Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 14; Title 5, Chapter 21; Title 12, Chapter 3 and Title 54, Chapter 7.
ON MARCH 17, 2022, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2352, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill. Generally under present law, purchases by or for a county road department or by a chief administrative officer must be by public advertisement and competitive bid, except for certain purchases, including the following: (A) Purchases costing less than $10,000; provided, that this exemption does not apply to purchases of like items that individually cost less than $10,000, but that are customarily purchased in lots of two or more, if the total purchase price of the items would exceed $10,000 during any fiscal year; and (B) All purchases costing less than $10,000 by or for a county road department or by a chief administrative officer, which may be made in the open market without newspaper notice, but must, wherever possible, be based on at least three competitive bids. This amendment increases the applicable dollar amounts referenced above from $10,000 to $25,000.
ON MARCH 17, 2022, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2352, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill. Generally under present law, purchases by or for a county road department or by a chief administrative officer must be by public advertisement and competitive bid, except for certain purchases, including the following: (A) Purchases costing less than $10,000; provided, that this exemption does not apply to purchases of like items that individually cost less than $10,000, but that are customarily purchased in lots of two or more, if the total purchase price of the items would exceed $10,000 during any fiscal year; and (B) All purchases costing less than $10,000 by or for a county road department or by a chief administrative officer, which may be made in the open market without newspaper notice, but must, wherever possible, be based on at least three competitive bids. This amendment increases the applicable dollar amounts referenced above from $10,000 to $25,000.
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