Revenue Agreement for Scrap Metal/Aluminum Removal and Recycling Services from Caltrans Maintenance Stations in Santa Barbara County

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is soliciting competitive bids through Invitation for Bid (IFB) #05A2993 for revenue agreement services involving scrap metal and aluminum removal and recycling from two maintenance stations in Santa Barbara County: the Santa Maria Maintenance Station (2201 South Thornburg, Santa Maria, CA 93454) and the Santa Barbara Maintenance Station (3999 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105). The contractor will provide comprehensive on-call scrap metal collection, removal, and recycling services, including all labor, materials, supplies, equipment, containers, and transportation necessary to execute these services Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding state holidays. The contractor must fulfill collection requests within two business days of notification from the Caltrans Contract Manager and deliver containers within five business days of the Notice to Proceed. Minimum qualifications require bidders to maintain a valid Motor Carrier Permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles and a valid Weightmaster License from the California Department of Food and Agriculture. This is a revenue-generating contract where the contractor compensates Caltrans based on a competitive percentage bid multiplied by the American Metal Market (AMM) export price for No. 2 ferrous bundles at the Port of Los Angeles, published on the first reporting day of each month; bids charging fees will not be accepted. The written question submission deadline is April 13, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., with the bid submission deadline extended to April 28, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time and bid opening scheduled for the same date at 2:30 p.m., with an estimated award date of April 30, 2026, and contract commencement anticipated for May 15, 2026, through May 14, 2029 (three years).

A five percent Small Business (SB) or Micro Business (MB) preference applies to this procurement with a preference cap of $50,000, and a Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) incentive of five percent is available with a combined incentive and preference dollar cap of $100,000. The contractor must maintain an American Metal Market subscription for the duration of the agreement and submit monthly tonnage reports, weight tickets, and payments to Caltrans by the 15th of each month. Required insurance coverage includes Commercial General Liability with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, Automobile Liability with $1,000,000 combined single limit coverage, and Workers' Compensation insurance with statutory limits and employer's liability limits of $1,000,000. No subcontracting is permitted under this agreement, ensuring the awarded contractor will directly perform all contracted services. The procurement does not identify incumbent vendors or current contractors, and no specific budget or award value is provided in the solicitation documents, as compensation is contingent upon the monthly AMM pricing formula and tonnage collected. Digital accessibility accommodations for solicitation documents are available through http://bit.ly/dpac-ada or by calling (916) 654-2852, with questions directed to Contract Analyst Tiaja Watson at Tiaja.Watson@dot.ca.gov.