Supplement:
44-08-02. Resident North Dakota bidder, seller, and contractor defined.

The term "a resident North Dakota bidder, seller, or contractor" when used in section 44-08-01, unless the context thereof clearly provides otherwise, means a bidder, seller, or contractor who has maintained a bona fide place of business within this state for at least one year prior to the date on which a contract was awarded.

Title 48: Public Buildings
Section 48-05: General Regulations

48-05-02.1. Purchase of coal by the state and political subdivisions.

The state and all of its institutions, all political subdivisions, and all public schools, when purchasing coal for heating purposes, shall give preference to bidders supplying coal mined in North Dakota if such coal, on an aggregate basis, will provide equivalent British thermal units of heating value in comparison to coal mined elsewhere, if the total bid price of the coal mined in North Dakota and delivered is not higher than the total bid price of coal mined elsewhere and delivered, and if state air pollution permits to operate would not limit the use of North Dakota coal due to emissions limits. In evaluating the comparable price of North Dakota coal versus other coal, the state and its institutions, political subdivisions, and public schools may include any ash handling costs that may be associated with the use of North Dakota coal. The state or any of its institutions, any political subdivision, or any public school, when advertising for or reviewing bids for the purchase of coal for heating purposes, may not mandate the use of any particular type of coal or the region where the coal is to be mined.

North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 4: Management and Budget, Office of
Article 4-12: State Procurement Practices
Chapter 4-12-11: Evaluation of Bids or Proposals

4-12-11-02. Application of preference for North Dakota vendors.

When considering bids or proposals from nonresident vendors, the procurement officer must determine whether the vendor's state of residence has a preference law. The state procurement office shall make publicly available a listing of state preference laws. The preference given to North Dakota bidders must be equal to the preference given or required by the state of the nonresident bidder, in accordance with North Dakota Century Code section 44-08-01.

4-12-11-05. Tie bids or proposals.

In the event of a tie bid or proposal, the procurement officer will ensure that any applicable preference has been applied to price in accordance with North Dakota Century Code section 44-08-01.