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PA 24-25—SB 226
Planning and Development Committee
AN ACT INCREASING TH E THRESHOLD FOR SEAL ED BIDDING ON
CERTAIN MUNICIPAL CO NTRACTS
SUMMARY: This act increases, from $25,000 to $50,000, the maximum value of
contracts or purchases that a municipality may exempt, by ordinance, from its
sealed bidding requirements.
By law, municipalities may adopt ordinances establishing competitive bidding
requirements for awarding contracts or buying real or personal property, regardless
of their charters or special acts. These ordinances may exempt contracts or
purchases valued at less than a specified amount from sealed bidding requirements,
except when the statutes require sealed bids.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2024