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Vienna council approves ordinance raising competitive-bid threshold to $25,000
Summary
After questions about wording and service exemptions, the Vienna City Council voted unanimously on a second reading to amend Article 105.02 to increase the dollar threshold that triggers formal competitive bidding to $25,000; legal counsel said professional-service exceptions and anti-splitting rules remain relevant.
The Vienna City Council approved the second reading of an ordinance amending Article 105.02 on competitive bidding to raise the dollar threshold that triggers the competitive-bid process to $25,000.
During the meeting, a council member raised a series of questions about the ordinance's language, noting references to purchases of "materials, supplies, equipment" and asking whether contracts for services were included. The council member asked whether other ordinance text that was changed in…
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