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Council considers easing informal-bid requirement for services between $5,000–$15,000, departments cite post‑COVID difficulties finding vendors
Summary
Council discussed an amendment to procurement rules that would relax the requirement to obtain three written informal proposals for expenditures between $5,000 and $15,000 for professional and personal services; department heads said labor rates and vendors’ availability since COVID make the threshold impractical.
The Independence City Council on May 13 debated proposed changes to the city’s informal procurement procedures that would narrow the requirement for three written informal proposals for purchases between $5,000 and $15,000 to tangible goods while exempting professional services, personal services and certain small projects where getting three bids is often impractical.
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