Common use of Local Preference Clause in Contracts

Local Preference. Except where prohibited by federal or state law, other funding source restrictions, or as otherwise excluded by the Village of Wellington’s Local Preference Policy, if Construction Manager represented itself as a Palm Beach County Local Business or Western Communities Local Business in accordance with the Village of Wellington’s Local Preference Policy, Construction Manager shall be obligated to maintain such status in accordance with eligibility requirements of Village of Wellington’s Local Preference Policy through final completion of the Project. In the event Construction Manager qualified for Local Preference by subcontractor participation, the Construction Manager shall maintain the local subcontractor(s) identified in its response to the Owner’s Invitation to Bid and shall not replace same without the prior written consent of the Owner. In the event Construction Manager needs to replace a local subcontractor, said subcontractor shall be replaced with another subcontractor, which meets the eligibility requirements of the Village of Wellington’s Local Preference Policy, unless expressly agreed in writing by the Owner.