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Somerville committee weighs Home Rule petition to streamline contracts for certified disadvantaged businesses
Summary
The Legislative Matters Committee discussed a Home Rule petition to raise procurement thresholds under Massachusetts General Laws chapter 30B so the city can use simplified procurement for certified disadvantaged businesses. The item was held in committee for redrafting after questions about certification and implementation.
The Somerville City Council’s Legislative Matters Committee on Sept. 30 took up a Home Rule petition asking the Commonwealth to allow the city to relax certain procurement rules so certified disadvantaged businesses can receive streamlined contracting opportunities.
Procurement Director Angela Allen told the committee the petition would raise the city’s low-dollar competitive-quote threshold from $10,000 to $20,000 for purchases of goods and services when the vendor is a certified disadvantaged business, and would make the city’s quoted-contract band match the Commonwealth’s simplified acquisition threshold (raising the upper quoted limit from $50,000 to $250,000). "I am very pleased to tell you about this proposed Home Rule petition," Allen said,…
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