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Except where prohibited by federal, state, or City law, or for projects which the City will seek federal or state funding, the City may grant a preference in the amount of five (5) percent of any bid to the highest, responsive, and responsible local Vendor for bid solicitations where the bid is to be awarded to the highest, responsive, and responsible Vendor without a numerical grading. If said local Vendor is within five (5) percent of the highest, responsive, and responsible bid, then the highest, responsive, responsible local Vendor (as evidenced by a business tax receipt showing business location within the City) shall be permitted to match the highest compensation bid within three (3) business days of notice from the City. For all competitive solicitations in which objective factors are used to numerically evaluate the responses from Vendors by the selection committee, and price is one of several of the criteria for award among otherwise qualified Vendors, where a non -local business is the highest ranked Vendor and the ranking of a local Vendor is within five (5%) of the ranking obtained by the non -local Vendor, the highest ranked local Vendor (within 5%) shall have the opportunity to proceed to negotiations with the City upon approval of such ranking by the City Commission (or staff if the award does not need commission approval). If the purchasing director or designee is unable to negotiate a contract deemed to be acceptable with the highest ranked local Vendor (within 5%), the purchasing director or designee shall report to the City commission which shall either require that the purchasing director or designee continue the negotiations or authorize negotiations with the second ranked firm, whether local or non -local. This section shall not apply to professional services procured pursuant to the State of Florida Consultants Competitive Negotiations Act, nor to cooperative purchasing plans and solicitations that the city participates in with other governmental agencies or "piggyback" purchases. To qualify as a local Vendor, an eligible offeror must satisfy the criteria set forth below. The City has the sole discretion in determining whether a business meets the criteria to qualify for a local business preference and reserves the right to revoke this preference at any time if the City determines the business no longer meets the following criteria: (a) The principal place of business is located in the City of Parkland; and (b) The business has held a valid City business license for at least one (1) year prior to the date of application; and (c) The business maintains its status as a local Vendor throughout the term of the contract; if it fails to do so the contract shall entitle the City, in its sole discretion, to terminate the contract. 2.23. DRUG FREE WORKPLACE (DFW): In accordance with Florida Statute 287.087, whenever two (2) or more solicitations which are equal with respect to price, quality, and service are received by the City for the procurement of commodities or contractual services, a solicitation received from a business that completes the attached DFW form certifying that it is a DFW shall be given preference in the award process. 2.24. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS: The selected firm, its officers, agents, employees, and Contractors, shall abide by and City of Parkland RFP 2021-03 Page 14