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Portland SD 1J committee backs moving settlement-threshold change to full board, requests data on contract amendments
Summary
Staff proposed cleaning up PPS public contracting rules by removing an obsolete amendment-reporting requirement and aligning an offer-of-judgment threshold from $25,000 to $75,000; the committee agreed to move the settlement-threshold change to the full board and asked staff for data on cumulative contract amendments between 101% and 124.99%.
The Portland SD 1J Policy Committee reviewed proposed updates to the district's public contracting rules and directed staff to proceed with part of the package while collecting additional data on amendment reporting practices.
Emily Cortnidge, senior legal counsel and former director of purchasing, presented two primary changes: removing an obsolete amendment-reporting requirement that staff said creates confusion, and aligning the district's "offer of judgment"…
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