It looks like Sangamon County businesses will get the same advantage that companies in the City of Springfield enjoy when it comes to bidding on city contracts.
Without debate, aldermen approved a measure Tuesday night that would apply a five-percent advantage to county businesses, meaning they could win a contract as long as their bid was within five-percent of a low bid from a business outside the county.
That puts those county businesses on the same playing field as city companies, which already enjoyed the five-percent advantage.
