Starting January 1, 2027, Minnesota will require 3 competitive bids for covered HOA contracts over $50,000.
Boards can prepare now. We deliver a clean, documented bid that can use scoped aerial imagery and thermal observations, making the eventual comparison easier to understand and defend.
Minnesota's new contracting rule, in plain English
Minnesota enacted SF1750 as 2026 Session Law Chapter 82. Its competitive-bidding provision takes effect January 1, 2027, giving associations time to build a fair, documented process before the rule applies.
- Starting January 1, 2027, three written competitive bids generally must be solicited before an association enters a covered maintenance, construction, repair, or reconstruction contract estimated at over $50,000.
- Starting then, new conflict-of-interest rules apply. Board members with a material financial interest must not deliberate or vote on the contract, and prohibited inducements cannot be accepted to steer a bid.
- Limited exceptions apply for genuine emergencies, warranty obligations, or when only one qualified vendor is reasonably available.
- The rule takes effect January 1, 2027. Associations can use 2026 to line up qualified bidders and standardize the information every bidder receives.
This page summarizes Minnesota 2026 Session Law Chapter 82 (SF1750) for general information and is not legal advice. Associations should confirm specific obligations and dates with their attorney or community manager. Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes.
The law was built to protect you. We help you use it.
The new rule is designed to make association contracting more transparent and reviewable. Most boards still need qualified contractors who can respond to a common scope with useful documentation. That's the gap we fill.
Independent, disclosed comparison
Our bid is presented with the qualifications, scope, exclusions, and required relationship disclosures the board needs for a reviewable vendor decision.
Apples-to-apples documentation
The hardest part of three bids is comparing them. We deliver a line-item scope and a photo condition report so your board can hold every bid to the same standard — and defend the decision to owners.
Reserve-planning support
Observed conditions and priorities can inform the board's reserve and capital-planning discussion without replacing a formal reserve study, engineering review, or specialist opinion.
What's in a Hoyt "3-Bid Ready" packet
Most contractors hand you a one-page price. We hand your board a decision package built to make vendor qualifications, warranties, scope, timing, and cost easier to compare.
Scoped aerial & thermal observations
Where the property, weather, materials, and agreed scope support useful collection, aerial imagery and thermal observations document conditions that may warrant qualified follow-up.
Itemized, comparable scope of work
Materials, quantities, assumptions, and exclusions are organized so the board can compare bids against the same documented starting point.
Priorities & planning input
Observed conditions are organized into what needs qualified review now, what can be planned next, and what should remain in the board's longer-term discussion.
Credentials & relationship disclosures
License, insurance, references, warranty details, and any required relationship disclosures are collected in one reviewable place for the board record.
Optional follow-up plan
If the board wants continued observation or preventive maintenance, we define the property, cadence, deliverables, and price in a separate agreement.
A bare-price quote vs. a reviewable bid packet
A bare-price quote
- A single price on one page
- Scope assumptions are difficult to compare
- No shared existing-condition record
- Qualifications and warranties live elsewhere
- Exclusions may be hard to locate
- Relationship disclosures are not collected with the bid
The Hoyt 3-Bid Ready packet
- Itemized, comparable line-item scope
- Scoped aerial + thermal observations where conditions support them
- Now-next-later priorities for board discussion
- Relationship disclosures + reviewable credentials
- Board-meeting-ready summary and supporting evidence
- Optional follow-up plan with a separately agreed scope
From request to a reviewable board packet
Request
Board member or property manager submits the property below.
Scope
We confirm the property, field work, deliverables, timing, and any inspection price before scheduling.
Packet
You receive the agreed condition documentation, itemized bid, qualifications, assumptions, and exclusions.
Review
The board places it in the three-bid file and compares each vendor against the same decision criteria.
Get your association's board-ready bid
For HOA boards, townhome associations, and the property managers who serve them across the Twin Cities. No obligation—just a clean, documented bid that supports a fair comparison.