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Bill would raise counties' construction bid threshold from $25,000 to $100,000; Sedgwick County official backs change
Summary
Senate Bill 436 would increase the dollar threshold at which counties must use a public bidding process for construction from $25,000 to $100,000; proponents cited inflation and multi-month delays tied to formal bids, while some senators worried about reduced access for small subcontractors and the lack of written opponents in the live record.
Senate Bill 436 would amend existing county procurement law to raise the construction public-bid threshold from $25,000 to $100,000, mirroring what staff said is the state's current threshold for no-bid contracting. The change would apply to county construction spending on buildings, roads and bridges, with exceptions for certain bridge work tied to disaster statutes and for emergency repairs to county buildings made under public-health or public-safety declarations.
Jason, committee staff, told the Senate Committee on Transparency and Ethics that the bill…
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