Current University of California, Santa Barbara (“UCSB”) construction bidding opportunities with an estimated value in excess of $640,000 and consultant selections with an anticipated value in excess of $100,000 are considered "formal" competitive bids/selections and must be advertised by UCSB.
Construction projects are advertised on the Contracting Services Department’s website (see below), or in a newspaper of general circulation (usually Santa Barbara News Press) AND a trade paper (usually Dodge Report) within the County of Santa Barbara. Requests for consultant qualifications and/or proposals are advertised in a relevant trade publication or professional journal AND on the State Contracts Register - a statewide bid repository website run by the California Department of General Services.
In addition, all “formal” competitive solicitations are also posted on the UCSB website:
CONTRACTOR bidding and prequalification information
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