26-030 ¿ Landscape Cleanup and Maintenance Services at the Hollywood DMV Field Office

The California Department of Motor Vehicles is soliciting bids for landscape cleanup and maintenance services at the Hollywood DMV Field Office through a Small Business Bid (SB Bid) solicitation (Contract 26-030). The procurement encompasses a one-time landscape cleanup service (if needed and authorized by DMV) and bi-weekly landscape maintenance services at the specified location for a three-year contract term from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029. The successful contractor must provide all necessary labor, tools, materials, equipment, and travel to complete the required services. A mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for March 19, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., with written questions due by March 23, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., and responses posted by March 25, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Bids must be submitted via email by April 1, 2026. Qualified bidders must be certified as small businesses and comply with applicable wage and benefit requirements under Government Code Section 19134.

This procurement includes a small business set-aside designation, requiring bidders to be certified by the California Department of General Services as a Certified Small Business. Contractors must comply with the Property Service Workers Protection Act by maintaining California Department of Industrial Relations registration and adhere to the Displaced Janitor Opportunity Act regarding retention of previous workers. Additional compliance requirements include the Darfur Contracting Act, California Civil Rights Laws, and economic sanctions prohibitions. Contractors must maintain commercial general liability insurance ($1,000,000 per occurrence) and workers' compensation insurance with employer liability limits of $1,000,000. While a specific budget range is not disclosed in the solicitation documents, compensation will be structured based on monthly rates for the bi-weekly maintenance services invoiced monthly with pro-rata adjustments. Potential liquidated damages of $500 for rebidding costs and $50 per day for failure to perform required services are enforceable provisions of the contract.