SF 1750
Does our HOA have to get three bids under SF 1750?
Updated September 22, 2026
Starting January 1, 2027, yes, on the big ones. Before your board signs a contract for maintenance, construction, repair, or reconstruction estimated at more than $50,000, the board or your property manager will have to solicit at least three written competitive bids. The statute's word is solicit: the requirement is to ask at least three contractors for written bids.
Where the rule comes from
SF 1750 became Minnesota Session Laws 2026, chapter 82. Section 4 amends Minnesota Statutes, section 515B.3-103, and takes effect January 1, 2027, for all association activities on or after that date.
The six exceptions
The statute lists six situations where the bidding requirement does not apply:
- Multiple bids cannot be obtained despite reasonable efforts.
- Emergency repairs are required to protect the health or safety of the unit owners.
- Significant damage to the property has to be addressed without delay to prevent further damage.
- The work is covered by a warranty.
- The vendor is the only one available who can provide the goods or services.
- Materials cost $50,000 or less and volunteers do the labor at no charge.
For storm damage, our page on emergency repairs walks through how a board documents that call.
Bids from people close to the board
Every bid from someone affiliated with a board member, a board member's family, the property manager, or the property manager's family or employees has to be disclosed before the board considers or votes on the bids. The disclosure goes in writing into the meeting minutes. A board member with a material financial interest in a contract sits out the deliberation and the vote.
How the board picks
The board reviews every bid and selects on reasonable business criteria. The statute lists these among them: the cost of the project, the contractor's qualifications, available warranties, how well the bidder met the bid solicitation, and the time estimated to finish. Cost sits on that list alongside the others, and the board's record shows why it chose.
What the board keeps on file
The association keeps a record of the bid selection process, the criteria used, and the contracts awarded for the last six years, and makes those records available to owners.
What we do for boards getting ready
We write the scope so every contractor prices the same job, invite the bidders your board chooses, and open sealed bids together on the record. Your board gets a side-by-side comparison against the criteria above, and the minutes get the paper trail the statute calls for. How Bid Administration works, and what it costs.
Source: Minnesota Session Laws 2026, chapter 82, section 4, at revisor.mn.gov. Legal questions about your association go to your attorney.
A project on the 2027 list?
Send your reserve study and the projects on the list, and we come back with a bid plan. 612-440-8660.