Procurement Levels

Goods

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

Total Amount of Purchase	Procurement Method	Solicitation Requirements
Up to $5,000	Informal Quote	User Department obtains one or more verbal, fax, online quote.
$5,000.01 to <$30,000	Informal Bid	User Department attempts to obtain at least 3 written quotes.
$30,000 to <$90,000	Informal Bid	Procurement Division publicly advertises an Informal Bid on eVP and attempts to obtain one or more written bids.
$90,000 and above	Formal Bid	Procurement Division publicly advertises a Formal Bid on eVP and attempts to obtain one or more sealed bids.

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

Total Amount of Purchase	Procurement Method	Solicitation Requirements
All	Request 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, excluding architectural, engineering, design, surveying, & construction management at risk.

Total Amount of Purchase	Procurement Method	Solicitations Requirements
Up to $5,000	Informal Quote	User Department obtains one or more verbal, fax, online quotes.
$5,000.01 to <$50,000	Informal RFP	User Department obtains one or more written proposals.
$50,000 and above	Formal RFP	Procurement 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.

Total Amount of Purchase	Procurement Method	Solicitation Requirements
Up to $5,000	Informal Quote	User Department obtains one or more verbal, fax, online quote.
$5,000 to <$30,000	Informal Bid	User Department attempts to obtain at least 3 written quotes.
$30,000 to <$500,000	Informal Bid	Procurement 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 above	Formal Bid	Procurement 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.