Notice

Bidding Thresholds Increase for 2026 (Effective Jan. 1, 2026)

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry has released the updated bidding thresholds for 2026. Under the Borough Code, these thresholds are adjusted annually based on changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the 12-month period ending September 30. 

For the period ending September 30, 2025, the CPI-U increased by 3.0%, which is the statutory maximum allowable adjustment. As a result, the base amounts that determine when public bids, telephonic bids, or separate bids are required will increase by 3.0% for 2026. 

Using the Department’s formula, the commonly used base amount of $23,781.36 for 2025 was adjusted upward by 3.0%, resulting in a new Final Adjusted Base Amount (FAA) of $24,500, effective January 1, 2026. Other bidding thresholds based on prior Preliminary Adjusted Bases are similarly increased.  

Updated thresholds for 2026 include:

• Purchases and contracts below $13,200 require no formal bidding or written/telephonic quotations.   
• Purchases and contracts between $13,200 and $24,500 require three written/telephonic quotations.   
• Purchases and contracts over $24,500 require formal public bidding. 

For additional information regarding this notice, click here.

For additional details or questions regarding the 2026 thresholds, please contact Ron Grutza at rgrutza@boroughs.org or Logan Stover at lstover@boroughs.org.