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Council adopts procurement code update to incorporate Virginia law and clarify contract authority
Summary
Blacksburg Town Council adopted ordinance 20-78 to revise the town procurement code, incorporating language from the Virginia Public Procurement Act and clarifying the purchasing agent's authority and procurement procedures, including website notice thresholds.
Blacksburg Town Council unanimously approved ordinance 20-78, which revises town procurement code sections and incorporates provisions from the Virginia Public Procurement Act intended to clarify the purchasing agent’s authority, simplify contract approval, and align local rules with state law.
Town staff presenter Larry Spencer told the council the amendments will “make it easier to stay up to date with the state code” and will “change, and I think make it simpler, how contract changes, how contract approval works.” Spencer said the changes explicitly clarify…
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