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Electronic Bidding System

Housing Authority of the County of Merced is using Public Purchase, a FREE web-based e-Procurement service. To begin or continue to receive bid notifications as a current vendor you must complete the two-step registration. Please register as soon as possible so that you have uninterrupted access to our bids and the notification of our bids.

Housing Authority of the County of Merced Public Purchase homepage:
https://www.publicpurchase.com/gems/mercedha,ca/buyer/public/home (opens in new tab)

STEP 1: Register with Public Purchase

Use the link below to begin the registration process. It can take up to 24 hours for your account to become active. You will receive an email from notices@publicpurchase.com letting you know your account is activated. Be sure to add this email address to your contacts to avoid the bid notification emails being sent to your junk folder.

Register with Public Purchase → (opens in new tab)

If you are already registered with Public Purchase, please proceed directly to Step 2.

STEP 2: Register with Housing Authority of the County of Merced

1. Once you have received your activation email from Public Purchase, log in to www.publicpurchase.com (opens in new tab) and accept the terms and conditions of use.
2. Click on the “Tools” tab located on the far right of the menu header.
3. On the new list of sub-tabs, click on “Agencies”
4. Search for the agency Housing Authority of the County of Merced — Make sure the Registration Status field is set to “All”
5. Once you find the result, please click on the [Register] tab on the far right of the agency name.
6. Complete the registration steps with the agency.

It is important that this second part of the registration is complete, or you will not receive notifications of upcoming quote opportunities from the Housing Authority of the County of Merced. It is your responsibility to keep the information up to date, particularly the contacts and email addresses.

If you need any assistance with this process, please contact Public Purchase at support@publicpurchase.com or use their Live Chat during business hours (upper left corner of the website).

Current Public Purchase Listings

Notice of Bid Opening

All Public Bid Openings for Invitations for Bids (IFBs) are held at 2pm on the business day after the sealed bids are due. Authority staff will hold them via a virtual meeting room. Please refer to the details below to attend a public bid opening:

Get the app and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://meet.goto.com/install (opens in new tab)

Bid Number	Project Title	Category	Documents	Status
QSP #2026-09	Asphalt Parking Lot Repair with Seal Stripe — Los Banos Migration Center	Construction	Project Cancellation Notice View Notice →	Cancelled
QSP #2026-12	Pond Evaluation Compliance & Emergency Response Preparedness — Merced Migration Center	Professional Services	Solicitation Packet View Documents →	Open