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Commission discusses bidding policy, cites $25,000 statutory threshold for formal bids
Summary
Commissioners discussed concerns about relaxed bidding practices; staff cited a statutory $25,000 threshold for required bids and said construction and bridge projects must be competitively bid.
A commissioner expressed concern that the county had become "a little relaxed on bidding stuff." County staff responded by citing the statutory threshold for formal bidding and explaining which project types require competitive solicitation. "It really depends on the item, but by statute, statute is 25,000," the staff member said, adding that construction, maintenance and bridge projects must be bid while ordinary purchases are left to commission discretion.
Staff also said it was working on a procurement policy and offered to share the draft with commissioners. The discussion closed with a suggestion that routine purchases continue to be handled locally while larger or construction-related procurements follow statutory bidding requirements.
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