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Board scales back small-dollar quote requirements, tightens vendor-selection committee rules
Summary
The board revised multiple procurement policies: raising the no-quote threshold, aligning federal and local thresholds, clarifying purchase-order rules and removing duplicated contract signature language; changes passed mostly unanimously, with one 10–1 vote on the quote threshold change.
The St. Tammany Parish School Board approved a package of revisions to procurement- and contract-related policies intended to reduce administrative burden on schools and to tighten conflict-of-interest safeguards for competitive procurements.
Key changes approved - Quote thresholds (policy DJED): Purchases under $10,000 will not require formal quotes (quotes still encouraged). Purchases from $10,000 to under $30,000 will require three quotes; the $30,000 statutory threshold for state law remains in force. Staff said the change aligns district practice with federal guidelines that require quotes at $10,000 and acknowledges vendor reluctance to provide…
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