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BY BILL MUNCH, CPPO, CPPB
Aww Gee Whiz! Do I Have to Bid It?
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.
We all should be very aware that the procurement
it sure beats shoveling snow any day! As I travel around the
country meeting with and presenting to public procurement
rules apply to all purchases of materials, services and
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
speci cally listed in the procurement rules. If your proposed
in Arizona!
My article this time is the rst of a two-part piece with a purchase is not listed in the exceptions, you must follow
cli -hanger about when to bid and when not bid. e School the procurement thresholds for quotes and bids. Again,
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
important section on “Applicability.” Not only does this section you do not nd an exemption for what you are trying to
identify which purchases are subject to the procurement rules purchase in this rule, I would recommend that you comply
– it also endeavors to tell us which purchases do not apply. To
bid or not to bid is the question the rule attempts to answer.
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