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an alternative regime exists in the same code that § 20111 does not mention, and a district has to opt into it. Under Cal. Pub. Cont. Code § 22030(a) that article applies only to a public agency whose governing board has by resolution elected to become subject to the uniform construction cost accounting procedures set ...	[ "below_threshold_regime", "entity_type", "indexation", "informal_quote_tier", "jurisdiction_entity", "spend_category", "state", "statutory_citation", "threshold_usd" ]	school districts	more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)	california-school-districts	the Superintendent of Public Instruction annually adjusts the dollar amounts specified in subdivision (a) for the change in the Implicit Price Deflator for State and Local Government Purchases of Goods and Services, rounded to the nearest $100; subdivision (e) states no adjustment for the $15,000 public-project figure ...	none in § 20111 — the section requires a contract above these figures to be let to the lowest responsible bidder and prescribes no quotation procedure below them	California — school districts	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PCC&sectionNum=20111	(a) (1) The governing board of any school district, in accordance with any requirement established by that governing board pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2000, shall let any contracts involving an expenditure of more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for any of the following: (A) The purchase of equipment, ...	equipment, materials, supplies and services (higher figure); public projects as defined in Pub. Cont. Code § 22002(c) (lower figure)	California	Cal. Pub. Cont. Code § 20111	$50,000 for equipment, materials, supplies and services; $15,000 for public projects	https://referencesource.org/competitive-bid-thresholds-by-state/california-school-districts/	[ "formal_bid_threshold" ]
null	[ "entity_type", "indexation", "informal_quote_tier", "jurisdiction_entity", "spend_category", "state", "statutory_citation", "threshold_usd" ]	counties, municipalities, special districts and other political subdivisions	estimated to cost more than $300,000	florida-counties-municipalities-and-special-districts	adjusted by the percentage change in the Engineering News-Record’s Building Cost Index from January 1, 2009, to January 1 of the year in which the project is scheduled to begin	none in § 255.20(1) — the subsection requires a project above these figures to be competitively awarded to an appropriately licensed contractor and prescribes no quotation procedure below them	Florida — counties, municipalities and special districts	https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0200-0299/0255/Sections/0255.20.html	A county, municipality, special district as defined in chapter 189, or other political subdivision of the state seeking to construct or improve a public building, structure, or other public construction works must competitively award to an appropriately licensed contractor each project that is estimated to cost more th...	public construction works (higher figure); electrical work (lower figure)	Florida	Fla. Stat. § 255.20(1)	$300,000 for construction; $75,000 for electrical work	https://referencesource.org/competitive-bid-thresholds-by-state/florida-counties-municipalities-and-special-districts/	[ "formal_bid_threshold" ]
null	[ "entity_type", "indexation", "informal_quote_tier", "jurisdiction_entity", "spend_category", "state", "statutory_citation", "threshold_usd" ]	school districts	in excess of $35,000	illinois-school-districts	none in 105 ILCS 5/10-20.21: the section fixes the figure itself, 'in excess of $35,000', and the only variation it provides for is downward — 'a lower amount as required by board policy'. No index, formula or delegated adjustment appears in the section.	none stated — but a school board may set a lower threshold by its own policy	Illinois — school districts	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=010500050K10-20.21	purchase of supplies and materials or work involving an expenditure in excess of $35,000 or a lower amount as required by board policy	supplies and materials, and work	Illinois	105 ILCS 5/10-20.21	$35,000	https://referencesource.org/competitive-bid-thresholds-by-state/illinois-school-districts/	[ "formal_bid_threshold" ]
null	[ "entity_type", "indexation", "informal_quote_tier", "jurisdiction_entity", "spend_category", "state", "statutory_citation", "threshold_usd" ]	governmental entities (cities, counties, school districts and other public bodies)	one hundred thousand dollars	iowa-governmental-entities-public-improvements	adjusted competitive bid threshold established under Iowa Code § 314.1B	above $36,000 for a city or school district under fifty thousand population and any other governmental entity, $51,000 for a city, school district or aviation authority of fifty thousand or more, or $67,000 for a county, and below the section 26.3 bid threshold: competitive quotations, with a good faith effort to obtai...	Iowa — governmental entities, public improvements	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/26.3.pdf	If the estimated total cost of a public improvement exceeds the competitive bid threshold of one hundred thousand dollars, or the adjusted competitive bid threshold established in section 314.1B, the governmental entity shall advertise for sealed bids for the proposed public improvement	public improvements	Iowa	Iowa Code § 26.3(1)	$100,000, or the adjusted threshold published under Iowa Code § 314.1B	https://referencesource.org/competitive-bid-thresholds-by-state/iowa-governmental-entities-public-improvements/	[ "formal_bid_threshold" ]
null	[ "entity_type", "indexation", "informal_quote_tier", "jurisdiction_entity", "spend_category", "state", "statutory_citation", "threshold_usd" ]	all municipalities (the Uniform Municipal Contracting Law supersedes inconsistent entity-specific laws)	estimated to exceed $175,000	minnesota-all-municipalities	none in Minn. Stat. § 471.345, subd. 3: it fixes the figure itself, 'estimated to exceed $175,000', and delegates only the manner of bidding — 'in the manner and subject to the requirements of the law governing contracts by the particular municipality or class thereof' — not the amount. No index or formula appears in t...	over $25,000 but not over $175,000: sealed bids or direct negotiation, obtaining two or more quotations for the purchase or sale when possible, without advertising for bids (Minn. Stat. § 471.345, subd. 4)	Minnesota — all municipalities	https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/471.345	If the amount of the contract is estimated to exceed $175,000, sealed bids shall be solicited by public notice in the manner and subject to the requirements of the law governing contracts by the particular municipality or class thereof.	all contracts for the purchase or sale of supplies, materials, equipment, and the construction, alteration, repair or maintenance of real or personal property	Minnesota	Minn. Stat. § 471.345, subd. 3	$175,000	https://referencesource.org/competitive-bid-thresholds-by-state/minnesota-all-municipalities/	[ "formal_bid_threshold" ]
a written local policy is mandatory, not optional: N.Y. Gen. Mun. Law § 104-b(1) requires the governing board of every political subdivision and district, by resolution, to adopt internal policies and procedures governing all procurements of goods and services that § 103 does not require to be competitively bid. So wha...	[ "below_threshold_regime", "entity_type", "indexation", "informal_quote_tier", "jurisdiction_entity", "spend_category", "state", "statutory_citation", "threshold_usd" ]	all political subdivisions and districts, including soil conservation districts	more than thirty-five thousand dollars	new-york-all-political-subdivisions	none in N.Y. Gen. Mun. Law § 103(1): both figures are spelled out in words in the operative sentence as flat amounts — 'more than thirty-five thousand dollars' for public work, 'more than twenty thousand dollars' for purchase contracts — and the subdivision states no index or formula.	below these figures the section treats a purchase as discretionary: no quotation procedure is set, but the reasonably expected aggregate of all purchases of the same commodities, services or technology over the following twelve months must be counted, purchases may not be artificially divided to satisfy the discretiona...	New York — all political subdivisions	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GMU/103?format=raw	all contracts for public work involving an expenditure of more than thirty-five thousand dollars and all purchase contracts involving an expenditure of more than twenty thousand dollars, shall be awarded by the appropriate officer, board or agency of a political subdivision or of any district therein including but not ...	public work (higher figure) and purchase contracts (lower figure)	New York	N.Y. Gen. Mun. Law § 103(1)	$35,000 for public work; $20,000 for purchase contracts	https://referencesource.org/competitive-bid-thresholds-by-state/new-york-all-political-subdivisions/	[ "formal_bid_threshold" ]
null	[ "entity_type", "indexation", "informal_quote_tier", "jurisdiction_entity", "spend_category", "state", "statutory_citation", "threshold_usd" ]	any board or governing body of the State, of a State institution, or of any political subdivision	equal to or more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000)	north-carolina-all-political-subdivisions	none in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-129(a): both figures are fixed amounts written in words and digits — 'five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000)' for construction or repair, 'ninety thousand dollars ($90,000)' for 'apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment' — and the subsection prescribes no adjustment.	$30,000 or more but less than the limits prescribed in G.S. 143-129: contracts for construction or repair work, or for apparatus, supplies, materials or equipment, must be made after informal bids have been secured (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-131(a))	North Carolina — all political subdivisions	https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143/GS_143-129.html	No construction or repair work requiring the estimated expenditure of public money in an amount equal to or more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or purchase of apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment requiring an estimated expenditure of public money in an amount equal to or more than ninety thousand...	construction or repair work (higher figure); apparatus, supplies, materials or equipment (lower figure)	North Carolina	N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-129(a)	$500,000 for construction or repair; $90,000 for apparatus, supplies, materials or equipment	https://referencesource.org/competitive-bid-thresholds-by-state/north-carolina-all-political-subdivisions/	[ "formal_bid_threshold" ]
null	[ "entity_type", "indexation", "informal_quote_tier", "jurisdiction_entity", "spend_category", "state", "statutory_citation", "threshold_usd" ]	all local governments (counties under ORC 307.86, school districts under ORC 3313.46, cities under ORC 735.05 all reference this single amount)	seventy-five thousand dollars	ohio-all-local-governments	increased 3% each calendar year, as determined and published by the director of commerce	only on an emergency determination: where the board of county commissioners by unanimous vote finds that a real and present emergency exists and the estimated cost is less than $125,000 but is the section 9.17 amount or more, the county must solicit informal estimates from no fewer than three persons who could perform ...	Ohio — all local governments	https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-9.17	(A) The amount for purposes of a provision of the Revised Code that references this section shall be as follows: (1) Beginning on the effective date of this section through calendar year 2024, seventy-five thousand dollars; (2) For each calendar year thereafter, the amount for the previous calendar year increased by th...	all contracts, purchases, leases and construction under any Revised Code section that references ORC 9.17	Ohio	Ohio Rev. Code § 9.17	$75,000 base through calendar year 2024, then increased 3% each calendar year; the Director of Commerce set the amount for calendar year 2026 at $79,568	https://referencesource.org/competitive-bid-thresholds-by-state/ohio-all-local-governments/	[ "formal_bid_threshold" ]
null	[ "entity_type", "indexation", "informal_quote_tier", "jurisdiction_entity", "spend_category", "state", "statutory_citation", "threshold_usd" ]	counties	exceeding $100,000	texas-counties	none in Tex. Loc. Gov't Code ch. 262: § 262.023(a) states the amount itself, 'an expenditure exceeding $100,000', and delegates only the procedure — 'the competitive bidding or competitive proposal procedures prescribed by this subchapter'. No index, formula or delegated adjustment appears anywhere in chapter 262 as pu...	none in chapter 262 — above $100,000 the commissioners court must use competitive bidding, competitive proposals, a reverse auction or a Chapter 2269 method; the chapter sets no informal-quotation band below that figure	Texas — counties	https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/LG/htm/LG.262.htm	Sec. 262.023. COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN PURCHASES. (a) Before a county may purchase one or more items under a contract that will require an expenditure exceeding $100,000, the commissioners court of the county must: (1) comply with the competitive bidding or competitive proposal procedures prescribed by this...	purchases of one or more items under a contract	Texas	Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 262.023(a)	$100,000	https://referencesource.org/competitive-bid-thresholds-by-state/texas-counties/	[ "formal_bid_threshold" ]
null	[ "entity_type", "indexation", "informal_quote_tier", "jurisdiction_entity", "spend_category", "state", "statutory_citation", "threshold_usd" ]	municipalities	more than $100,000	texas-municipalities	none in Tex. Loc. Gov't Code ch. 252: § 252.021(a) states the amount itself, 'an expenditure of more than $100,000 from one or more municipal funds', and what it delegates is the procedure — 'the procedure prescribed by this subchapter and Subchapter C' — not the figure. No index, formula or delegated adjustment appear...	none stated in this section; in the $3,000 to $100,000 band section 252.0215 instead requires the municipality to contact at least two historically underutilized businesses on a rotating basis	Texas — municipalities	https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/LG/htm/LG.252.htm	Sec. 252.021. COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASES. (a) Before a municipality may enter into a contract that requires an expenditure of more than $100,000 from one or more municipal funds, the municipality must: (1) comply with the procedure prescribed by this subchapter and Subchapter C for competitive sealed biddin...	all contracts requiring an expenditure from municipal funds	Texas	Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 252.021(a)	$100,000	https://referencesource.org/competitive-bid-thresholds-by-state/texas-municipalities/	[ "formal_bid_threshold" ]
null	[ "entity_type", "indexation", "informal_quote_tier", "jurisdiction_entity", "spend_category", "state", "statutory_citation", "threshold_usd" ]	school districts	$100,000 or more in the aggregate for each 12-month period	texas-school-districts	none in Tex. Educ. Code ch. 44: § 44.031(a) states the amount itself, 'valued at $100,000 or more in the aggregate for each 12-month period', and what it leaves to the district is 'the method, of the following methods, that provides the best value for the district' — not the figure. No index, formula or delegated adjus...	none in chapter 44 — above $100,000 the district must use competitive bidding, competitive sealed proposals, a request for proposals, an interlocal contract, a Chapter 2269 method or a reverse auction, whichever gives the district best value; the chapter sets no informal-quotation band below that figure	Texas — school districts	https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/ED/htm/ED.44.htm	Sec. 44.031. PURCHASING CONTRACTS. (a) Except as provided by this subchapter, all school district contracts for the purchase of goods and services, except contracts for the purchase of produce or vehicle fuel, valued at $100,000 or more in the aggregate for each 12-month period shall be made by the method, of the follo...	goods and services, aggregated across each 12-month period, with produce and vehicle fuel excepted; a school bus purchase or lease must be bid at $20,000 or more	Texas	Tex. Educ. Code § 44.031(a)	$100,000	https://referencesource.org/competitive-bid-thresholds-by-state/texas-school-districts/	[ "formal_bid_threshold" ]
null	[ "entity_type", "indexation", "informal_quote_tier", "jurisdiction_entity", "spend_category", "state", "statutory_citation", "threshold_usd" ]	all public bodies (state and local)	not expected to exceed $200,000	virginia-all-public-bodies	none in Va. Code § 2.2-4303(G): each ceiling is a flat amount — 'not expected to exceed $200,000' for goods and services other than professional services, '$300,000' for non-transportation-related construction, '$25,000' for transportation-related construction, '$80,000' for professional services — and what (G) require...	written small purchase procedures may be used below these ceilings, but must provide for competition wherever practicable	Virginia — all public bodies	https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title2.2/chapter43/section2.2-4303/	G. A public body may establish purchase procedures, if adopted in writing, not requiring competitive sealed bids or competitive negotiation for single or term contracts for: 1. Goods and services other than professional services, if the aggregate or the sum of all phases is not expected to exceed $200,000, and non-tran...	goods and non-professional services, and non-transportation-related construction; transportation-related construction and professional services are each set separately in the same subsection	Virginia	Va. Code § 2.2-4303(G)	$200,000 for goods and non-professional services; $300,000 for non-transportation construction; $25,000 for transportation construction; $80,000 for professional services	https://referencesource.org/competitive-bid-thresholds-by-state/virginia-all-public-bodies/	[ "formal_bid_threshold" ]
null	[ "entity_type", "indexation", "informal_quote_tier", "jurisdiction_entity", "spend_category", "state", "statutory_citation", "threshold_usd" ]	cities (board of public works)	For general public construction contract bidding, $50,000.	wisconsin-cities	none in Wis. Stat. § 62.15(1)(c): the four thresholds are flat amounts introduced by a commencement date — 'Beginning on April 5, 2026, the thresholds under pars. (a) and (b) are the following' — and the paragraph prescribes no formula for adjusting any of them. The date fixes when these amounts begin; no later date an...	separate, lower notice thresholds: $10,000 for general public construction notice, $5,000 for highway construction notice	Wisconsin — cities	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/62/I/15	(c) Beginning on April 5, 2026, the thresholds under pars. (a) and (b) are the following: 62.15(1)(c)1. 1. For general public construction contract bidding, $50,000. 62.15(1)(c)2. 2. For general public construction contract notice, $10,000. 62.15(1)(c)3. 3. For public highway construction contract bidding, $25,000. 62....	general public construction (higher figure); public highway construction (lower figure)	Wisconsin	Wis. Stat. § 62.15(1)(c)	$50,000 for general public construction; $25,000 for public highway construction	https://referencesource.org/competitive-bid-thresholds-by-state/wisconsin-cities/	[ "formal_bid_threshold" ]

Competitive bid thresholds for local government by US state — the dollar amount at which a city, county or school district must formally bid, with statutory citations

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State-by-state dollar thresholds at which a local government must put a purchase or a construction project out to formal competitive bidding. Each record is one state and one class of entity (municipalities, counties, school districts, or all local public bodies), with the amount the statute sets, the lower band where informal quotes are allowed instead, whether the figure is automatically inflation-adjusted, and the statutory citation. Thresholds range from $15,000 (California school district public projects) to $500,000 (North Carolina construction), and several states index the number annually — Ohio raises it 3% every year, Florida tracks the Engineering News-Record Building Cost Index. Answers 'what is the bid threshold for a city in [state]', 'does my school district have to bid this purchase', and 'what dollar amount triggers formal competitive bidding for a county'.

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