26-148 ¿ Landscape Cleanup and Maintenance Services

The California Department of Motor Vehicles is requesting bids for landscape cleanup and maintenance services at the Whittier DMV Field Office (9338 S. Painter Avenue, Whittier, California) under IFB 26-148, with bids due November 2, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. A valid C27 contractor license from the California Contractors State License Board is required; all subcontractors must also hold valid C27 licenses. The DVBE participation requirement has been waived.

The scope includes a one-time landscape cleanup service (if authorized by the DMV) and bi-weekly landscape maintenance services spanning lawn maintenance, shrub and bush trimming, tree pruning, hardscape area cleaning, cultivation, waste hauling and disposal, and irrigation system testing and maintenance. The contract term is 36 months commencing December 1, 2026. Bidders must price both the one-time cleanup service and bi-weekly maintenance services on the Cost Sheet (Attachment 2) using a cost-per-service model.

The estimated contract value for the entire term is $42,673. The previous contractor, J&S Property Management & Maintenance, Inc., charged $1,600 for the one-time cleanup service and $850 per weekly maintenance service, with $1,600 for yearly maintenance services. Award will be made to the lowest responsible responsive bid.

Bidders must maintain commercial general liability insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence and workers' compensation insurance with employer's liability limits of at least $1 million. All required bid documents must be submitted in non-fillable PDF format as a single file not exceeding 100 megabytes to DMVBIDS@dmv.ca.gov.

An optional pre-bid conference is scheduled for October 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the Whittier DMV field office. Written questions are due October 26, 2026 at 4:00 p.m., with responses provided by October 28, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Bid opening is November 3, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.