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SAISD purchasing director outlines procurement rules; board hears cases for raising quote thresholds
Summary
Purchasing Director Jason Henry reviewed department staffing, procurement thresholds tied to Texas Education Code Chapter 44, and examples the district used to justify considering increasing the dollar threshold for three-quote requirements.
Jason Henry, director of purchasing for San Angelo Independent School District, presented an overview of the purchasing department, its staffing and training efforts, and the district’s current procurement thresholds.
Henry said the district follows Texas Education Code Chapter 44, local government codes, and a district procedures manual. Current thresholds require one quote from an approved vendor for purchases up to $3,499; an attempt to obtain three quotes for…
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