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Committee of the Whole recommends update to Columbus City purchasing policy
Summary
City Administrator Tara Bostitch presented a comprehensive update to Columbus City's purchasing policy — the first major revision since 2010 — increasing procurement thresholds, clarifying sole-source and emergency purchases, and adding clearer reporting and contract procedures. The committee voted to recommend the draft to the full council.
City Administrator Tara Bostitch told the Committee of the Whole on Feb. 2 that the city is recommending a substantial update to its purchasing policy, last revised in 2010, and asked the committee to recommend the draft to the full council. "The document you have in front of you is, I hope, a final draft," she said.
The draft raises several procurement thresholds and clarifies procedures for contracts and emergency spending. Staff proposed that the requirement for three written quotes apply up to $25,000, with formal bidding required for procurements at…
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