



How To Find Construction Jobs To Bid On For Free
The following free construction bid opportunities resource has been put together by Surety First, Inc. to help California contractors find and bid on construction projects in their local area/region of California. As a note, while many of the links below are managed by state agencies, these resources have not been individually vetted, nor are they endorsed by Surety First.
Construction bid opportunities are sorted by both region and city for faster viewing with general construction bid resources categorized at the bottom of this page. The resources listed were selected to provide opportunities for contractors large and small. Also, we are constantly updating this list so if you know of a helpful resource not listed, we’d love to hear about it. To make a suggestion, please click here and complete the contact form.
California Construction Bid Opportunities
The Complete Master List
(Resource Links Sorted Alphabetically By Region & City)
Federal or Statewide California Job Opportunities
Not Region Specific
CalTrans
http://ppmoe.dot.ca.gov/des/oe/weekly-ads/all-adv-projects.php
Regional California Bid Opportunities
Northern California
Sacramento
http://portal.cityofsacramento.org/Public-Works/Engineering-Services/Projects/City-Contract-Bids
http://www.dgs.saccounty.net/capsd/Pages/Construction.aspx
http://www.ebidboard.com/public/projects/index.asp?mbrguid=4653B5c9-2122-4249-8c6c-f8586f502aff
https://www.smud.org/en/do-business-with-smud/contracting-opportunities/EBSS.htm
http://www.losrios.edu/purchasing/bids/
http://www.sacrt.com/contractinginfo.stm
http://www.shra.org/BusinessOpportunities/ContractingOpportunities.aspx
http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/facilities/contractors/advertisements.html
Stockton
http://www.stocktongov.com/services/business/bidFlash/default.html
http://www.sjgov.org/supportserv/openbids.aspx
https://www.deltacollege.edu/dept/purchasing/SJDCBusinessOpportunities.html
http://www.portofstockton.com/bidsproposals
http://www.lodi.gov/finance/bids.html
Bay Area
Oakland
http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/PWA/s/ContractingOpportunities/index.htm
https://www.ebmud.com/business-center/construction-bids/current-construction-bids/
http://www.portofoakland.com/opportunities/bidnotice.aspx
http://www.ebparks.org/about/bids
https://www.acgov.org/gsa_app/gsa/purchasing/bid_content/contractopportunities.jsp
http://wwwp.oakland.edu/purchasing/bid/
San Francisco
http://www.sfusd.edu/en/doing-business-with-sfusd/current-invitations-for-bids.html
http://sfdpw.org/index.aspx?page=1110
http://sfwater.org/index.aspx?page=109
http://sfport.com/index.aspx?page=18
http://www.sfusd.edu/en/doing-business-with-sfusd/bids-rfp-process.html
https://sanfranciscobayferry.com/node/334
http://www.sf-planning.org/index.aspx?page=3694
http://goldengate.org/contracts/
http://www.flysfo.com/business-at-sfo/upcoming-opportunities
http://www.bart.gov/about/business/procurement/contractsout
http://cahill-sf.com/subcontractor-opportunities
http://www.sfoconstruction.com/
San Jose
https://www.sanjoseca.gov/index.aspx?NID=764
http://www.sjeccd.edu/business-community/business-opportunities/purchasing-bids
Central California
Bakersfield
http://www.co.kern.ca.us/gsd/purchasing/bid-business.aspx#.ViEx2vn5FjQ
http://www.kerncountywaste.com/newsroom/requests-for-proposals
http://www.bakersfieldcity.us/administration/financialservices/purchasing/search_old_data.html
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/kmca-prime-sub-match-making-forum-tickets-17587911918?aff=es2
Fresno
http://www.fresno.gov/Businesses/BidOpportunities/default.htm
http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/Departmentpage.aspx?id=5818
http://www.fresnofloodcontrol.org/home/bid-opportunities/
Southern California
Anaheim
https://sites.google.com/a/acsd.k12.ca.us/administrative-services/bids
Cerritos
http://cms.cerritos.edu/purchasing/bids-and-proposals.htm
http://www.cerritos.us/BUSINESSES/bid_and_contract_opportunities.php
Chula Vista
http://www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/finance/selling-to-the-city
http://www.cvesd.org/DISTRICT/Pages/bids.aspx
Los Angeles
http://www.laschools.org/new-site/bidding-opportunities/formal-contracts/ebidboard
http://www.lacity.org/for-businesses/business-opportunities-with-the-city
https://www.portoflosangeles.org/business/con_specs.asp
http://www.laparks.org/proposal.htm
http://dpw.lacounty.gov/general/contracts/opportunities/?phase=AWARDED
http://lacsd.org/businesses/bidspur/constrbids.asp
http://www.capitalprograms.ucla.edu/Contracts/ProjectsCurrentlyBidding
http://www.lawa.org/welcome_LAWA.aspx?id=534
https://www.acgov.org/gsa_app/gsa/purchasing/bid_content/closedbids.jsp
http://camisvr.co.la.ca.us/lacoBids/BidLookup/BidDeptLookupFrm.asp
Long Beach
http://www.polb.com/economics/contractors/default.asp
http://www.lbcc.edu/ContractsMgmt/CurrentSolicitations.cfm
http://longbeachtownship.com/bidnoticesptprfqs.html
Riverside
https://riversideca.gov/bids/bid/list
http://www.riversideca.gov/publicworks/engineering/current-construction.asp
http://pdc.ucr.edu/business/bids.html
http://www.rivcoeda.org/AboutEDA/ProposalsQuotations/tabid/467/Default.aspx
http://www.rcc.edu/businesservices/Pages/Facilities-Construction.aspx
http://www.rctc.org/doing-business/rfps-rfqs-ifbs
San Diego
http://www.sandiego.gov/cip/bidopps/
http://www.sdcwa.org/contracting-opportunities
http://ptac-sandiego.org/bids-directory/
http://www.san.org/Business-Opportunities/Contracting-Opportunities
http://bfa.sdsu.edu/prosrvcs/pubsolicit.htm
http://www.sandag.org/index.asp?fuseaction=rfps.home
http://www.sdhc.org/business-opportunities/
Santa Ana
http://www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us/bids-rfps/
http://ocgov.com/gov/cob/bids/
https://www.rsccd.edu/Departments/Purchasing/Pages/Bidding-Opportunities.aspx
http://www.ocair.com/businessandemployment/bids/
Other Construction Bid Opportunity Resources – (Statewide)
Below are a list of general construction bid opportunity resources for California. Some of the services listed below are free while others require a paid subscription. For California contractors serious about bidding on public projects, it’s probably a good idea to explore each of the services below to see if they are a good fit for your particular business objectives. As a note, these resources have not been vetted, nor are they endorsed by Surety First.
http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/oe/weekly_ads/all_adv_projects.php
http://www.metrolinktrains.com/agency/page/title/doing_business
http://www.constructionwire.com/
http://construction.com/dodge/
http://www.hsr.ca.gov/About/Doing_Business_with_HSR/contracts_for_bid.html
http://www.cmdgroup.com/project-leads/bid-opportunities/
Sub Contractor Bid Opportunity Requests – (Statewide)
Below is a list of California contractors that have posted sub contractor bid opportunities on their company website. Some of the companies listed are regional, while others are statewide or even nationwide in their operating territory. As noted above, these resources have not been vetted, nor are they endorsed by Surety First.
http://www.swinerton.com/subcontractors/subcontractor-current-bid-opportunities
https://www.walshgroup.com/business-opportunities/bidding-opportunities.html
http://www.cwdriver.com/bid-opportunities/
http://www.diedeconstruction.com/bidding
http://www.turnerconstruction.com/sub-contractors