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New Bid Threshold for School District Contracts Effective January 1, 2022

Posted by Unknown | Dec 23, 2021

On December 9, 2021, the California Department of Education announced the annual adjustment to the bid threshold for competitive contracts awarded by school districts.

Public Contract Code section 20111(a) requires school districts to competitively bid contracts involving an expenditure of more than $50,000, adjusted for inflation, and award them to the lowest responsible bidder.  Per Section 20111(a), the State Superintendent of Public Instruction increased the threshold to account for inflation, from $96,700 in 2021 to $99,100 in 2022.

This higher bid limit only applies to (1) the purchase of equipment, materials, or supplies to be furnished, sold, or leased to the school district; (2) services, except construction services; and (3) repairs, including maintenance as defined in Public Contract Code section 20115, that are not public projects as defined in Public Contract Code section 22002(c).

The $15,000 threshold for public projects, as defined in Public Contract Code section 22002(c), such as construction or reconstruction of publicly owned facilities, is not adjusted for inflation and therefore remains unchanged.

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