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Tualatin raises procurement thresholds, gives city manager more contracting authority
Summary
The council adopted an ordinance to align local purchasing thresholds with recent state increases: direct appointment to $25,000, intermediate procurements from $25,000–$250,000 and formal procurement above $250,000. The city manager’s authority was raised to $250,000.
TUALATIN, Ore. — The Tualatin City Council unanimously adopted ordinance 1497‑24 on Dec. 9 to raise several municipal procurement thresholds and to increase the city manager’s contract award authority.
Procurement analyst Richard Contreras told council the city’s thresholds dated to 2009 and do not reflect inflation or the state’s recent statutory increases. Under the ordinance the direct appointment threshold for routine purchases would rise from $5,000 to $25,000; intermediate procurement would cover…
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