Evergreen School District
Subtitle
Purchasing & Bids
The Evergreen School District Purchasing department is committed to supporting the goals and objectives of the District. It is responsible for procurement of supplies, materials, equipment, and services. It maintains continuity of services and supplies to support all schools in our district. The Purchasing Department also coordinates the bid procedures, processes all vendor information and purchase orders, and manages the mail delivery and processing services for our district.
Pre-Qualification & CUPCCAA
Contractor Pre-Qualification
California Assembly Bill (AB) 1565 went into effect on January 1, 2014. AB 1565 requires all General Contractors and M/E/P Subcontractors to be prequalified if the project is valued at $1 million or more and funded whole or in part with State Facility Bond funds, per:
Public Contract Code 20111.5 enables districts to require prime contractors to be prequalified prior to accepting bids.
Public Contract Code 20111.6 requires the district to do so for certain projects. This applies to prime contractors and MEP sub-contractors with the following licenses:
- General Contractors (A and B), Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing subcontractors (C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43, and C-46)
- The District must receive complete applications at least ten (10) business days prior to the scheduled bid opening on any advertised project in order for the candidate to qualify for a project in excess of $1,000,000 and partially funded by the State. Pre-qualification approval will remain valid for one (1) calendar year from the date of notice of qualification except as noted in the pre-qualification documents.
Sign Up for Pre-Qualification Application
Visit Instructions for Contractors: Bid Pre-Qualification for instructions on how to submit a Pre-Qualification Application.
Contractor CUPCCAA Application
Evergreen School District adopted the California Uniform Purchasing Construction Cost Accounting Act (CUPCCAA) Regulations as per Board Resolution. ESD is accepting applications from contractors who wish to participate.
Sign Up for CUPCCAA Application
Visit Instructions for Contractors: CUPCCAA for instructions on how to submit a CUPCCA Application.
Public projects of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) or less may be performed by the employees of a public agency by force account, by negotiated contract, or by purchase order. (b) Public projects of two hundred twenty thousand dollars ($220,000) or less may be let to contract by informal procedures. If all bids received are in excess of two hundred twenty thousand dollars ($220,000), (c) the governing body of the public agency may, by adoption of a resolution by a four-fifths vote, award the contract, at two hundred thirty five thousand dollars ($235,000) or less, to the lowest responsible bidder, if it determines the cost estimate of the public agency was reasonable per Public Contract Code 22032 and Public Contract Code 22034.
Online Application Submission through Quality Bidders
Evergreen School District has contracted with Colbi Technologies to administer a web-based system for contractor registration and pre-qualification, known as Quality Bidders. For assistance or technical support, please contact qbsupport@colbitech.com.
Thank you for your interest in doing business with Evergreen School District.
RFQ/P's
Contacts
- Purchase Orders
- Stores Orders
- Service Agreements
- Bids & Quotes for District Wide Purchases
- Bid Procedures per Public Contract Code
- Contractor Prequalification Process