Procurement Levels


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Goods Professional Services All Other Services Construction and Repairs

Goods

Goods include supplies, apparatus, and equipment, including lease purchases.      

Total Amount of PurchaseProcurement MethodSolicitation Requirements

 

Up to $5,000

Informal QuoteUser Department obtains one or more verbal, fax, online quote.
$5,000.01 to <$30,000Informal BidUser Department attempts to obtain at least 3 written quotes.
$30,000 to <$90,000Informal BidProcurement Division publicly advertises an Informal Bid on eVP and attempts to obtain one or more written bids.
$90,000 and aboveFormal BidProcurement Division publicly advertises a Formal Bid on eVP and attempts to obtain one or more sealed bids. 

Professional Services

Professional Services include architectural, engineering, design, surveying, and construction management at risk.

Total Amount of PurchaseProcurement MethodSolicitation Requirements
AllRequest for Qualifications (RFQ)Procurement Department publicly advertises an RFQ on eVP to select the most qualified firm. User Department is the Point of Contact. 

All Other Services

All other services, excluding architectural, engineering, design, surveying, & construction management at risk.

Total Amount of PurchaseProcurement MethodSolicitations Requirements
Up to $5,000Informal QuoteUser Department obtains one or more verbal, fax, online quotes.
$5,000.01 to <$50,000Informal RFPUser Department obtains one or more written proposals. 
$50,000 and aboveFormal RFPProcurement Division publicly advertises an RFP on eVP to select the proposal that provides the best value to the City. User Department is the the Point of Contact. 

Construction and Repairs

Total Amount of PurchaseProcurement MethodSolicitation Requirements
Up to $5,000Informal QuoteUser Department obtains one or more verbal, fax, online quote.
$5,000 to <$30,000Informal BidUser Department attempts to obtain at least 3 written quotes. 
$30,000 to <$500,000Informal BidProcurement Dvision publicly advertises an Informal Bid on eVP to obtain one or more written bids. User Department is the Point of Contact. 
$500,000 and aboveFormal BidProcurement Dvision publicly advertises a Formal Bid on eVP to obtain at least 3 qualified/sealed bids. If 3 qualified bids are not received on the first advertisement, then the Bid will be readvertised. User Department is the Point of Contact. 

For more information about the City’s procurement process, please contact the Procurement Division at 919-996-3240.

Contact

 

Procurement Division
supplierconnection@raleighnc.gov
919-996-3240

 

Department:
Finance

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