The City of Novato announced it has joined the California Purchasing Group and will be publishing and distributing upcoming bid opportunities on the system. Bidnet Direct’s California Purchasing Group connects over 50 participating agencies from across California. The purchasing group provides a transparent bid process through which the bid is available to all vendors at the same time. The City of Novato invites all potential vendors to register online at www.bidnetdirect.com/california/cityofnovato.
The City of Novato joined the purchasing group in April 2023. The City of Novato will utilize the system to streamline their purchasing process including bid distribution, bid management, and vendor relations. The California Purchasing Group is a single, online location for managing sourcing information and activities and provides 60 local government agencies the tools needed to have a transparent bid process while minimizing costs and saving time.
"The California Purchasing Group allows us to establish and maintain a system of transparency for not only the agency but the vendors who would like to do business with us. All the information we have regarding the bid, addenda, and awards, along with Q&A’s is available to all with just one click of the mouse. By fostering a more transparent environment, it allows for more public participation and collaboration and holds our agency accountable for all that we do during the bid process,” stated Petr Skala, Associate Engineer of the City of Novato.
As a participating agency of the California Purchasing Group, it allows the City of Novato to expand their vendor pool and enhance vendor competition without increasing distribution costs. To be added to the existing list of vendors on the California Purchasing Group, any suppliers looking to do business with the City of Novato can register online: www.bidnetdirect.com/california/cityofnovato. The City of Novato encourages all interested bidders to register today.
Registered vendors can access open bids, related documents, and files, additional addendum, and available award information from all participating agencies. In addition, the California Purchasing Group offers a value-added service to notify vendors of new bids targeted to their business, including all addenda and advance notification of expiring term contracts.
With one click, the City of Novato can now see how many vendors match a specific opportunity, how many have downloaded documents, responded and more. The City of Novato also has its own, branded page on the public side of the California Purchasing Group in which taxpayers can view all closed bids and any awarded information.
Vendors may register on the California Purchasing Group: www.bidnetdirect.com/california/cityofnovato. Bidnet Direct’s vendor support team is available to answer any questions regarding the registration process or the bid system at 800-835-4603 option 2.
Other local California government agencies looking to switch from a manual bid process, please contact the California Purchasing Group for a demonstration of the no-cost sourcing solution.
About the City of Novato:
Novato is a city in Marin County, California, in the North Bay region of the Bay Area. At the 2020 census, Novato had a population of 53,225.
