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BY BILL MUNCH, CPPO, CPPB
OF COVERAGE Employee Benefits

Aww Gee Whiz! Do I Have to Bid It? Made Better

Welcome to another fabulous start of a school year in is section puts the exemptions not subject to bidding in a
Arizona. We all complain about the heat in the summer, but nice neat place for us to nd them.

it sure beats shoveling snow any day! As I travel around the We all should be very aware that the procurement
country meeting with and presenting to public procurement rules apply to all purchases of materials, services and
Medical
professionals, I always brag we have the BEST place to live. It’s construction and therefore the procurement thresholds
amazing how many people back East have no clue it SNOWS apply to all purchases. ere are exceptions, but they are
Dental & Vision
Prescription
in Arizona! speci cally listed in the procurement rules. If your proposed

Wellness Programs

My article this time is the rst of a two-part piece with a purchase is not listed in the exceptions, you must follow
Employee Assistance
cli -hanger about when to bid and when not bid. e School the procurement thresholds for quotes and bids. Again,

And so much more
District Procurement Rules adopted by the State Board of the procurement exemptions are listed in R7-2-1002. If we

Education with an e ective date of July 1, 2014, include an can’t nd the exemption there, it has to be competed. If
For more information:
important section on “Applicability.” Not only does this section you do not nd an exemption for what you are trying to
quote@kairoshealthaz.org
identify which purchases are subject to the procurement rules purchase in this rule, I would recommend that you comply
602.845.6158
– it also endeavors to tell us which purchases do not apply. To
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