Local contractors are petitioning the Haines Borough Assembly to give resident businesses a better opportunity at securing contracts for borough projects.
A petition signed by 14 business owners and submitted by Southeast Road Builders president Roger Schnabel asks the assembly to increase the “local preference” margin from 3 percent to 5 percent.
That would mean if a local contractor’s responsive bid on a project is 5 percent higher than an out-of-town bidder, the local business…
