Contractor General Information

To better serve the Contracting Community, the City of San Diego is pleased to provide the links below for general construction related information about its Capital Improvements Program (CIP). The City's Purchasing & Contract (P&C) Department initiates and prepares bid packages, advertising, coordinates job walks, and bid openings for all of the City's public works construction projects. P&C also, verifies liability insurance, worker compensation, bonds, determines low bidder and handles any bidder inquiry or protest associated with the bidding process. Upon execution of the construction contracts, an Advance Notice to Proceed is then issued to Field Engineering Division (FED) who is responsible for managing the City's construction contracts. FED will then schedule a pre-construction meeting and issues the notice to proceed to the contractor. Purchasing & Contract Department is located at:

1200 Third Avenue, Suite 2000
San Diego, Ca 92101
(619) 235-5264
(619) 235-5209 FAX

Construction Related News, Announcements and City Managers Reports

Capital Improvement Projects in the City

San Diego Cityworks

The City of San Diego has produced this reference guide to provide general information about the bidding and contract award process for CIP construction projects. (Note: Due to the recent changes in the City organization, some of the information provided in the Construction Contract Guide is not current. The document is currently under review for corrections. Please check back often for updated information.)