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Procurement overview and district estimate of $33 million in unfunded state mandates
Summary
The district's procurement director walked trustees through competitive-bid thresholds, cooperatives, MSA plans and tighter controls on blanket POs; finance staff presented a high-level estimate that unfunded or underfunded state mandates cost Midland ISD about $33 million annually.
Procurement: Mister Durham (procurement presentation) and the district procurement team briefed the board on competitive procurement options, cooperative purchasing usage, and new controls on purchase orders.
Durham said Texas law raised the competitive threshold to $100,000; the district participates in 21 purchasing cooperatives and has implemented an e-commerce tool to centralize cooperative catalogs. He told trustees the district is developing an RFP justification document, a bid-request form that…
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