Section 1-402 - Reciprocal preference for resident bidders(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.(2) "Nonresident bidder" means a bidder whose principal office is outside the State.(3) "Preference" includes: (i) a percentage preference;(ii) an employee residency requirement; or(iii) any other provision that favors a resident over a nonresident.(4) "Resident bidder" means a bidder whose principal office is in the State.(b) When a political subdivision or an instrumentality of government in the State uses competitive bidding to award a procurement contract, the political subdivision or instrumentality may give a preference to the resident bidder who submits the lowest responsive bid of any resident bidder if:(1) the resident bidder is a responsible bidder;(2) a responsible nonresident bidder submits the lowest responsive bid of all bidders; and(3) the state in which the nonresident bidder's principal office is located gives a preference to its residents.(c) A preference under this section shall be identical to the preference that the state in which the nonresident bidder's principal office is located gives to its residents.Revised and recodified by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 119,Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2013.