[Michlib-l] # of Bids Required for District Library

[Dan Hutchins]

Hi Eric,
I’m not an attorney, but as far as I know you are not legally required to solicit any number of bids. However, you are required to follow any policies your organization may have in place. We did a remodel of our main branch a few years back and I had our architect send it out to bid. There were only two bidders, and we chose the best of the two.
Van Buren has no such purchasing policy, but my last library did have one. I’m attaching it here.

Dan Hutchins
Executive Director
Van Buren District Library
200 North Phelps Street
Decatur, MI 49045
dhutchins at vbdl.org
ph: 269-423-4771
www.vbdl.org


> On Jan 24, 2023, at 8:43 AM, Eric Hansen <ehansen at vicksburglibrary.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I have a question and I've had some trouble finding a good answer. I hope one of you can give me some guidance.
> My Board wants to know if we are legally required to solicit a minimum number of bids for construction work. My approach when looking for a new vendor of any kind has been to contact a large number--- it's not very difficult to transmit the same text to at least 5-10 different providers and compare their replies. But, my Board wants to know if there is a legal minimum for a district library.
> 
> Thank you for any insight, and have a great week.
> 
> Eric Hansen
> Director
> Vicksburg District Library <http://www.vicksburglibrary.org/>
> EHansen at VicksburgLibrary.org <mailto:EHansen at VicksburgLibrary.org>
> 269-649-1648
> 
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