County Executive Marc Elrich plans to send legislation to the County Council giving preference to Montgomery County-based businesses when awarding contracts. The council will consider the legislation when it returns in September from a monthlong recess.
Under the county executive’s proposal, Montgomery County businesses could receive up to 10 percentage points during the procurement process, giving them an advantage over businesses from other municipalities.
Elrich announced the legislation Monday afternoon during a news conference at the Silver Spring Library. He also discussed the expansion of other initiatives aimed at making the county more business friendly – one of his campaign promises from last year.
The county executive said Monday that many businesses previously based in Montgomery County have moved elsewhere due to a more favorable government contract process.
“We’ve had people tell us that ‘the reason we’ve located and moved to Prince George County was that Prince George’s County had preferenced them,’” he said.
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