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State purchases of recycled paper and recycled products- definitions
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: C.R.S. 24-103-903
(1) When purchasing paper and paper products, any procurement agent shall, whenever the price is competitive and the quality adequate for the purpose intended, purchase recycled paper, as defined in section 13-1-133 (4)(d).
(2) For the fiscal year 1990-91, the executive director shall establish as a goal that at least ten percent of the total volume of paper and paper products purchased by the st...
Bid preference - recycled plastic products
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: C.R.S. 24-103-909
(1) When a contract is to be awarded pursuant to this code, a bidder who has used recycled plastics in the manufacture of the commodity or supplies described in the bid shall be allowed a preference of up to five percent for finished products which contain no less than ten percent recycled plastics.(2) If it is determined by the procurement agent responsible for awarding a bid that compliance with...
Bid preferences - resident bidder - public projects - report - federal and state law - definitions
Type: In State Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: C.R.S. 24-103-908
(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "public project" means:(a) Any public project as defined in section 24-92-102 (8), including any such project awarded by any county, including any home rule county, municipality, as defined in section 31-1-101 (6), school district, special district, or other political subdivision of the state;(b) Any publicly funded contract for c...
Purchasing preference for environmentally preferable products - definitions
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: C.R.S. 24-103-904
(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "environmentally preferable products" means products that have a lesser or reduced adverse effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products that serve the same purpose. The product comparison may consider such factors as the availability of any raw materials used in the product being purchased and t...
Preference for internet service providers that certify compliance with open internet protections
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: C.R.S. 24-103-911
(1) When contracting for broadband internet access service, a governmental body shall give preference to an internet service provider that certifies to the governmental body that, except as allowed under section 40-15-209 (3), the internet service provider will not engage in any of the practices set forth in section 40-15-209 (1).
(2) As used in this section:
(a) “Broadband internet access service...
Low Tie Bid Preference
Type: Tie Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: C.R.S. 24-103-902
If low tie bids are received in response to an invitation for bids for a supply contract, the following procedures are required:
(a)If the low tie bids are from a resident bidder and a nonresident bidder, the resident bidder shall be given preference over the nonresident bidder;
(b)If the low tie bids are from resident bidders, the procurement agent shall: (I)Use a fair and reasonable procedure...
Use of foreign-produced goods - iron, steel, and related manufactured products - disclosure - report - definitions
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: C.R.S. 24-103-910
(1) The contractor for any public works project that is funded by a state agency as defined in section 24-30-1301 (17) or by a state institution of higher education as defined in section 24-30-1301 (18), that does not receive any federal moneys, and that costs more than five hundred thousand dollars shall, upon completion of the project, make a good faith effort to disclose to the department of pe...
Preference for State Agricultural Products
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: C.R.S. 24-103-907
When purchasing agricultural products, a governmental body shall award the contract to a resident bidder who produces products in the state, subject to the conditions as follows:
(a) The quality of available products produced in the state is equal to the quality of products produced outside the state;
(b) Available products produced in the state are suitable for the use required by the purchasin...
Service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses
Type: Status Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: C.R.S. 24-103-905
(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Service-disabled veteran-owned small business" means a business that is:
(I) Incorporated or organized in the state or that is maintaining a place of business or office in the state; and
(II) Officially registered and verified as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business by the center for verification and evaluation wit...
Bid preference - state contracts
Type: Reciprocal Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: C.R.S. 24-103-906
(1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section and in section 24-103-907, when a contract for commodities or services is to be awarded to a bidder, a resident bidder shall be allowed a preference against a nonresident bidder equal to the preference given or required by the state in which the nonresident bidder is a resident.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(a) of this section, ...