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Dickinson County commissioners revise procurement ranges, debate local preference and fuel exceptions
Summary
The commission reviewed a rewrite of the county procurement policy, agreed in principle to raise the noncompetitive purchase threshold to $10,000, discussed a 1% local-preference allowance and carved-out exceptions for fuel and emergency purchases, and directed staff to refine language for legal review.
The Dickinson County Board of County Commissioners spent a major portion of its study session reviewing a draft procurement policy that replaces a policy first written in 2006. Chair (speaker 2) led discussion about noncompetitive purchase thresholds, local-preference language and exceptions for time-sensitive purchases.
The board converged on a new tiered approach in which “level 1” noncompetitive purchases would cover amounts up to $10,000 and level 2 would cover $10,001 up to…
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