Town Manager proposes procurement-code update to reduce RFP burden, allow emergency spending
Manager Harvey proposed lowering the RFP threshold from $10,000 and allowing the Town Manager to approve emergency expenditures up to $35,000; Mayor directed staff to return with an ordinance.
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Town Manager Suzanne Harvey told council the Town’s procurement code is outdated: projects over $10,000 currently require an RFP, which she said discourages vendors from submitting for relatively small projects. Harvey proposed replacing the RFP requirement for smaller procurements with a three-quote standard and recommended that the Town Manager be able to approve emergency expenditures up to $35,000.
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