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Senate raises sealed‑bid threshold for municipal contracts from $25,000 to $35,000

Connecticut State Senate · May 1, 2025
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Summary

Lawmakers approved raising the sealed‑bidding threshold to $35,000, a change supporters said merely adjusts for inflation; opponents warned it could reduce transparency in municipal contracting.

The Connecticut Senate voted to increase the threshold for sealed bidding on certain municipal contracts from $25,000 to $35,000.

Senator Raman, the bill’s proponent, said the threshold had not been updated in more than a decade and…

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