(6)_Safety_Program_A_(1).pdf

This is a Certification of Safety Program form required by the William S. Hart Union High School District in Santa Clarita, California for hazardous waste removal services (Package HAZ2604A). The certification mandates that each contractor develop and fully implement safety programs compliant with California OSHA requirements prior to initiating any field work. Contractors must submit this certification as a condition precedent to work commencement, with the form requiring the company name as it appears on the contractor's license, the authorized signer's name, and the contractor's signature with date. The related solicitation is an Invitation for Bid for comprehensive hazardous waste removal services across 16 waste generator sites within the District, including six junior high schools, seven high schools, and maintenance facilities. Services encompass identification, lab-packing, manifesting, removal, and legal disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous regulated waste streams with an estimated annual volume of approximately 13.02 tons. Sealed electronic bids are due by 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, with questions due by April 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., final addenda issued by April 23, 2026, and contract award anticipated for May 20, 2026, with commencement on July 1, 2026. The initial contract term is three years with two successive one-year renewal periods available. Routine pickups must be scheduled within five business days of District request, while emergency pickups require response within four hours.

Eligible bidders must possess one of the following active California contractor licenses: Class A, B, C-12, C-21, C-36, C-57, or C-61/D40, plus a Hazardous Substance Removal (HAZ) Certification, and maintain a California Highway Patrol Hazardous Materials License with 40-hour HAZPOWER Certificates and annual refresher training. This procurement is classified as a public works project subject to prevailing wage requirements and California Department of Industrial Relations compliance, requiring all contractors and subcontractors to register with DIR per Labor Code Section 1725.5. Bid security of 10 percent of the maximum bid is required as a cashier's check, certified check, or bid bond from a California-admitted surety, with successful bidders required to provide Performance and Payment Bonds each equal to 100 percent of the total contract price. Required insurance includes Commercial General Liability of $2,000,000 per occurrence and $4,000,000 aggregate, Pollution Liability of $2,000,000 per occurrence and aggregate, Commercial Automobile Liability of $2,000,000 per accident, and Workers' Compensation coverage of $1,000,000 minimum. Additional mandatory requirements include workers' compensation insurance compliance or exemption certification, drug-free and tobacco-free workplace certification, asbestos-free materials certification, lead-containing materials compliance, and employee background clearance per California Education Code Section 45125.1. Pricing shall remain firm for the initial three-year period, with any adjustments capped at the annual Consumer Price Index percentage change for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area and submitted 90 days prior to contract anniversaries. Contract award will be made to the lowest responsive bid from a responsible bidder, with pricing submitted on District-provided worksheets in yearly lump sum format with itemized pricing for over 60 distinct waste disposal categories.