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City staff outline proposed procurement code rewrite, including ethics, protests and suspension/debarment
Summary
City staff presented a proposed rewrite of the procurement code that updates purchasing thresholds, adds ethics and conflict-of-interest rules, codifies protest and cone-of-silence procedures, and creates administrative suspension and debarment authority.
City staff presented a proposed update to the Fort Pierce procurement code that would modernize purchasing thresholds, clarify exemptions, add ethics and conflict-of-interest rules, formalize protest procedures, and create administrative suspension and debarment authority.
Key elements described by staff include: - Updated procurement categories and purchasing thresholds: department heads would have direct‑purchase authority up to $2,500; informal solicitations would apply for intermediate thresholds; formal sealed solicitations would remain for awards above the $50,000 city‑manager threshold. -…
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