Arizona law provides for a variety of legal preferences for the award of public construction contracts to Arizona companies.  See A.R.S. § 34-241 et seq.  For example, licensed Arizona contractors who have paid taxes in Arizona for at least two years are entitled to a preference over non-Arizona companies where the non-Arizona company bid is less than 5% lower than the Arizona company’s bid.  So, if the Arizona company’s bid is less than 5% more than the non-Arizona company’s bid, the Arizona company’s bid “shall be deemed a better bid.”

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