24-320 Parking Lot Sweeping and Pressure Washing and/or Steam Cleaning Services for the Watsonville DMV Field Office

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is soliciting bids for parking lot sweeping and pressure washing/steam cleaning services at the Watsonville DMV Field Office located at 90 Alta Vista Avenue in Santa Cruz County. The procurement, identified as Bid 24-320, seeks a contractor to perform parking lot sweeping twice per week (Mondays and Thursdays between 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM) and pressure washing/steam cleaning once per month (first weekend of each month between 10:00 AM Saturday and 10:00 PM Sunday) for an approximately 29,993 square foot paved parking area. The contract will run for 36 months, from March 1, 2025, through February 29, 2028. Key deliverables include maintaining detailed maintenance logs, providing proof of service documentation, and submitting monthly invoices. Bidders must submit their proposals via email to DMVBIDS@dmv.ca.gov by January 27, 2025, at 11:59 PM. The solicitation includes a schedule of events with written questions due by January 20, 2025, at 5:00 PM, and written responses to be released by January 21, 2025, at 5:00 PM.

The procurement is specifically designated as a Small Business set-aside, requiring bidders to be certified by the California Department of General Services (DGS) Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Enterprise Services (OSDS) as a Small Business. The current contractor is Jack Davenport Sweeping Services, Inc., who has been providing these services from March 1, 2022, through February 28, 2025, with a monthly rate of $550 for sweeping and $160 for pressure washing/steam cleaning. Contractors must utilize truck-mounted equipment for sweeping services and are prohibited from using trailer-mounted equipment. The bid includes specific insurance requirements, including $1 million in commercial general liability and automobile liability coverage, with workers' compensation coverage if applicable. Potential penalties include liquidated damages of $500 for contractor breach requiring rebidding and $50 per day for failure to perform required services. The current monthly contract value suggests an estimated total contract value of approximately $25,920 over the 36-month term.