Columbia County, FL bids

What Columbia County bids look like

• Trades with the most bids: lawn care (1), paving (1) and roofing (1).
• Open for 29 days from posting to the due date, at the median.
• Posted most by City of Lake City (2).

Who posts bids in Columbia County

Cities and towns · 1

• City of Lake City 2 bids since Oct 25, 2026

Other buyers with bids here since Oct 25, 2026, from the state, federal and legal-notice sites we read: Florida Department of Transportation District 2 (1).

Not checked yet: Columbia County government and the Columbia County school district's own bid sites.

How to register as a vendor in Columbia County

Purchasing office

Columbia County Purchasing Department, 135 NE Hernando Avenue, Suite 203, Lake City, FL 32056-1529, open Monday to Friday 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M, 386-719-2028. checked Oct 31, 2026

Columbia County government

The Board of County Commissioners welcomes all qualified vendors except those on the State Department of Management Services Convicted Vendor List. To be added to the county's Bidder's List, send your firm name, commodity or service type, contact person, address, phone, fax and email through the Register as Vendor link, and keep your contact information current.

Formal bids over $35,000 are published in the Lake City Reporter classified section under Legal, every active bid is posted on the county website, and bid packages can be requested at the Purchasing Division on weekdays. The Sheriff, Tax Collector, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Supervisor of Elections and Property Appraiser run their own purchasing. checked Oct 31, 2026

Local preference in Columbia County

Local preference

When the lowest responsive and responsible bid comes from a business that is not local, the Local Business with the otherwise lowest bid is offered the award if its bid is no more than five percent above the low bid and no more than $250,000 above it. A Local Business is a person whose primary residence is in Columbia County, a partnership with at least one principal living in the county, or a Florida corporation or other business whose principal place of business is in the county, or which keeps a full-time office open to the public there with at least one officer, director or shareholder living in the county.

The county also weighs whether the business has had an office there for the past three years, owns real property there, has paid ad valorem or personal property taxes there, and registers its vehicles there. (Columbia County Purchasing Policies and Procedures, section 304.6) checked Oct 31, 2026

When Columbia County buyers must bid it out

Purchases or contracts over the bid limit of $35,000 must be advertised for sealed bids, and sealed bid awards need Board of County Commissioners approval. Below that, items up to $2,500 can be bought on three verbal quotes, and items over $2,500 up to $35,000 need written quotes on the bidder's letterhead or invoice, with at least three quotes sought. (Columbia County Purchasing Policies and Procedures, sections 302.1 and 302.2, amended June 9, 2023) checked Oct 31, 2026

Where Columbia County posts bid results

Sealed bids are opened in public at the date and time in the Notice to Bidders, usually in the Board of County Commissioners conference room at 135 NE Hernando Ave, Room 203, Lake City, and the Purchasing Director approves the bid tabulation. A bidder who opposes the intended award must file a written notice of intent to protest with the Purchasing Director within 72 hours, not counting weekends and legal holidays, after the bid tabulation is posted. (Columbia County Purchasing Policies and Procedures, sections 304.6 and 304.8) checked Oct 31, 2026

Columbia County bids by trade

The number after a trade counts its bids here since Oct 25, 2026.

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