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Committee considers raising municipal bidding threshold to $35,000; press groups urge transparency
CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE · March 12, 2019
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Summary
An amendment to raise cities' competitive-bid threshold from $20,000 to $35,000 drew objections from newspaper representatives and some senators over transparency and potential for patronage; the committee did not advance the measure as presented.
Representative Lademan presented an amendment to House Bill 1041 that would raise the threshold for required competitive bidding on city purchases from $20,000 to $35,000 and extend a $35,000 standard to second-class cities and incorporated towns. He said the change would…
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