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Anacortes Council Adopts Purchasing Policy Updates to Reflect State Law Changes
Summary
By unanimous vote, the City Council adopted Resolution 3186 updating the city—s purchasing policy to reflect recent state law changes. Staff recommended not to enable direct contracting under the small-works roster and added apprenticeship and subcontractor-identification rules for public works bids.
The Anacortes City Council adopted Resolution 3186 on Oct. 6 to update the city—s purchasing policy, aligning city procurement procedures with recent state law changes and MRSC guidance.
City staff presented the changes
Tiffany Matson, the city—s contract specialist, outlined the proposed edits and explained most changes reflect updates in state statutes. Key policy updates presented included: - Small Works Roster: State law changes (effective July 2024) allow two options: solicit the entire roster for projects up to $350,000 or, for projects $150,000 or less, use a direct contracting option.…
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