An upcoming EPISD agenda has an item on it that would change some purchasing policies at the district.
Sole source
The changes include requiring board approval for sole source purchases over $10,000. Hallelujah!
Pick who you want
Their purchasing policy currently requires staff to get three quotations for items between $10,000 and $50,000.
The agenda item would give the superintendent authority to wave the requirement for three quotes. In other words they would be able to choose vendors without competition. The justification in the backup material includes this explanation:
All proposed changes will provide the Administration the needed expediency and agility for the procurement process.
Honestly
Google’s definition of expedient is “convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral”.
I could not have said it better.
We deserve better
Brutus
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