THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING OUR VIRTUAL VENDOR OPEN HOUSE

On November 13, 2023, the City of Santa Cruz held a Virtual Vendor Open House and training. Below is a recording of the event. If after watching the video you have questions, please contact the Purchasing Division at purchasing@santacruca.gov. 

 View the Vendor Open House training presentation slides here. 

View the Questions and Answers from the event here. 

NEW! CITY OF SANTA CRUZ OPENGOV PORTAL 

The city will be transitioning to a new eProcurement system called OpenGov for publishing solicitations and receiving vendor responses. The City's new eProcurement Portal will allow vendors to:

• Register to bid and receive notifications of future opportunities by subscribing.
• Follow updates to open solicitations, by finding the solicitation and clicking the Follow button.
• Submit questions and receive answers for open solicitations.
• Be guided through the electronic submittal process.

Step 1: REGISTER IN OPENGOV 

CLICK HERE to sign-up as a vendor at no charge with OpenGov. Upon sign-up, you will receive an email from OpenGov with instructions to activate your account. 

Step 2: SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE SOLICITATION UPDATES 

Once your account is activated, visit the City of Santa Cruz Procurement Portal and click the “Subscribe” button to stay up to date with RTD’s solicitations. Upon successful vendor registration and after you have subscribed to receive notifications, solicitation documents will then be available for download at no charge.

Step 3: MANAGE NOTIFICATION PREFERENCES 

After subscribing, you can manage your category code(s) and notification preferences by logging into your OpenGov Company Profile. Visit the OpenGov Help Page to learn more about setting up category codes.

Vendor OpenGov Registration Training Video 

Please contact the Purchasing Division if you have any questions.

1200, Suite 290
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: 831-420-5080
Fax: 831-420-5061 
email 

Vendor Registration Form

Commodity Codes

Bid Notification sign-up

Open Bids

Terms and Conditions for all City purchase orders.

Prevailing Wage The City complies with State of California, Department of Industrial Relations requirement.

Living Wage Requirements This City ordinance requires paying employees a minimum wage for certain services when they work on City contracts. 

Insurance Requirements- Contact the Risk and Safety Division at (831) 420-5057. 

Local Business Preference This City ordinance gives a bid preference to companies in city limits.

California Green Business Program can certify your sustainable business.