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CSDA Communities

RE: General Legal Services Fees

By: Dina Breitstein , 5 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Good afternoon, Debbie, Our District pays between $200 and $300 per hour for general legal services, depending on the complexity of the issue and the level of expertise required. ~Dina ------------------------------ ...
General Legal Services Fees

By: Debbie Rosales , 21 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Fellow CSDA Members, For those of you who contract for your general legal services, can you please tell me what hourly rates you are paying? We are hoping to get input from other Water Districts, ...
Customer Service Training

By: Magdalena Gartonzavesky , 21 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Hi there, looking for recommendations for customer service training. We are looking to equip our landfill field workers with the skills to interact well with members of the public. Online training would ...
RE: Bid Advertisments

By: Olivia Robertson , yesterday

Posted in: Open Forum

Hi Sandra, Some good suggestions here already! To expand on Ian's point, a great option to spread the word on CSDA.net is to post your project in our RFP Clearinghouse. This will make your project ...
RE: Special District Legal Counsel in or near Imperial ...

By: Emily Cha , 2 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Hello Ivan, If you haven't already, we encourage you to check out the CSDA's Online Buyers Guide . You may also consider posting your RFP in CSDA's RFP Clearinghouse to help connect with interested ...
RE: Bid Advertisments

By: Courtney Moore , 2 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Good morning, Sandra, Here are a few areas where you can post your public works solicitation in the event you do not have your own eProcurement portal (like Planet Bids, OpenGov): PublicPurchase is ...
RE: Bid Advertisments

By: Dave Harden, PE , 4 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Hi Sandra, So per the public Contractor Code, you need to advertise in the local paper, but to get wide coverage I like to also use Valley Contractors Exchange. They post to several other Plan rooms ...
RE: Bid Advertisments

By: Ian Berg , 4 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

PlanetBids is a pretty common option for any type of procurement. AI-Powered Procurement and Vendor Management Software | PlanetBids You can always try to spread the word on CSDA or if it is a finance-related ...
Bid Advertisments

By: Sandra Leyba , 5 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Hello! We will be having a project going out to bid (and I am new to this process), I'm looking to see what websites anyone has used to upload their Bid Advertising. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. ...