Property Sweeping & Pressure Washing Services at the Ventura DMV Field Office

The California Department of Motor Vehicles is soliciting bids for property sweeping and pressure washing services at its Ventura DMV field office, with written questions due November 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. and bids due November 19, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. The solicitation is designated exclusively for Certified Small Businesses certified by the California Department of General Services, Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Enterprise Services.

The contractor must provide all labor, tools, materials, equipment, and travel to service approximately 90,605 square feet of property, including approximately 72,459 square feet of paved vehicle-accessible surfaces, at 4260 Market Street, Ventura, CA 93003. Property sweeping is required twice weekly on Sundays and Wednesdays, and pressure washing is required monthly on the first weekend Sunday, both between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. to avoid DMV business hours and comply with city ordinance codes. Only truck-mounted equipment is permitted; trailer-mounted equipment is prohibited. Bidders must certify they are not targets of economic sanctions under Executive Order N-6-22.

The contract term is 36 months with a proposed start date of March 1, 2027. Pricing is submitted on the Cost Sheet (Attachment 2) as separate monthly costs for sweeping and pressure washing, multiplied by 36 months. Payment is monthly in arrears upon invoice approval and completed Maintenance Logs, subject to pro-rata reduction for days services are not rendered.

Required insurance includes Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000.00 per occurrence, Automobile Liability of $1,000,000.00 combined single limit, and Workers Compensation with employer liability of $1,000,000.00 if employees are used. Required forms include the Bid/Bidder Certification Sheet, Cost Sheet, Payee Data Record, Bidder Declaration and Subcontractor/Supplier List, and Darfur Contracting Act certification. The California Civil Rights Laws Certification is required for bids of $100,000.00 or more.

The award goes to the lowest responsible responsive bidder, with ties resolved by coin flip. The DMV reserves the right to reject all bids if costs are unreasonable or for other business-based reasons. Responses to written questions are released by November 12, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Bids must be emailed in non-fillable PDF format to DMVBIDS@dmv.ca.gov.