IFB Hazardous Waste Disposal Services in Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz Counties

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Division of Procurement and Contracts is soliciting bids under IFB 05A3054 for on-call hazardous waste disposal services across Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz Counties, with written questions due November 10, 2026 and bids due by 2:00 p.m. on November 17, 2026. A five percent (5%) Small Business or Micro Business preference applies to certified contractors or to those subcontracting at least 25 percent of net bid price to certified small businesses. A Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) incentive also applies, with no participation requirement.

The scope covers on-call delivery, pickup, transport, and disposal or recycling of hazardous, biological, environmentally regulated, and laboratory-packed waste, plus waste assessment, characterization, profiling, packaging, labeling, manifesting, and legal disposal at approved facilities. The contractor also provides guidance and recommendations to Caltrans. Bids include Lead Technician/Supervisor, Technician, and Operator/Driver classifications with estimated hours, equipment ranging from 1-ton trucks to 40-foot tractor-trailers, and disposal costs for approximately 60 waste categories. Services run Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Minimum qualifications include a valid California DMV Motor Carrier Permit, Department of Industrial Relations registration, a Class A General Engineering CSLB license with Hazardous Substance Removal certification, hazardous materials transportation licenses, hazardous waste transporter registrations, an EPA transporter ID, a federal motor carrier certificate, a state seller's permit, and current HAZWOPER training certificates. Caltrans must be named as additional insured on required coverage.

The DVBE incentive ranges from 1 to 5 percent based on verified DVBE participation levels, and combined incentives and preferences are capped at $100,000. Prevailing wage requirements apply if the total bid exceeds $15,000. Bid pricing must include all personnel, equipment, disposal fees, materials, travel, taxes, insurance premiums, and incidentals, with no additional allowance unless separately specified.

Bid opening occurs at 2:30 p.m. on November 17, 2026, with a proposed award date of November 27, 2026. The agreement is estimated to run from December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2029. The agreement is subject to California Civil Rights Laws, the Darfur Contracting Act, Russia sanctions compliance, and GenAI disclosure requirements.