Notice
Bidding Thresholds Increase for 2025 (Effective Jan. 1, 2025)
December 31st, 2024Bidding Thresholds Increase for 2025 (Effective Jan. 1, 2025)
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry published the new municipal bidding thresholds for 2025. Under Act 90 of 2011, the municipal bidding thresholds are updated based on the annual inflation adjustment (Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers).
The percentage change for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2024, was 2.4%. Therefore, the increase for 2024 will be 2.4%. Beginning on January 1, 2025, the bidding thresholds for boroughs will be as follows:
• Purchases and contracts below $12,900 require no formal bidding or written/telephonic quotations.
• Purchases and contracts between $12,900 and $23,800 require three
written/telephonic quotations.
• Purchases and contracts over $23,800 require formal bidding.
Click here to read the full announcement from the PA Department of Labor & Industry. For any questions regarding the new thresholds, please contact Ron Grutza at rgrutza@boroughs.org or Logan Stover at lstover@boroughs.org.
