Thank you for your interest in selling to the city. Please contact the Purchasing Division if you have any questions. Register in advance for this upcoming event at

Thank you for your interest in selling to the City. Please contact the Purchasing Division if you have any questions.

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

The City uses an eProcurement system called OpenGov for publishing solicitations, and receiving vendor responses. The City's eProcurement Portal allows 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 RECIEVE 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 solicitations. Upon successful vendor registration and after you have subscribed to receive notifications, solicitation documents will be available for download at no charge.

Step 3: MANAGE NOTIFICATION PREFERENCES 

After subscribing, 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.

How to Register in OpenGov Training Video

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 831/420-5142. 

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

California Green Business Program can certify your sustainable business. 

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