IFB Wastewater System Services at Honey Lake Safety Roadside Rest Area (SRRA) in Lassen County

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is soliciting bids for wastewater system services at the Honey Lake Safety Roadside Rest Area in Lassen County. The selected contractor will be responsible for providing all labor, materials, and equipment to perform monthly monitoring, reporting, and sampling, as well as effluent groundwater analysis and routine system maintenance and repairs. Key deliverables include monthly reports on urine tank storage and flow data, quarterly effluent monitoring for parameters such as Total Nitrogen, and the direct upload of groundwater data to the Water Board's Geotracker database. All quarterly and annual reports must be certified by a licensed Geologist or Civil Engineer, and all water testing must be conducted by an ELAP certified laboratory. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with a submission deadline of October 1, 2026. Eligible bidders must possess a C-36, C-42, or Class A license from the California Contractor’s State Licensing Board. The solicitation includes preferences for certified Small and Micro Businesses and incentives for Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise participation, with a total combined cap of 100,000 dollars. Prevailing wages are required if the total bid exceeds 15,000 dollars. Bids must be submitted via mail or hand delivery, as electronic submissions are not accepted. Additionally, the contractor must adhere to strict data encryption standards for State-owned data and disclose any use of generative AI that impacts contract performance.