Vehicle Safety Training Cost Table and Commercial/Specialty Vehicle and Safety Training Contract Summary

This document presents a Vehicle Safety Training Cost Table for 2025/26 associated with the City of Santa Monica's Commercial/Specialty Vehicle and Safety Training solicitation. The City seeks proposals from qualified firms to provide vehicle-specific safety training services to approximately 2,000 employees across multiple municipal departments including Public Works, Big Blue Bus Maintenance, police, and fire services. Key services requested include annual one-on-one driver assessments for 100 commercial/specialty vehicle operators, remedial training for drivers involved in preventable accidents, DMV/DOT and Cal-OSHA mandated safety training, and forklift/aerial lift initial and refresher training. The contract anticipates approximately 120 training sessions annually, with each session lasting 60 minutes and serving 10-25 employees. The RFP was released on November 13, 2025, with proposal submissions due by December 11, 2025, at 3:00 pm. The contract term spans five years with no explicitly stated renewal options mentioned.

The Vehicle Safety Training Cost Table establishes a structured pricing framework for various training categories including general safety training sessions (60 minutes), forklift group training (initial and refresher), aerial lift group training (initial and refresher), remedial driver training (hourly rate), CDL certification preparatory courses (per individual), and traffic control group courses (initial and refresher). Proposing firms must maintain Commercial General Liability insurance with limits of no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and Automobile Liability insurance with limits of no less than $1,000,000 per accident. Evaluation will be points-based, allocating 20 points for Quality of Work/Technical Capabilities, 20 points for Cost, 10 points for Stability/References, 20 points for Project Management Team, and 30 points for Experience/Technical Competence. Vendors must provide at least three references from public entities and demonstrate experience with municipal or government agency safety training. The solicitation does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. Training must be offered with flexible scheduling between 6 am and 9 pm, incorporating written tests and road skill assessments with post-training retention strategies.