Ogden staff propose raising procurement thresholds to match state CPI, citing efficiency and local market shifts

Ruby Portoiano, Ogden City’s purchasing coordinator, presented proposed changes to the city’s procurement code at the Jan. 7 work session that would raise purchasing thresholds, align certain rules to state guidance, and reduce administrative burden on low-dollar purchases.

Portoiano told the council the municipal purchasing code had not been comprehensively updated for years — in places dating to 1994 — and that the proposed changes would benchmark Ogden’s thresholds against state code and nearby municipalities. Under the proposals presented, professional-services direct negotiation and formal-solicitation thresholds would be raised from the current sub-$5,000 and $10,000 levels to $100,000 (with due-diligence and approval requirements). For goods, general…