FAQs
- What do I need to do to be added to the City's Vendor Database?
- Does the City offer preferences for small and/or minority businesses?
- Do I have to be on the mailing list to submit a bid?
- How do I get information regarding previous contracts?
- What are the City's bidding requirements?
- Does the City allow telephone quotes?
- Who is the Purchasing Agent for the City?
- How does the City advertise goods or services being bid?
- To whom should the check for bid packages be made payable? Why does the City charge for bid packages?
- Does the Purchasing Division buy for all City offices?
- How do I contact the Suffolk Public Schools or Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority?
- Does the City give bid results over the telephone?
- What are your office hours?
- Does the City release estimated cost of projects being bid?
- What are the bonding requirements?
- Must a company be a resident of Virginia to bid?
- May I send a bid package by facsimile or e-mail?
- Do you provide lists of registered bidders or plan holders?
- How are small purchases handled?
- When are term contracts rebid?
- Who originates the requirement for Request for Bid or Request for Proposal?
- How can a vendor offer his goods and services to the City besides responding to bids or RFPs?
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