[§103D-1008]  Taxpayer preference.  Forevaluation purposes, the bidder's tax-exempt price shall be increased by theapplicable retail rate of general excise tax and the applicable use tax.  Forcompetitive sealed bids, the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, taking intoconsideration the above increase, shall be awarded the contract, but thecontract amount of any contract awarded shall be the amount of the priceoffered and shall not include the amount of the increase. [L 1999, c 149, pt of§3]