Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Revised February 9, 2007

SOUTH CAROLINA

South Carolina Resident Bidder Preference

Contracts: Competitive sealed bidding, S.C. Code Ann. § 11-35-1520(9). In tie bid for contract of $25,000 or more, preference for South Carolina firms.

Highway Public Works: Allocation of state source highway funds for construction and renovation projects to firms owned and controlled by disadvantaged ethnic minorities or women, S.C. Code Ann. § 12-28-2930(F). Preference given to South Carolina contractor if bid not more than 2.5% of out-of-state bid.

Source Selection: Resident vendor preference, S.C. Code Ann. § 11-35-1524. Residents of South Carolina receive 7% preference. Residents of South Carolina bidding South Carolina products receive additional 3% preference.