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Tift County adopts new purchasing thresholds, raises mandatory bid limit for public works
Summary
The board approved resolution 2026‑02 to amend the county purchasing policy: mandatory bidding for public‑works construction projects now applies at $250,000 and the county manager/assistant manager/CFO procurement limit was raised to $25,000.
Tift County commissioners voted to adopt resolution 2026‑02, amending the county’s purchasing policy to raise the mandatory bidding threshold for public‑works construction projects to $250,000 and to set a managerial procurement limit of $25,000 for the county manager, assistant county manager and chief financial officer.
A commissioner moved to raise the managerial procurement threshold to $25,000 and the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. During discussion, a board member emphasized that the resolution also explicitly sets the mandatory‑bidding threshold for public‑works construction at $250,000 to align with state law and peer counties.
The change gives county management more discretion to procure non‑budgeted goods and services up to the approved amount without separate board approval, while retaining bidding requirements on larger public‑works projects. No vote tally by name was read into the record for the motion beyond a voice vote approving the resolution.
The resolution will be incorporated into the county purchasing policy and staff were instructed to circulate the revised policy document to commissioners and relevant departments.
