California Assembly Bill (AB) 1565 went into effect on January 1, 2014. AB 1565 requires ALL General Contractors and M/E/P (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) Subcontractors 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:
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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)
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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.
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Merced City School District has contracted with Colbi Technologies to provide a web-based process for prequalification called Quality Bidders. To get started
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For detailed instructions in completing your application, please navigate to the bottom of the page from this link
Contractor Instructions
Please contact
Holly Alcorn, Facilities Department Secretary with any questions at
halcorn@mcsd.k12.ca.us or (209) 385-6332. You may also contact
qbsupport@colbitech.com with any questions about the use of the Quality Bidders web-based tool.
Thank you for your interest in prequalifying and working with Merced City School District.