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Tift County considers raising public-works bid threshold to $250,000; staff asked to survey peers
Summary
County Manager Jim Carter presented Resolution No. 2026-02 proposing to raise the mandatory bidding threshold for public-works construction projects to $250,000 and to delegate limited procurement authority to senior staff; the board directed staff to check other counties' limits and placed the resolution on the Jan. 12 regular agenda.
TIFT COUNTY — The Tift County Board of Commissioners discussed proposed changes to the county purchasing policy at a Jan. 6 work session, including a proposal to raise the mandatory public-works bidding threshold to $250,000.
County Manager Jim Carter described Resolution No. 2026-02, which seeks to align the county’s threshold with state law and to authorize the County Manager, Assistant…
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