Town manager to propose procurement-code changes, including emergency-expenditure threshold
Town Manager Suzanne Harvey recommended replacing an RFP requirement for projects over $10,000 with a three-quote rule and enabling the town manager to approve emergency expenditures up to $35,000; attorney Benavidez supported the change and Mayor Wallace directed staff to draft an ordinance.
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Manager Suzanne Harvey told council the procurement code had not been updated in years and currently requires RFPs for projects over $10,000. She said that rule discourages vendors from submitting bids on lower-dollar projects and recommended requiring three quotes rather than an RFP for such work. Harvey also proposed allowing the Town Manager to approve emergency expenditures up to $35,000.
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