San Diego Unified School District's Facilities Planning and Construction Department utilizes the Lease-Leaseback (LLB) delivery method for large and complex projects ranging in value from $7 to over $110 million. LLB is a method that streamlines complex construction projects and frees up funding.
View and download the Lease-Leaseback Fact Sheet by clicking here. The Lease-Leaseback Fact Sheet summarizes the LLB Program, defines the term Lease-Leaseback , provides networking tips including how to connect with the District's prequalified LLB Prime contractors, and much more.
Contractor Prequalification

All subcontractors are required to be prequalified with San Diego Unified School District for LLB projects in order to bid. See the table on the right to learn if you need to get prequalified. LLB prequalification packages can be downloaded here:
https://www.sandiegounified.org/contractor-prequalification.
Email [email protected] with any questions and to receive prequalification packets. Please note: San Diego Unified prequalification is in addition to any prequalification requirements the project Prime contractors may also have. Click here for more information about San Diego Unified prequalification.
Get Connected
San Diego Unified has a robust Business Outreach Program designed to engage local and Emerging Business Enterprises (EBEs) in its construction program. EBE is an umbrella term that includes woman-owned business enterprises (WBE), minority-owned business enterprises (MBE), disabled-veteran owned business enterprises (DVBE), small business enterprises (SBE) and designations that may fall under each. All LLB projects have EBE goals. If you are a certified EBE, or a business that may be eligible for EBE certification, read on to see how you can become involved in the LLB program.
Prequalified Prime Contractors
A list of ten prequalified Prime contractors has been developed. Each Prime has a designated Small Business Liaison Officer (SBLO). Each SBLO and their respective company's prequalification website links are provided below:
Contractor To-Do List
In addition to developing relationships with the Primes, here are some other things that subcontractors and EBEs can do to be poised to bid:
- Get on the San Diego Unified School District database. (Instructions) (Form)
- Get prequalified with SDUSD. (Instructions)
- Get prequalified with LLB Prime contractors (See Prime contractor information above)
- Apply for relevant EBE certifications, including SB-PW (Small Business for Public Works) (Resources: SDBC, PTAC, For help with SB-PW certification, contact the Dept. of General Services at (916) 375-4940 or [email protected]).
OUTREACH EVENTS
DATE
& TIME
|
EVENT TITLE
|
LOCATION
|
REG. LINK
|
September 2022 |
Joint LLB Outreach Event with Balfour Beatty, Barnhart-Reese, Nexgen Builders, Sundt Construction and Swinerton Builders
|
Zoom Webinar
|
TBD
|
03/01/22 |
Joint LLB Outreach Event with C.W. Driver and McCarthy Builders:
Mira Mesa HS, Wilson MS, and Central ES projects
|
Slidedeck: Click here |
Event Complete |
01/25/22 |
Joint LLB Outreach Event with Sundt Construction:
Hoover HS CTE, Canyon Hills HS CTE, Marston MS WSM
|
Slidedeck: Click here |
Event Complete |
08/24/21 |
Joint LLB Outreach Event with C.W. Driver, Erickson-Hall,
Soltek Pacific, Sundt Construction and Swinerton Builders
|
Slidedeck: Click here |
Event Complete |
Upcoming Opportunities
Go to Planetbids to find current San Diego Unified School District contract opportunities by clicking here.
PROJECT NAME
|
BIDS DUE
|
PRIME
|
STATUS/
LINK
|
Pacific View ES WSM & JUF |
Summer 2022 |
Barnhart Reese |
TBD |
Boone ES WSM
|
Summer 2022 |
Balfour Beatty |
TBD |
Gompers Preparatory Academy New Classroom and WSM |
Summer 2022 |
Sundt |
TBD |
Whitman ES WSM
|
Summer 2022 |
Nexgen |
TBD |
Crown Point ES WSM
|
Summer 2022 |
Swinerton Builders |
TBD |
Central ES Photovoltaic &
Wilson MS Joint Use Field |
Fall 2022 |
McCarthy |
TBD |
Hoover HS CTE
|
06/03/22 |
PCL Construction |
Awarded |
Albert Einstein Academy WSM
|
05/25/22 |
Erickson-Hall |
Awarded |
Memorial Athletics Field Lights
|
05/18/22 |
Balfour Beatty |
Awarded |
Mira Mesa High School Ph II WSM
|
04/19/22 |
C.W. Driver
|
Awarded |
Marston Middle School WSM Ph I
|
03/10/22
|
Sundt
|
Awarded |
Canyon Hills HS CTE
|
03/23/22
|
Sundt |
Awarded |
Morse HS New Admin Bldg & Theater Ph III
|
01/13/22
|
Sundt
|
Awarded
|
Key:
"CTE" = Career Technical Education; "JUF" = Joint Use Field
“ES” = Elementary School; “MS” = Middle School; “HS” = High School
“Ph” = Phase; “WSM” = Whole Site Modernization
Bids Due in the future are estimated dates and may change
|
Contacts
Still have questions? Reach out to the district's Lease-Leaseback Outreach Coordinator.
Sidney Hucklebridge-Key
Lease-Leaseback Outreach Coordinator
[email protected]
(619) 471-4960
Karen Linehan
Business Outreach Program Manager
[email protected]