The District utilizes Quality Bidders, an online pre-qualification service for California school districts that allows contractors to submit applications to become a pre-qualified bidder for a district’s formally-bid projects or register to receive invitations to bid on informally-bid CUPCCAA projects.
The District may require contractors to submit a standardized questionnaire and financial statements to determine if they’re qualified to bid. Contractors must declare, under penalty of perjury, that submitted information is true. Submitted questionnaires and financial statements are not public records and shall not be open to the public.*
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)
Refer to the district’s instructions to bidders for required pre-qualification submittal timelines. Reference: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/