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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Gang: See below an email from our esteemed colleague - Gary Brown**. Please respond directly to Gary should you have anything helpful information. Thanks, Arnie. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>** still has not figured-out that any member of the CLC can use the “discussion” listserv. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Gary L. Brown [mailto:GBrown@wsh-law.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 22, 2013 7:00 PM<br><b>To:</b> Arnold D. Tritt, Jr.<br><b>Subject:</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hey Arnold (great cartoon btw), a colleague of mine has the following question. Can you assist with posting it on the listserv (or direct to the right person to have it posted):<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Has anyone been involved with a bid protest where the issue was the public body’s use of a local preference requirement in the contract such that a successful bidder was required to subcontract with a certain percentage of local businesses? If so, what arguments were made for and against such a requirement and what legal authority supported these positions? If there’s a published opinion/order on the protest, please send me a copy if you have one, or let me know the name and venue of the case so I can find it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please reply directly to <a href="mailto:gbrown@wsh-law.com">gbrown@wsh-law.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Gary Brown<o:p></o:p></p></div><p style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#AF6019'>Gary L. 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