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Council asks staff to draft local‑vendor scoring option after purchasing office briefs e‑procurement rollout
Summary
The city’s purchasing manager reviewed purchasing thresholds and the e‑procurement system. Council asked staff to develop a Rowlett‑based vendor preference/tie‑breaker scoring option and outreach to local businesses so local vendors have better visibility into solicitations.
Rowlett’s purchasing manager presented an overview of the city’s procurement thresholds, the new e‑procurement platform and vendor registration on Oct. 13, and council asked staff to prepare a Rowlett‑based vendor preference or scoring methodology and to improve outreach to local businesses.
Purchasing Manager January Calhoun explained thresholds: purchases up to $3,000 are informal; $3,000 to $100,000 require competitive written quotes (with…
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