As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BIDDER
Any business providing a bid, offer, quote, estimate, proposal
or other response to the Town for the purpose of offering or providing
goods or services to the Town other than in response to a public bid
as required pursuant to § 103 of the General Municipal Law.
CONTRACT
Any claim, account, demand against or agreement with, upon
sufficient consideration, the Town of North Hempstead or any divisions,
departments, agencies, or entity thereof, express or implied, for
the rendering or performance of personal or professional services
and shall include extensions, modifications, renewals, or amendments.
The term "contract" shall not include any such agreement which is
awarded pursuant to General Municipal Law § 103 or collective
bargaining agreements.
LOCAL BUSINESS
A business physically located within the geographical boundaries
of the County of Nassau (the "County") meeting the following criteria:
A.
A physical presence of at least a year established by ownership
or lease of premises that includes an operational office for conducting
business or selling and/or manufacturing supplies, materials or equipment,
and the employment of a minimum of two full-time employees.
B.
In the case of a two-party joint venture, both entities must
meet the pertinent test for a local business set forth in Subsection
(A) above.
C.
In the case of joint venture with more than two parties, at
least a majority of the entities must meet the pertinent test for
a local business set forth above.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or
part of this article or the application thereof to any person, individual,
corporation, firm, partnership, entity, or circumstance shall be adjudged
by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional,
such order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the
remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause,
sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part of this article,
or in its application to the person, individual, corporation, firm,
partnership, entity, or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy
in which such judgment or order shall be rendered.