Frequently Asked Questioned About Doing Business With Dallas College

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If the product or service you have to offer is not listed, it is because Dallas College either does not use the product or service, or it is purchased in such small quantities that it does not merit maintaining a formal bidders list.

To get on the bidder list for products and service purchases by Dallas College, go to the Online Bidder Registration form and complete the requested information.

All Request for Bids (RFB) and Request for Proposals (RFP) are published in the Daily Commercial Record and on the Procurement Department's website under Advertised Bids and Proposals. If you are registered under the college's Online Bidder Registration program, you will automatically receive email notification of forthcoming bids. For additional review, you may contact the Dallas College Procurement Department at 972-860-7771.

Visit the Advertised Bids and Proposals section of our website for an up-to-date list and information on how to obtain a copy of a bid/proposal.

The buyer's contact name and number will be listed in each bid/proposal document.

Yes. State law requires construction contractors to provide a payment bond for contracts with a cost of $25,000 or more. Performance bonds are required for construction contracts with a cost of $100,000 or more.

For construction projects, bid bonds are required that are 5% of the amount bid typically.

Bid tabulations are available on the Procurement Department's website. Additionally, interested companies may attend the public bid openings.

• Purchase price.
• Reputation of the vendor and of the vendor’s goods or services.
• Quality of the vendor's goods or services.
• Extent to which goods or services meet needs of Dallas College.
• Supplier's past relationship with Dallas College.
• Total long-term cost to Dallas College to acquire supplier’s goods or services.
• The completeness, accuracy and relevancy of the bidder’s response to the request for bids or proposals and any other factor relevant to items that are specifically listed in the RFB/RFP.
• Dallas College’s commitment to sustainability and environmental compliance.

Submit CIQ forms to Dallas College Service Center, Records Management Office, 4343 IH-30, Mesquite, Texas 75150, fax 972-860-7929, or email wvidetto@DallasCollege.edu. To obtain a form to prepare for submission, visit the Texas Ethics Commission website. View the forms that have been filed with Dallas College on the Conflict of Interest Disclosures page.