Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 12 - Finance and Administration
Part 3 - Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management
Chapter 2 - Rules for the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management
Rule 12-3-2.1 - Policies and Procedures
Section 12-3-2.1-600 - PLANNING PROCEDURES
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT PHASE
Section 12-3-2.1-600.44 - NONRESIDENT CONTRACTOR

Preference may or may not be given to resident contractors. [Mississippi Code 1972, Annotated, Section 31-7-47] A nonresident bidder domiciled in a state having laws granting preference to local Contractors may be awarded Mississippi public contracts only on the same basis as the nonresident bidder's state awards Contracts to Mississippi Contractors bidding under similar circumstances; and resident Contractors actually domiciled in Mississippi, be they corporate, individuals, or partnerships, are to be granted preference over nonresidents in awarding of Contracts in the same manner and to the same extent as provided by the laws of the state of domicile of the nonresident. For the purposes of this section, a foreign corporation which has qualified to do business in the State, in the manner required by law prior to the advertising for bids, shall be considered to be a resident Contractor. [Mississippi Code 1972, Annotated, Section 31-3-21.]

In order to clarify that no law exists, the Bidder will include with the Bid Proposal a statement on letterhead and signed by the same person who signs the Proposal Form that no preference laws exists in that state.