Committee adopts updated procurement policy manual, raises small‑purchase threshold to $350,000

Nov 24, 2025

The committee approved revisions to RCTC's Procurement Policy Manual, aligning federal threshold changes (micro-purchase $10K→$15K, small purchase $250K→$350K), adjusting change-order approval limits, clarifying protest timelines, and allowing progressive design‑build; the motion passed with one recorded No vote (Menifee).

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Matt Wallace, deputy director of administrative services, presented proposed revisions to the Riverside County Transportation Commission and Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Agency Procurement Policy Manual (PPM) and recommended adoption of resolution 25-9. Wallace said updates respond to recent federal procurement-threshold changes, RCTC organizational restructuring, and updated internal practices.

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