Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Procurement topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Caro City updates bid policy to add social media postings and allow electronic submissions
Summary
The council amended the city's Purchase and Bid Policy to remove a newspaper posting requirement, require biannual newspaper posting of bid location, mandate posting on social media and permit secured electronic bid submissions.
Councilor Heidi Parker moved and Councilor Emily Campbell seconded an amendment to the Caro City Purchase and Bid Policy that removes the requirement to post bids in the newspaper, requires a biannual newspaper posting of the bid location, requires posting bids on social media, and allows secured electronic submission of bids. The council approved the change.
The change replaces a previous requirement that bids be posted in the newspaper with a mix of notices: a biannual newspaper posting of where bids can be found, active posting on social media, and acceptance of secured electronic bid submissions. The motion carried as 26-M-12.
Supporters described the amendment as a modernization of procurement practices intended to increase public access and simplify bidding. The council did not record a roll-call vote in the transcript for this item.
