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Committee recommends code change to allow reverse auctions for certain city procurements
Summary
The committee recommended approval of Ordinance 2025-1137, authorizing reverse auction procurement under city code for bulk commodities such as paper and treatment chemicals and enabling use of the OpenGov reverse-auction tool.
The Governmental Operations Special Committee voted to forward Ordinance 2025-1137 to Council with a recommendation to approve an amendment to the city procurement code authorizing reverse auctioning under Virginia Code §2.2-4303.
Bernie Alvarez, director of the Department of Procurement Services, told the committee the change will add a procurement tool to solicit competitive bids in a reverse-auction format for bulk…
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