PW_Determination_(Hazardous_Waste).pdf

This is a prevailing wage determination correspondence between the City of Santa Monica Water Resources Department and GCAP Services, Inc., a labor compliance consulting firm. The email chain confirms that the City of Santa Monica's Request for Proposal (RFP) for Hazardous Waste Services and Sewer Diversion Unit Cleaning and Hazardous Waste Disposal is subject to California prevailing wage requirements. The contract is a five-year firm-fixed procurement for periodic cleaning and hazardous waste disposal services at various locations throughout the city's Wastewater Division, including Continuous Deflection Separator units, Contech Stormwater baffle units, and pump station wet wells at seven sites. Contractors must provide Super Sucker trucks, specialized equipment, and staff trained in confined space entry and full-face respirator operation. A mandatory job walk is scheduled for February 12, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at City Yards, 2500 Michigan Avenue, with questions due by February 17, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. and responses posted by February 24, 2026. Bids are due March 3, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., via the city's online vendor portal, with quarterly cleaning of diversion units required and maximum three-hour response times for standard requests and two-hour response times for emergencies.

The determination establishes that all labor performed on this contract must comply with California prevailing wage requirements, with successful bidders required to register with the Department of Industrial Relations. Contractors must submit line-item pricing for project manager hours, environmental technician hours, vacuum truck hours, Super Sucker truck hours, roll-off truck hours, roll-off bins, de-watering bins, and confined space equipment through the city's online vendor portal. The City requires a City of Santa Monica Business License and comprehensive insurance coverage, including Commercial General Liability of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence, Automobile Liability of at least $1,000,000 per accident, Workers' Compensation insurance with statutory limits, and Pollution Liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 annual aggregate. A payment bond equal to 100 percent of the proposal amount is required under California Civil Code Section 9550, and the City reserves the right to award contracts to multiple vendors and terminate with ten days' written notice.