# Virginia — all public bodies — Competitive bid thresholds for local government by US state — the dollar amount at which a city, county or school district must formally bid, with statutory citations

For Virginia, state and entity type is Virginia — all public bodies; entity type is all public bodies (state and local); spending category is goods and non-professional services, and non-transportation-related construction; transportation-related construction is set separately; formal bid threshold (as stated in statute) is not expected to exceed $200,000; threshold (normalised) is $200,000 for goods and non-professional services; $300,000 for non-transportation construction; $25,000 for transportation construction; $80,000 for professional services, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

- **State and entity type:** Virginia — all public bodies _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Virginia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Entity type:** all public bodies (state and local) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Spending category:** goods and non-professional services, and non-transportation-related construction; transportation-related construction is set separately _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Formal bid threshold (as stated in statute):** not expected to exceed $200,000 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Threshold (normalised):** $200,000 for goods and non-professional services; $300,000 for non-transportation construction; $25,000 for transportation construction; $80,000 for professional services _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Informal quote tier:** written small purchase procedures may be used below these ceilings, but must provide for competition wherever practicable _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Indexation:** no adjustment mechanism stated in this section _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** Va. Code § 2.2-4303(G) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> A public body may establish purchase procedures, if adopted in writing, not requiring competitive sealed bids or competitive negotiation for single or term contracts for: 1. Goods and services other than professional services, if the aggregate or the sum of all phases is not expected to exceed $200,000, and non-transportation-related construction, if the aggregate or the sum of all phases is not expected to exceed $300,000; and 2. Transportation-related construction, if the aggregate or sum of all phases is not expected to exceed $25,000.

## Source

- https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title2.2/chapter43/section2.2-4303/

Last verified: 2026-08-19. Review by: 2027-08-19.
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