Hazardous Waste Disposal Services in Madera, Fresno, Kern, Tulare, and Kings Counties

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Division of Procurement and Contracts, is soliciting bids for on-call hazardous waste disposal services across Madera, Fresno, Kern, Tulare, and Kings Counties under IFB 06A3333, with bids due October 6, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. A 5% small business preference applies to certified Small Businesses or Micro Businesses, and a 5% Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) incentive applies for verified 100% DVBE participation.

The contractor shall provide delivery, pickup, drop-off, transport, and disposal or recycling services for hazardous waste, biological waste, environmentally regulated waste, and laboratory-packed waste, including waste assessment, cleanup, sampling, testing, identification, characterization, profiling, packaging, labeling, manifesting, and transport to approved disposal facilities. Services are performed during normal business hours (5:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday) at District 06 maintenance facilities.

Pricing is structured as hourly rates for personnel (Lead Technician/Supervisor, Technician, and Operator/Driver), equipment ranging from 1-ton trucks to 40-foot tractor-trailers, disposal costs per unit (55-gallon drums or tri-wall boxes), and materials. All bid rates must include labor, travel to first and from last facility, equipment, supplies, manifests, and disposal fees. The contract term runs October 26, 2026 through October 25, 2029.

Bidders must hold a Motor Carrier Permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Industrial Relations registration, a Class A General Engineering license with Hazardous Substance Removal certification, hazardous materials transportation licenses from the U.S. Department of Transportation and California Highway Patrol, Waste Tire Hauler Registration, Hazardous Waste Transporter Registration, Medical Waste Transporter Registration, EPA ID, and U.S. DOT Motor Carrier Certificate. Prevailing wage compliance applies if the bid exceeds $15,000. Questions are due September 28, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. The estimated award date is October 14, 2026.