The Town of Mount Pleasant oers a Local Vendor Partnership Program to support local businesses while ensuring
the quality of the products and services the Town procures.
Through this program, businesses located within the Town may apply for and receive a “preferred vendor status” as
an approved local business. This means, in the evaluation of pricing proposals or bids submitted, approved vendors
will be evaluated as though the prices oered were 5%, 2%, or 1% lower than actually proposed. This program
applies to products, goods, and non-professional services.
Local Vendor
Partnership Program
What is the Local Vendor Partnership Program?
How will the variable percentage of preference be calculated?
1. The Town determines the lowest or most responsive bid; NO CHANGE to current procedures.
2. If the apparent successful oer is from an approved local business, meaning they have applied to receive
the preferred vendor status, the recommendation for award can be made to that business.
3. If the apparent successful oer is from a non-participating business, the following preference schedule is
applied to the approved preferred vendor’s bid or proposal for products or non-professional services:
a. Those costing less than $10,000 are evaluated at a 5% reduction;
b. Those costing between $10,000 and $50,000 are evaluated at a 2% reduction; and
c. Those costing $50,000 or more are evaluated on a 1% reduction basis, not to exceed a total
reduction of more than $2,000.
4. If the local reductions have been considered and the non-local business is still the lowest, the
recommendation for award will be made to that non-local vendor as the lowest and most responsive
oer.
5. If the local reductions have been considered and the oer received from an eligible preferred vendor
appears the lowest while meeting the Town’s requirements, the recommendation for the award will be
made to that local business.
Nothing within the ordinance or the Partnership Program increases or decreases the actual price of any oer. The
actual prices paid will be the same as those bid. The variable percentage calculations on pricing are used only for
award determination.
How does my company become an approved vendor?
Qualified, local businesses who enter into a partnership agreement with the Town and meet the following
qualifications are eligible to become an approved local vendor:
Have a principal place of business located within the corporate limits of the Town of Mount Pleasant as
registered with the Secretary of State, the Internal Revenue Service or the South Carolina Department of
Revenue
Have a current Mount Pleasant business license and be in compliance with other local ordinances
Agree to, and comply with, the following:
Sell the Town the best products or services for the best price available
Respond to the Town’s needs in a timely fashion
Provide future maintenance and service as may be required
Agree to allow the Town to audit the applicant’s records relating to the Town’s purchases to
ensure the Town is receiving the best products or services for the best price
Applications may be found online at experiencemountpleasant.com and must be completed in full and submitted
to the Towns Purchasing Division, along with a short list of products or services provided by your business, via email
(rgriles@tompsc.com), in-person, or mail at 100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464.
Are there exclusions from the local Vendor Partnership Program?
Yes. This program does not apply:
To procurements for professional services, state procurement contracts or procurements through state
or federal regulations or provisions where application is prohibited by state or federal laws or program
restrictions.
In emergency, sensitive or critical procurement situations.
The application of the provisions of this program may be waived by Town Council upon a formal finding that the
best interest of the Town is not served by adhering to the conditions of the partnership program.
What are products, goods or non-professional services?
Products and goods are generally referred to as “o -the-shelf” or stock items which are readily available and
warehoused by local or centrally located distributors. However, these items are sometimes available only by
special order.
Non-professional services are considered to be construction or renovation of facilities, janitorial services,
general maintenance, fleet management, landscaping or tree services, printing services, travel services, food
services, recreational services, training assistance, and temporary job placement services, among other
services.
Mount Pleasant, SC Municipal Code § 38.031
Contact: Purchasing Division, Town of Mount Pleasant 843.884.8517
Local Vendor Partnership Program
OR P.O. BOX
STATE ZIPCODE
MAILING ADDRESS:
STREET
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TELEPHONE NO.
FAX.NO.
FEDERAL I.D. NO. OR SOCIAL SECURITY NO.
LIST SERVICES OR PRODUCTS:
To be eligible to receive the benefits of the vendor partnership program, the business must:
1. Have a principal place of business, which is either rental or owned real property used for business purposes, which is located
within the corporate limits of the Town of Mount Pleasant as registered in oicial documents filed with the Secretary of State,
the Internal Revenue Service or South Carolina Department of Revenue. A post oice box or temporary construction or oice
trailer shall not be considered a place of business to comply with the provisions of Chapter 38;
2. Have a current Mount Pleasant business license;
3. Be in compliance with other local ordinance requirements.
I, (name) on behalf of the aforementioned business as its (title)
attest that the business concern (business name) does meet the eligibility requirements as stated above.
Signature Date
Title
LOCAL VENDOR PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
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Section 38.031 of Chapter 38 of the Mount Pleasant Code of Ordinances provides for a local vendor partnership program in
the purchase of products and non-professional services by the Town of Mount Pleasant. The rules and regulations adopted
for the administration of this Ordinance requires that vendors must execute this agreement to be eligible for considerations
outlined in the Ordinance. Failure to complete and return this document will result in the vendor not being eligible to receive
the benefits of the vendor partnership program.
CORPORATION NAME:
(PLEASE SHOW BUSINESS NAME AS IT APPEARS ON BUSINESS LICENSE)
DOING BUSINESS AS (NAME)
BUSINESS OWNER:
MOUNT PLEASANT BUSINESS LICENSE#
REGISTERED PRINCIPAL BUSINESS LOCATION AS DEFINED BY THE SCSOS, IRS, OR SCDOR :
STREET
CITY STATE ZIPCODE
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As an eligible local vendor, I (name) do hereby agree to,
and will comply with, the provisions of the local vendor partnership program whereby
I, (name) , on behalf of
(business name)
as its (title)
and duly authorized agent will:
1. Provide or sell the Town the best product or service as specified by the Town for the best price
available;
2. Respond to the Town’s needs in a time frame acceptable to the Town;
3. Provide future maintenance and service for the products I sell;
4. Agree to allow the Town to audit my vendor records relating to the Town’s purchases at any time
they request, in order to ensure that the Town is receiving the best product or service for the best
price.
In return, I do hereby understand that the Town of Mount Pleasant will solicit bids for products and non-
professional services from the aforementioned business which shall be evaluated and awarded on a
percentage reduction basis and in accordance with Section 38.031 of the Town of Mount Pleasant Code of
Ordinances.
TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT
Town Administrator or his Designee
Date
Please submit completed form to rgriles@tompsc.com or to the Town of Mount Pleasant’s Purchasing Division
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464.
LOCAL VENDOR PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
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BUSINESS
Business Name
Signature of Agent/Owner
Date
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