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PURCHASING SERVICES
INDEPENDENT CONTRACT
TRAINING
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Independent Contracts Including
Professional Services and Insurance Services
Any contract to
purchase the services of a business, corporation, or person who is not
an employee of the District or the colleges is an independent contract.
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This procedure can
be used only if the contract is not subject to the competitive bid requirements
of the Education Code or the Public Contract Code. Contracts for
professional services or advice and contracts for insurance services
are not subject to competitive bid requirements.
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This procedure must
not be used to hire contractors to perform public projects such as construction
services, alteration, renovation, improvement, demolition or repair
if the total job is $15,000 or more.
Public Project contracts
of $1,000 or more must comply with prevailing wage requirements.
Additionally, for
contracts less than $15,000, Public Contract Code 20657 requires that
notice of informal bidding opportunities must be given to all interested
contractors. Purchasing Services posts such notices on BidNet.
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Summary
of Requirements
Contracts must be
in a written format approved by District Business Services and the contractor
must supply a completed IRS Form W-9. Pre-approved formats include
the District Independent Contract form and the Agreement For Services
form. Both forms are posted at web site
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