Town Manager Seeks Procurement Changes to Let Manager Approve Routine Spending
Manager Suzanne Harvey proposed updates to the procurement code to reduce RFP burdens for smaller projects, require three quotes for modest purchases, and allow emergency expenditures up to $35,000 by the Town Manager; Council directed staff to draft an ordinance.
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Town Manager Suzanne Harvey told Council that the town's procurement code needs updating because thresholds set years ago no longer match current purchasing practices. "It currently requires that any projects over $10,000.00 have to go through the RFP process," Harvey said, noting that requirement discourages vendors from submitting for smaller projects. She proposed replacing RFPs with a three-quote requirement for modest purchases and giving the Town Manager authority to approve emergency expenditures up to $35,000.
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