Cooperative Bids 

COCISD is a member of numerous purchasing cooperatives. This eliminates the need to process our own formal bids from the list of numerous approved vendors since the purchasing cooperative has already done this. However, for purchases over $50,000 (accumulated), three quotes are required.

Purchase Orders (POs)

A requisition must be submitted in Ascender, approved, and returned to the requestor as a purchase order (PO) before obligating the District for an expense. For more detailed information regarding purchases, State and Federal statutes and bid requirements, see the COCISD Business Office Procedure Manual.