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Pearland council hears procurement workshop; staff to bid vehicles internally, hire procurement manager
Summary
City staff briefed council on procurement rules, cooperative purchasing and internal controls. Assistant City Manager Victor Brownlee said staff will competitively bid this year's vehicle purchases in-house, will start a new procurement manager March 10, and expects ongoing oversight by the city's internal auditor.
The Pearland City Council received a workshop briefing on municipal procurement rules, cooperative purchasing and internal controls, and staff outlined near-term changes intended to strengthen purchasing oversight.
Procurement staff gave an overview of applicable legal authorities (state procurement chapters and federal grant rules), solicitation types (micro purchases, competitive sealed bids and proposals, and qualifications-based procurements for professional services), and the city’s use of cooperative purchasing programs such as BuyBoard, HGACBuy, DIR and others.
Joel, procurement staff, described the city's procurement pathways, noting micro purchases and…
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