Public Construction Cost Accounting (CUPCCA) Program

 

California Assembly Bill (AB) 1565 went into effect on January 1, 2014. AB 1565 requires ALL General Contractors and M/E/P Subcontractors be pre-qualified, 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 pre-qualified 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:

 

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)

 

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.

 

 

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 ($175,000), (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.

 

per Public Contract Code 22032 and Public Contract Code 22034

 

Contractors wishing to be pre-quailified may complete the CUPCCAA Pre-Qualification Application below. Instructions for submitting are included in the application.

 

Contractors wishing to be included in the District's list of bidders, need to submit the Contractor's Letter of Interest below.

 

Please contact Sherrie Castellanos, CBO with any questions at  (831) 385-0606. Thank you for your interest in prequalify and working with South Monterey County Joint Union High  School District.