Application of preferential treatment below trade agreement thresholds
131In the application of preferential treatment in accordance with section 130, the procuring entity shall observe the following order of priority, regardless of whether bid submissions are evaluated based on price or evaluated on a point system:
(a)
firstly, New Brunswick manufacturers if the goods to be procured are manufactured in New Brunswick;
(b)
secondly, New Brunswick vendors; and
(c)
thirdly, Atlantic suppliers.