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Somerville committee considers home rule petition to ease procurement for certified disadvantaged businesses
Summary
The Legislative Matters Committee discussed a Home Rule Petition to raise certain procurement thresholds so certified disadvantaged businesses can use streamlined quoted and contract procedures; committee left the petition in committee pending drafting clarifications.
The Somerville Legislative Matters Committee on Sept. 30 discussed a Home Rule Petition that would allow the city to raise procurement thresholds for contracts with certified disadvantaged businesses, including minority-, women- and veteran-owned firms.
Procurement Director Allen told the committee the petition would raise the current $10,000 written-contract threshold to $20,000 for purchases of goods and services made with certified disadvantaged businesses, and would raise the quoted-contract threshold from $50,000 to $250,000 by tying it to the Commonwealth's "simplified acquisition" benchmark. Allen said the higher thresholds would apply only when the vendor is…
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