(IFB) Number #26C285002 entitled, CHP Yuba-Sutter Area office ¿ Evidence Impound Tow and Storage Services.

The California Department of Highway Patrol is requesting bids for evidence impound tow and storage services at the Yuba-Sutter Area office under IFB #26C285002, with bids due July 27, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. and public bid opening at 3:30 p.m. Bidders must be a Rotation Tow provider in good standing on the CHP Yuba-Sutter Area office Tow Service Agreement with no suspensions within the past year — a mandatory eligibility filter.

The scope encompasses 24-hour, seven-days-per-week towing and storage services on an as-needed basis, including light duty tows (minimum 14,000 lbs. GVWR), medium duty tows (minimum 26,001 lbs. GVWR), heavy duty tows (minimum 48,000 lbs. GVWR), rotator services, evidence vehicle storage, and post-storage vehicle inspections. The awardee must perform at least 75 percent of services internally with no more than 25 percent subcontracting. Qualifications require a valid local city or county business license, sound business integrity, responsive contractual history, and specified liability insurance. Selected personnel must pass driver license and fingerprint clearances through the California Criminal History Information System and Federal Bureau of Investigation before commencing services.

The agreement runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2029, with possible extensions subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability. The budget is $200,000 for the three-year term; however, CHP makes no commitment to service volume and payment is based on actual costs per services rendered per the rate schedule in Exhibit B. Bidders must submit hourly rates by tow category and daily storage rates for standard and commercial vehicles, computed per vehicle.

Small/Micro Business Preference (up to 5 percent), Non-Small Business Subcontractor Preference (up to 5 percent), and DVBE Incentive programs are available; the DVBE participation requirement has been waived. Written questions are due July 20, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. No pre-bid conference or walk-through is scheduled.