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North Richland Hills staff proposes raising purchasing threshold to $100,000, updates HUB-vendor compliance
Summary
City staff told the council they plan to align the city's purchasing policy with state law by raising the competitive-bid threshold to $100,000, shifting approval authority for intermediate amounts to managers and directors, and updating language to comply with a temporary state 'vet hub' vendor program.
City staff presented proposed purchasing-policy changes that would raise the city's competitive-bid threshold to $100,000 and adjust internal approval bands, a change staff said will create administrative efficiencies.
Trudy (city staff) told the council the update reflects state law that set the competitive-bid threshold at $100,000, noting the change will allow directors to approve certain purchases and allow the city manager or designee to approve purchases between $50,000 and $100,000 rather than bringing…
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