Public Purchase Website Instructions 2026.pdf

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BPM059559
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Carroll County, Maryland

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This is a vendor registration and bidding procedures guide issued by the Carroll County, Maryland Board of County Commissioners through the Department of the Comptroller. The document provides instructions for vendors seeking to participate in Carroll County government procurement opportunities. Rather than detailing a specific contract opportunity, this file serves as an instructional resource outlining the processes vendors must follow to register with the Public Purchase platform, access bid documents, submit bids, and review contract awards. All vendors are required to register with Public Purchase to view, download, and participate in county procurement activities. The guide directs users through the free registration process, which involves creating an account on Public Purchase and accepting the platform's terms and conditions.

The document outlines navigation procedures for accessing various bidding functionalities, including viewing notices of intent to award, reviewing bid tab sheets, searching closed and open bids, and downloading project documents. Contact information is provided for the Department of the Comptroller, including Comptroller Jennifer D. Hobbs' email (jhobbs@carrollcountymd.gov) and phone number (410-386-2085). The guide directs vendors to the Carroll County Government Purchasing Website and the Public Purchase portal for all procurement activities. No pricing terms, set-asides, incumbent information, funding amounts, or specific contract details are presented in this instructional document, as it functions solely as a procedural guide for accessing and navigating the county's procurement system.

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Board of County Commissioners

Joseph A. Vigliotti, President

Michael R. Guerin, Vice President Thomas S. Gordon III

Kenneth A. Kiler Susan W. Krebs

Department of the

Comptroller

Jennifer D. Hobbs Comptroller

Email: jhobbs@carrollcountymd.gov 410-386-2085, fax: 410-840-8932

WEBSITE INSTRUCTIONS

NOTE: ALL VENDORS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH PUBLIC PURCHASE TO VIEW, DOWNLOAD ETC. ANY PROJECTS

NEED HELP – CLICK ON CHAT TAB (Upper Left Hand Corner)

Vendor Registration

Go to the Carroll County Government Purchasing Website at https://www.carrollcountymd.gov

Vendor Registration

Register (Free) with Public Purchase

Under Free Registration: Free Registration

Fill Out Information – Follow Steps 2nd Step – Register with Carroll County Government

Once you have received your activation email from Public Purchase log into www.publicpurchase.com and accept the terms and conditions of use.

Click on the "Tools" tab, Click on the "Agencies" tab.

This will take you to the agency search page. In the agency name box type in the name of the agency (Carroll County- Government (MD). Leave the "new agency since" box blank. Make sure Registration Status says "ALL". Click

Already Registered with Public Purchase/Carroll County

Government www.publicpurchase.com

Login

Username

Password

Login

Awards – (Notice of Intent to Award or Contract Award)

Click on Project

Under Intent to Award Information – Click on Notice of Intent to Award or Contract Award

Bid Tab Sheet

Under Bid Reading Information or Under Items Details

Click on Bid Tab Sheet Click on Bid Items Bidding Procedures

Go to the Carroll County Government Purchasing Website at http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/purchase

Bidding Procedures (On the Left) Closed Bids

Title: Enter the exact name of bid or Number: Enter exact Bid Number

Closed in the: All

Search

Click on bid

Click on contract award

Open Bids

Click on Project

Under Documents - Download All Documents

Questions

Click on Project mailto:jhobbs@carrollcountymd.gov https://www.carrollcountymd.gov/ http://www.publicpurchase.com/ http://www.publicpurchase.com/ http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/purchase

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