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Committee approves bill to raise public-works bidding threshold to $250,000 and extend to state purchases
Summary
The Georgia House Governmental Affairs Committee voted to pass House Bill 137, which raises the public-works competitive-bidding threshold from $100,000 to $250,000 and expands the rule to cover most state purchasing while exempting the Georgia Department of Transportation and leaving school systems included, a committee presenter said.
House Bill 137, which raises the dollar threshold that triggers mandatory public-works competitive bidding from $100,000 to $250,000 and extends that change to most state purchasing, was approved by the Georgia House Governmental Affairs Committee.
A committee member told the panel the increase updates a limit that was set in 2001 and has not been adjusted for inflation. The presenter said the bill incorporates changes requested by the governor’s office after a 2023 veto of a related measure, and that…
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