00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 474                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the state's procurement bidder preference."                                                         
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 36.30.170(b) is amended to read:                                                                   
04            (b)  The procurement officer shall award a contract based on solicited bids to                               
05       the lowest responsive and responsible bidder after an Alaska bidder preference of five                            
06       percent, an Alaska products preference as described in AS 36.30.322 - 36.30.338, and                              
07       a recycled products preference under AS 36.30.337 have been applied. In this                                      
08       subsection, "Alaska bidder" means a person who                                                                    
09                 (1)  holds a current Alaska business license;                                                           
10                 (2)  submits a bid for goods, services, or construction under the name as                               
11       appearing on the person's current Alaska business license;                                                        
12                 (3)  has maintained a place of business within the state staffed by the                                 
13       bidder or an employee of the bidder for a period of six months immediately preceding                              
14       the date of the bid;                                                                                              
15                 (4)  is incorporated or qualified to do business as a corporation under                             

01       the laws of the state and all officers of the corporation are residents of the state, is                      
02       a sole proprietorship and the proprietor is a resident of the state, is a limited liability                       
03       company [ORGANIZED] under AS 10.50 and all members are residents of the state,                                    
04       or is a partnership under former AS 32.05, AS 32.06, or AS 32.11 and all partners are                             
05       residents of the state; and                                                                                       
06                 (5)  if a joint venture, is composed entirely of ventures that qualify                                  
07       under (1) - (4) of this subsection.                                                                               
08    * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
09 read:                                                                                                                   
10       APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to a procurement for which the solicitation begins                                
11 on or after the effective date of this Act. In this section, "procurement" has the meaning given                        
12 in AS 36.30.990.