C.R.S. Section 24-103-902
Low tie bids

  • award procedure and determination
  • bid preference

(1)

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 for determining which bidder receives the contract award that at a minimum provides for the presence, at the time and place the determination is made, of the bidders or the bidders’ representatives and an impartial witness designated by the procurement agent who is not an employee of that procurement agent’s agency; and

(II)

Give the bidders at least five business days’ written notice by certified mail of the date the determination will be made, of the procedure for making the determination, and that the bidders or the bidders’ representatives may be present when the determination is made;

(c)

If the low tie bids are only from nonresident bidders, the procurement agent shall follow the procedures in subsections (1)(b)(I) and (1)(b)(II) of this section;

(d)

All other applicable provisions of the code that are not inconsistent with this section shall be followed.

(2)

If the procurement agent determines that compliance with this section will cause denial of federal moneys that would otherwise be available or would otherwise be inconsistent with federal law, this section shall be suspended, but only to the extent necessary to prevent denial of the moneys or to eliminate the inconsistency with federal law.

Source: Section 24-103-902 — Low tie bids - award procedure and determination - bid preference, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-24.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

24‑103‑201
Methods of source selection
24‑103‑201.5
Market research - request for information
24‑103‑202
Invitation for bids
24‑103‑202.3
Invitation for best value bids
24‑103‑203
Requests for proposals
24‑103‑204
Small purchases
24‑103‑205
Sole source procurement
24‑103‑206
Emergency procurements
24‑103‑208
Other procurement methods
24‑103‑301
Cancellation of invitations for bids or requests for proposals
24‑103‑401
Responsibility of bidders and offerors
24‑103‑402
Prequalification of suppliers
24‑103‑403
Cost or pricing data
24‑103‑701
Finality of determinations
24‑103‑702
Reporting of anticompetitive practices
24‑103‑801
Legislative declaration
24‑103‑802
Definitions
24‑103‑803
Nonprofit agencies - self-certified vendor list - creation
24‑103‑804
Services solicitations - categorical identification
24‑103‑805
Contract set asides - bid process created by department of personnel - obligation of state agencies - rules
24‑103‑806
Compliance with state and federal laws
24‑103‑901
Procurement preferences and goals
24‑103‑902
Low tie bids - award procedure and determination - bid preference
24‑103‑903
State purchases of recycled paper and recycled products - definitions
24‑103‑904
Purchasing preference for environmentally preferable products - definitions
24‑103‑905
Service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses - state procurement preference - definitions
24‑103‑906
Bid preference - state contracts
24‑103‑907
Preference for state agricultural products
24‑103‑908
Bid preferences - resident bidder - public projects - report - federal and state law - definitions
24‑103‑909
Bid preference - recycled plastic products
24‑103‑910
Use of foreign-produced goods - iron, steel, and related manufactured products - disclosure - report - definitions
24‑103‑911
Preference for internet service providers that certify compliance with open internet protections - definitions
24‑103‑1001
Legislative declaration
24‑103‑1002
Definitions
24‑103‑1003
Disparity study - report
24‑103‑1004
Requests for information - disparity study
24‑103‑1101
Short title
24‑103‑1102
Legislative declaration
24‑103‑1103
Definitions
24‑103‑1104
State procurement equity program - established - goal - preliminary implementation maximization of contracting opportunities - expansion of historically underutilized business registry - real-time solicitation assistance help desk - bond assistance program - cash fund - report
24‑103‑1105
State procurement equity program implementation - stakeholder group - recommendations - report - legislative declaration
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 24-103-902’s source at colorado​.gov