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County moves to modernize procurement code, raising small-construction threshold and extending contract lengths

3784971 · June 12, 2025
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Summary

Bernalillo County introduced changes to its county procurement ordinance to clarify RFQ rules, widen department exemptions, raise the small-construction threshold to $100,000 and allow longer professional-services contracts.

Annie Baca, Director of Procurement and Business Services, introduced amendments to Bernalillo County’s Procurement Ordinance intended to modernize procurement practices and speed contracting while retaining oversight and transparency.

Baca told the commission the ordinance (chapter 2, article 5) updates definitions, clarifies…

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