Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 23. County Government and Officers § 23-3108. Purchases; how made

(a) Through the competitive sealed bidding process prescribed in section 23-3111 if the estimated value of the purchase is fifty thousand dollars or more;

(b) By securing and recording at least three informal bids, if practicable, if the estimated value of the purchase is equal to or exceeds ten thousand dollars, but is less than fifty thousand dollars; or

(c) By purchasing in the open market if the estimated value of the purchase is less than ten thousand dollars, subject to section 23-3112. In any county having a population of less than one hundred thousand inhabitants and in which the county board has not appointed a purchasing agent pursuant to section 23-3105, all elected officials are hereby authorized to make purchases with an estimated value less than ten thousand dollars.