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Commissioners update purchasing policy to reflect state change raising bid threshold to $100,000
Summary
County purchasing staff asked the court to raise the competitive‑bid threshold and update written‑quote bands to align with Senate Bill 1173; commissioners approved the amendment to match the statute effective Sept. 1.
County purchasing staff asked the commissioners to amend the county purchasing policy to reflect recent state law changes that increase the local competitive‑bid threshold. Kim told the court that Senate Bill 1173 raises Parker County’s purchasing threshold from $50,000 to $100,000 effective Sept. 1, and requested corresponding updates to the county’s written‑quote bands for goods and services.
Kim asked the court to amend thresholds for written quotes (proposed change: written quotes required for goods/services between $5,000 and $19,999.99 from the prior $5,000–$9,999.99 band, and revised bands up to $99,999.99 for other purchases). Commissioners discussed the proposal and the staff clarified that purchases above $100,000 would still require a formal procurement process or cooperative agreement; the court voted to approve the purchasing‑policy amendments to align with state statute.
Implementation: staff will update the county’s purchasing policy documents and apply the new thresholds once the statute takes effect. (Provenance: purchasing policy amendment discussion and vote.)
