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Lake Havasu Council introduces overhaul of purchasing rules, raises approval thresholds
Summary
Council approved introduction of an ordinance to raise council review limits from $50,000 to $100,000, raise contract-amendment thresholds from 5% to 10%, and increase certain job-order contract caps; council directed staff to produce a transparency report on purchases between $50,001 and $100,000.
The Lake Havasu City Council on Tuesday introduced an ordinance to amend Chapter 3.1 of the city procurement code that would raise multiple spending and amendment thresholds and streamline small purchases.
City staff said the changes are intended to reduce administrative burden on departments and to align Lake Havasu City with peer Arizona municipalities. "Increasing the council-approval threshold to $100,000 and the contract amendment threshold to 10% will optimize the procurement process and reduce delays for lower-value purchases," city staff member Jill Olsen said during the…
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