Capital and Infrastructure Improvements:

Bid

Bid Opening, Close of Bid Opening

Description:

In the bid advertisement (notice to contractors), the campus inputs the date and time for the public bid opening, prior to which the bidder must tender their bids. No bids may be accepted after the time set for opening bids.

Process: For opening bids, there is an Announcer & Recorder; the Announcer signals the end of the bid acceptance period and makes a formal announcement to that effect. They then proceed to open each bid proposal package and document for each bidder that all the requisite documentation is enclosed, and record this information on the abstract. Then the Announcer states the bid amounts and alternative bid or unit price amounts for each bidder, along with any requested Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Bid Preferences or proposed Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Incentives, and the Recorder enters this information on the abstract, and, once all bids are recorded, signs the abstract. Announcer formally closes the bid opening, and advises that: all documents required to be submitted within 24 hours of bid opening will be checked; all SBE/DVBE certifications will be checked. The Announcer will provide the location where the final tabulation of bids will be posted. Announcer will also open a Question Period where the Announcer will field questions about the bids only.

Once opened, a bid submitted under this procedure becomes a public record.

References:
  • - SUAM sections 9750-9765 (bid opening);
  • - SUAM sections 9770-9774 (bid analysis);
  • - CM Procedures Manual, section 10-Bid Opening; section 11-Project Bid Analysis;
  • - Law of Design & Construction, section VIII, Bidding
  • - Public Contract Code, section 10765 (bid must be presented sealed);
  • - Public Contract Code, section 10766 (No bid may be rec’d after time fixed for bid opening);
  • - Public Contract Code, section 10767 (Bids may be withdrawn prior to scheduled bid opening time, but they may not be withdrawn after that time.)
  • - Gov. Code, section 6250 et seq. (once opened bid becomes public record)
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Small Business Preference / DVBE Incentives

Description:

In the bid advertisement (notice to contractors), the campus inputs the date and time for the public bid opening, prior to which the bidder must tender their bids. No bids may be accepted after the time set for opening bids.

Process: For opening bids, there is an Announcer & Recorder; the Announcer signals the end of the bid acceptance period and makes a formal announcement to that effect. They then proceed to open each bid proposal package and document for each bidder that all the requisite documentation is enclosed, and record this information on the abstract. Then the Announcer states the bid amounts and alternative bid or unit price amounts for each bidder, along with any requested Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Bid Preferences or proposed Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Incentives, and the Recorder enters this information on the abstract, and, once all bids are recorded, signs the abstract. Announcer formally closes the bid opening, and advises that: all documents required to be submitted within 24 hours of bid opening will be checked; all SBE/DVBE certifications will be checked. The Announcer will provide the location where the final tabulation of bids will be posted. Announcer will also open a Question Period where the Announcer will field questions about the bids only.

Once opened, a bid submitted under this procedure becomes a public record.

References:
  • - SUAM sections 9750-9765 (bid opening);
  • - SUAM sections 9770-9774 (bid analysis);
  • - CM Procedures Manual, section 10-Bid Opening; section 11-Project Bid Analysis;
  • - Law of Design & Construction, section VIII, Bidding
  • - Public Contract Code, section 10765 (bid must be presented sealed);
  • - Public Contract Code, section 10766 (No bid may be rec’d after time fixed for bid opening);
  • - Public Contract Code, section 10767 (Bids may be withdrawn prior to scheduled bid opening time, but they may not be withdrawn after that time.)
  • - Gov. Code, section 6250 et seq. (once opened bid becomes public record)
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Project Bid Analysis, Rejection of Bids

Description:

In the bid advertisement (notice to contractors), the campus inputs the date and time for the public bid opening, prior to which the bidder must tender their bids. No bids may be accepted after the time set for opening bids.

Process: For opening bids, there is an Announcer & Recorder; the Announcer signals the end of the bid acceptance period and makes a formal announcement to that effect. They then proceed to open each bid proposal package and document for each bidder that all the requisite documentation is enclosed, and record this information on the abstract. Then the Announcer states the bid amounts and alternative bid or unit price amounts for each bidder, along with any requested Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Bid Preferences or proposed Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Incentives, and the Recorder enters this information on the abstract, and, once all bids are recorded, signs the abstract. Announcer formally closes the bid opening, and advises that: all documents required to be submitted within 24 hours of bid opening will be checked; all SBE/DVBE certifications will be checked. The Announcer will provide the location where the final tabulation of bids will be posted. Announcer will also open a Question Period where the Announcer will field questions about the bids only.

Once opened, a bid submitted under this procedure becomes a public record.

References:
  • - SUAM sections 9750-9765 (bid opening);
  • - SUAM sections 9770-9774 (bid analysis);
  • - CM Procedures Manual, section 10-Bid Opening; section 11-Project Bid Analysis;
  • - Law of Design & Construction, section VIII, Bidding
  • - Public Contract Code, section 10765 (bid must be presented sealed);
  • - Public Contract Code, section 10766 (No bid may be rec’d after time fixed for bid opening);
  • - Public Contract Code, section 10767 (Bids may be withdrawn prior to scheduled bid opening time, but they may not be withdrawn after that time.)
  • - Gov. Code, section 6250 et seq. (once opened bid becomes public record)
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Determination of Successful Bidder / Bid Protests

Description:

In the bid advertisement (notice to contractors), the campus inputs the date and time for the public bid opening, prior to which the bidder must tender their bids. No bids may be accepted after the time set for opening bids.

Process: For opening bids, there is an Announcer & Recorder; the Announcer signals the end of the bid acceptance period and makes a formal announcement to that effect. They then proceed to open each bid proposal package and document for each bidder that all the requisite documentation is enclosed, and record this information on the abstract. Then the Announcer states the bid amounts and alternative bid or unit price amounts for each bidder, along with any requested Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Bid Preferences or proposed Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Incentives, and the Recorder enters this information on the abstract, and, once all bids are recorded, signs the abstract. Announcer formally closes the bid opening, and advises that: all documents required to be submitted within 24 hours of bid opening will be checked; all SBE/DVBE certifications will be checked. The Announcer will provide the location where the final tabulation of bids will be posted. Announcer will also open a Question Period where the Announcer will field questions about the bids only.

Once opened, a bid submitted under this procedure becomes a public record.

References:
  • - SUAM sections 9750-9765 (bid opening);
  • - SUAM sections 9770-9774 (bid analysis);
  • - CM Procedures Manual, section 10-Bid Opening; section 11-Project Bid Analysis;
  • - Law of Design & Construction, section VIII, Bidding
  • - Public Contract Code, section 10765 (bid must be presented sealed);
  • - Public Contract Code, section 10766 (No bid may be rec’d after time fixed for bid opening);
  • - Public Contract Code, section 10767 (Bids may be withdrawn prior to scheduled bid opening time, but they may not be withdrawn after that time.)
  • - Gov. Code, section 6250 et seq. (once opened bid becomes public record)
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