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Wheat Ridge council backs modernized procurement rules; staff to set review interval
Summary
Council members signaled consensus to adopt an updated procurement policy and guidelines that raise formal solicitation thresholds and increase the council approval limit to $250,000; staff will return with the resolution and a recommended review interval.
Whitney Mugford Smith, Wheat Ridge procurement manager, presented a proposed update to the city's procurement policy and guidelines during the April study session, saying the rewrite modernizes thresholds and consolidates multiple charts into a single, easier‑to‑use table. The update would accompany the city's new e‑procurement module and replace guidelines last updated in 2018.
"This chart does not impact the budget," Whitney Mugford Smith told council. She emphasized the proposed thresholds apply only to spending that has already been approved in the city's budget and that the change is intended to streamline internal procurement processes.
Nut graf: Council members expressed support for raising thresholds and simplifying procurement rules while…
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