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County updates procurement rules to speed projects, raise small‑purchase threshold and expand exemptions
Summary
Bernalillo County amended its procurement ordinance to clarify RFQ rules, expand exemptions for select departments, allow one- or two-step RFQ awards, increase the construction small‑purchase threshold from $20,000 to $100,000, and extend professional services contract length from six to eight years.
Bernalillo County commissioners adopted amendments Aug. 4 to the county procurement ordinance designed to reduce administrative barriers, speed timelines and provide more flexibility to departments. Procurement Director Annie Baca told the commission the changes refine the request-for-qualifications (RFQ) definition, allow the chief procurement officer discretion to use a…
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