Manager proposes procurement-code update to reduce RFP burden and allow emergency spending up to $35,000
Town Manager Suzanne Harvey proposed amending the procurement code to require three quotes (not full RFPs) for modest purchases and to empower the Town Manager to approve emergency expenditures up to $35,000; the mayor directed staff to bring an ordinance to a future meeting.
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Town Manager Suzanne Harvey told Council the procurement code has not been updated in years and that the current $10,000 RFP threshold is outdated. "It currently requires that any projects over $10,000.00 have to go through the RFP process," she said, adding that the town should require three quotes instead of full RFPs for smaller projects. Harvey also recommended authority for the Town Manager to approve emergency expenditures up to $35,000.
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