25-295 ¿ Graffiti Removal Services

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for graffiti removal services at the Santa Ana DMV Field Office located at 1330 E. 1st Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701. The procurement seeks a contractor to provide comprehensive graffiti removal services, including removal from building exteriors and interiors, signage, parking lots, fencing, gates, and related surfaces, with the objective of restoring affected areas to a like-new condition without visible graffiti or shadowing. All graffiti removal on painted surfaces must include repainting with water-based, zero-VOC paint matching existing colors. Bidders must possess a valid C-33 contractor license from the California Department of Consumer Affairs, Contractors State License Board. The contract term is twelve months from the proposed start date of March 1, 2026, with a potential DMV option to extend for an additional twelve months. Key deadlines include written questions due by December 29, 2025 at 4:00 p.m., bid responses released by January 5, 2026, and bid submissions required via email to DMVBIDS@dmv.ca.gov by January 8, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., with a public bid opening scheduled for January 9, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.

The solicitation has waived Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) participation requirements, though a bid incentive of 3 to 5 percent will be applied to bids proposing California certified DVBE subcontractor participation at specified percentage thresholds. Prevailing wage requirements apply if the total bid exceeds $1,000.00, and public works contractor registration with the California Department of Industrial Relations is required if the bid exceeds $25,000.00. A payment bond equal to 100 percent of the total contract amount is mandatory for bids exceeding $25,000.00. The contractor must maintain commercial general liability insurance with limits of not less than $1,000,000.00 per occurrence and workers' compensation insurance if employing personnel. The estimated budget for the entire contract term is $26,000.00, based on a cost-per-service model for approximately 104 estimated graffiti removal service calls over twelve months, with the DMV not guaranteeing a minimum number of service calls. The contractor is expected to respond to graffiti removal requests within twenty-four hours of notification and will invoice the DMV upon completion of each service call, with all materials and equipment being the contractor's responsibility and no travel reimbursement provided.