Vista Continuation High School Modernization: Trash Haul-Off

Kern High School District is requesting bids on trash haul-off services for the Vista Continuation High School Modernization project (Bid No. 6949) with bids due October 21, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., and mandatory attendance at a pre-bid meeting and job walk on October 7, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the job trailer. Failure to attend the entire job walk will result in bid rejection.

This is a prevailing wage public works project subject to Department of Industrial Relations compliance. All contractors must register and qualify under California Labor Code section 1725.5. Prequalification pursuant to Public Contract Code section 20111.6 is required; contractors must be listed on the Kern High School District's Prequalified Contractor Listing.

The scope requires the contractor to provide dumpsters and dumpster haul-off services for use by all prime contractors on site, cover all required dump and recycling fees, and execute fifty dumpster haul-offs. The prime contractor may be required to maintain two or more dumpsters on site simultaneously. The overall project duration is 490 calendar days.

A valid California contractor's license of type B, C-21, or C-61 & D-63 is required. Performance bonds are required for all contracts; payment bonds are required for contracts exceeding $25,000. Insurance requirements include Workers' Compensation, Comprehensive General Liability (amount to be determined by contract), Comprehensive Auto Liability, Asbestos Abatement, Course of Construction/Builder's Risk, and Contractors Pollution Liability with a 10-year extended reporting period. The project is subject to liquidated damages for failure to meet completion deadlines.

Plans and specifications are available through Blueprint Service Company or via free download from the PlanetBids portal to registered plan holders. Sealed bids are submitted to the Kern High School District Business Services Department at 5801 Sundale Avenue, Bakersfield, California 93309.