How to bid with the City of Santee

How jobs go out, by size

Job size or type	How it goes out	What you do
Formal bids (construction, goods, services)	Listed on the City's Bid Opportunities page. Notices run in the East County Californian (sometimes the San Diego Union-Tribune) at least 10 days before bid opening.	Submit on City forms in a sealed envelope, mailed or hand-delivered to the City Clerk. No faxes; late bids are returned unopened.
Informal requests for goods and services (under $50,000 a year)	Sometimes posted on the website, but usually sent directly to vendors.	Get on the City's vendor list (steps below) so you are asked.

The $50,000 informal limit on the City's page is for goods and services; it states no separate limit for construction.

Get on the list, step by step

1. Make sure your DIR public works registration is current. California requires it to bid public works.
2. Email your company contact information or a letter of introduction to Purchasing (email link on the City's Purchasing page), or mail it to City of Santee, 10601 Magnolia Avenue, Santee, CA 92071, Attention: Purchasing. This puts you on the City's Vendor List for formal and informal bid notices.
3. Check the City's Bid Opportunities page for open bids and download the bid package, including any addenda. Bids without acknowledged addenda may be rejected.
4. Read each bid package for how and where to submit, and allow time for delivery.

Open bids now

• HVAC Maintenance, Repair, and Replacement Services
  Due Mon Nov 9
• Plumbing Maintenance, Repair, and Replacement Services
  Due Mon Nov 9

Contact and official pages

• Bid Opportunities
• Purchasing / Doing Business with Santee

From the agency's own pages, checked November 2, 2026. Rules and thresholds change; always confirm on the official pages. See also all 39 agencies.