Contract Bid Scorecard Legislation Moving

Tony Des Chenes

Jun 16, 2017

Under legislation recently introduced, Senate Bill 177 would require the Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) and all state agencies with procurement authority to use a bid scorecard system when awarding contracts worth $100,000 or more. Under the bill, contract bids would be tallied based on the following:

10% on technical and critical performance requirements
70% on cost evaluation
20% on labor evaluation
The labor evaluation would award one quarter of its points each to employees who are

state residents
employees who are veterans
businesses owned by a veteran
businesses owned by a qualified disabled veteran

The bidder with the highest point tally would be awarded the contract. Bill sponsor, Senator Patrick Colbeck (R-Canton), stated that the goal of the bill is to increase the overall veteran employment rate and improve the transparency of the bid process for the State of Michigan. The bill was voted out of the Senate Elections and Government Reform committee and has been sent to the Senate floor for further consideration.

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