Bidding Thresholds For Municipalities And State Authorities Increased For 2020

Effective January 1, 2020, the thresholds for public bidding by Pennsylvania state authorities and municipalities increased moderately from 2019 and are as follows:

• Purchases and contracts below $11,300 require no formal bidding or written/telephonic quotations
• Purchases and contracts between $11,300 and $21,000 require three written/telephonic quotations
• Purchases and contracts of $21,000 and more ($28,300 for Metropolitan Transportation Authorities) require formal bidding

Bidding thresholds are adjusted annually for inflation by the Pa. Department of Labor & Industry under Act 90 of 2011. The Pa. Bulletin announcement announcing the 2019 bidding thresholds can be found here.