Sacramento is a large city with a small town feel to it. I remember first going there over 50 years ago to visit relatives who had transplanted there from the farms of Tennessee. It is the center of gravity for a constellation of neighboring towns that spread out across the valley between the Sierras and the Pacific in north-central California.
According to this article, "the Sacramento region is ranked No. 26 on a list of the most populous metro areas in the nation. The official U.S. Census Bureau count as of April 2010 was 2,149,127, which instead would put the region at No. 24 for population."
Sacramento County considers strengthening local bid preference
The goal of enhancing its procurement and contracting program would be to spur the local economy and streamline the process for vendors. The program has been in place for a number of years — three years in its latest iteration.
“The county purchases more than $100 million each year in goods and services with about half of that expenditure directed to small and/or local businesses,” board chairman Don Nottoli said in a news release. “Expanding the opportunity for additional businesses to participate in the program will have a positive impact on our business climate and help create more jobs.”
Program changes the board will consider include:
... Increasing the contract limit for goods and non-professional services to $1 million from $250,000
... Increasing the local business preference percentage from 3 percent to 5 percent
... Continuing to give small businesses in Sacramento County a 2 percent bid preference, and allow local businesses in the county a 5 percent preference
... Allowing the 2 percent and 5 percent preferences to be combined for a total preference of 7 percent for local small businesses in the county, with a preference of $50,000 per vendor for any single solicitation
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