2006 House Bill 6257 ↩

House Roll Call 797: Passed

To remove the "all other things being equal" clause from the law that requires the state to give preference to Michigan-based firms in state purchasing. This could require that state contracts be given to higher price Michigan bidders instead of lower price ones from another state. The bill would also prohibit giving contracts to a firm that is not located in the United States regardless of potential savings; and would allow state departments to purchase goods or services without seeking competitive bids if they adopted policies or procedures "to ensure goods and services are purchased at fair and reasonable prices." It does not specify which policies or procedures that do not include a competitive process would provide this assurance.