Madera County 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. Madera County invites all vendors to register online at www.bidnetdirect.com/california/maderacounty.
Madera County joined the purchasing group in June 2023. Madera County 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 over 50 local government agencies the tools needed to have a transparent bid process while minimizing costs and saving time.
“We strive to be as transparent as possible and to give all the information we have about the bid opportunity and the procurement process to all our vendors. By becoming a part of the California Purchasing Group, we can provide all the important and necessary information instantly to our vendors, everything they need is in one spot and they don’t need to contact us to find out details, they can just log in and view everything in real time. This has allowed us to create a more seamless bid process and has provided more participation from vendors across the state,” stated Jorge Mendoza, Senior Project Manager of Madera County.
As a participating agency of the California Purchasing Group, it allows Madera County 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 Madera County can register online: www.bidnetdirect.com/california/maderacounty. Madera County 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, Madera County can now see how many vendors match a specific opportunity, how many have downloaded documents, responded and more. Madera County 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/maderacounty. 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 Madera County:
Madera County, officially the County of Madera, is a county at the geographic center of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 156,255. The county seat is Madera.
