Public projects of forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) 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 one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000 If all bids received are in excess of one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars), (c) the governing body of the public agency may, by adoption of a resolution by a four-fifths vote, award the contract, at one hundred eighty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($187,500) or less, to the lowest responsible bidder, if it determines the cost estimate of the public agency was reasonable.
The Upland Unified School District is inviting all licensed public works contractors to submit information for inclusion on the district’s list of qualified bidders for this calendar year by clicking on the link “Apply to Be a Vendor.”
Apply to Be a Vendor
Note: SB854 became effective July 1, 2014, and requires contractors to register with the Department of Industrial Relations prior to bidding on public works projects. This registration with Upland Unified School District does not fulfill that requirement.