CHP Hayward Area office - Car Wash Equipment and Pit Pumping Maintenance Services - IFB #26C345005

The California Highway Patrol is seeking bids for Car Wash Equipment and Pit Pumping Maintenance Services at its Hayward Area Office and other statewide CHP facilities under Solicitation Number 26C345005, with a mandatory site walkthrough scheduled for May 27, 2026, at 12:30 P.M. at 25100 Santa Clara St., Hayward, CA 94544. All prospective bidders must sign in at the walkthrough to be eligible to submit a bid, and no electronic submissions are accepted; proposals must be submitted as a single, bound, ink-signed hard copy to the Contract Services Unit in Sacramento by June 10, 2026, at 1:15 P.M. Pacific Time. The contract is structured as a three-year Firm-Fixed-Price arrangement from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029, with performance required across multiple CHP locations. The DVBE participation requirement has been waived, but bidders may still elect to claim small business, microbusiness, nonprofit veteran service agency, or DVBE status to receive price adjustments under a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation method, where technical acceptability is assumed upon responsive submission and award is determined solely by the lowest evaluated price after applicable preference deductions. Contractors must comply with stringent state-mandated standards including the Uniform Building Code, Uniform Plumbing Code, National Electric Code, and California regulations from the Department of Industrial Relations, ensuring all work is performed in a workmanlike manner using new materials. All hazardous materials must be handled per regulatory requirements with Material Safety Data Sheets submitted in advance, and electronic and organic waste must be recycled appropriately. Contractors are required to maintain valid licensing and permits throughout the term, and prohibited items such as firearms and intoxicants are strictly forbidden on site. Payment is to be made monthly in arrears via paper invoice submitted to the CHP Hayward office on pre-printed billing forms bearing the contractor’s signature. The state reserves full authority to inspect and accept work on-site, with sole discretion to reject any nonconforming performance, and penalties of up to $25,000 per violation apply for misrepresentation in certifications, including inaccurate size status or DVBE claims. Submission requires completion of a comprehensive set of attachments including the Bid Form, DVBE declarations, contractor certification clauses, payee data records, conflict of interest statements, and references, all properly signed and sealed.