Perspective
Apr. 9, 2011
California Public Contracting: Resident Bidder Preferences
Residents frequently receive an advantage over non-residents when bidding for government contracts. By Cynthia J. Larsen of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
In these difficult economic times, many local, state and even national governments would like to protect resident companies by favoring them in the procurement process. A "level playing field" for bidders is the cardinal rule of all public contracting and thus bidders have asked me whether rules, which favor local bidders, are lawful. The answer is that not only are such preferences lawful, if properly structured, but they are becom...
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