All of a project’s parts must be considered for the Total Project Cost. A project is defined as: “an assemblage or combination of things or parts forming a complex or UNITARY whole.” 19 O.S. 1501(A)(3)(a)
Warning: Splitting up the cost of a project into multiple purchase orders for the purpose of avoiding competitive bidding is a misdemeanor.
Examples of a project might be:
Computer systems
Telephone systems
Building a water truck
County sheriff patrol car
If the total cost is estimated to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), competitive bidding is required under Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Follow “Purchases When Bidding is Required” as outlined in Chapter Four, “Purchasing Methods and Procedures.” Multiple vendors may submit bids on different components of the project.
