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County mulls code and threshold changes to speed purchases; board approves advertisement for public hearing
Summary
Indian River County procurement staff recommended raising several procurement thresholds and revising the purchasing manual to shorten procurement timelines and increase local vendor participation; commissioners authorized advertisement for a public hearing on the revisions.
Indian River County procurement staff presented a set of proposed changes to Chapter 105 (purchasing) and the county Procurement Manual intended to shorten procurement timelines, increase local and minority firm participation, and protect certain cybersecurity and critical-infrastructure information.
Jennifer Hyde, the county Procurement Manager, said staff recommended raising the multiple-quote threshold from $3,500 to $10,000 and raising the formal solicitation threshold from $35,000 (current) to $100,000 in the manual and increasing the county administrator's approval authority from $75,000…
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