PW_Determination_(Hazardous_Waste).pdf

This is a prevailing wage determination correspondence involving the City of Santa Monica's Water Resources Department and GCAP Services, Inc., a labor compliance consulting firm. The email chain, dated November 4-6, 2025, confirms that the City's Hazardous Waste Services RFP for sewer diversion unit cleaning and waste disposal falls under California prevailing wage requirements. The underlying contract opportunity is a five-year firm-fixed procurement for periodic cleaning and hazardous waste disposal services at various Wastewater Division locations throughout Santa Monica. Services include pumping, cleaning, and disposing of liquid and solid wastes from stormwater treatment systems, including Continuous Deflection Separator units, Contech Stormwater baffle units, and pump station wet wells at seven sites with depths up to 50 feet. The contract requires quarterly cleaning with maximum three-hour response times for standard requests and two-hour response times for emergencies, with 24/7 availability mandated. A mandatory job walk was scheduled for February 12, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at City Yards, with questions due by February 17, 2026, 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 all bids firm for 180 days.

Bidders 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. All contractors must comply with California prevailing wage requirements and register with the Department of Industrial Relations for all labor performed. The City requires a City of Santa Monica Business License, comprehensive insurance coverage including Commercial General Liability of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and Pollution Liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 annual aggregate, and a payment bond equal to 100 percent of the proposal amount. Contractors must provide staff trained in confined space entry and capable of operating full-face respirators, as well as specialized equipment including Super Sucker trucks and hoses. The solicitation documents contain no specified set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions limiting bidder participation to particular organization types. The City reserves the right to award contracts to multiple vendors and to terminate the contract with ten days' written notice, with payment due within thirty days of invoice receipt.