Platform Scale Maintenance Services - IFB 26C726000

The California Highway Patrol is seeking bids for Platform Scale Maintenance Services at its Gilroy Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility for both Northbound and Southbound locations, under solicitation number 0000039534, with responses due by July 8, 2026. The contract requires semi-annual maintenance of platform scales and overhead digital weight displays, with services scheduled for two cycles annually over a three-year term from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029, subject to extension based on performance, funding, and approval by the Department of General Services. The first service must occur within 30 days of contract execution, followed by inspections every six months. Vendors must hold CSLB C-61/D-21 licenses and a Certificate of Accuracy traceable to the National Bureau of Standards, and comply with Cal/OSHA Title 8 standards for confined spaces. Work must be performed in a first-class, workmanlike manner by skilled personnel, and bid rates must include all costs—labor, equipment, travel, diagnostics, inflation, and profit—with no funding available for miscellaneous repairs. Bidders must submit a sealed original package with all required attachments signed in ink, including the Bid Form, Certification Checklist, DVBE and SB/MB declarations, GSPD-05-105, Client References, Contractor Certification Clauses, Darfur Contracting Act compliance, Payee Data Records, and Conflict of Interest Statement, with electronic submissions prohibited. The contract incorporates Standard Agreement STD 213 and is governed by General and Special Terms and Conditions, Public Contract Code sections 10420–10425, and Public Resources Code sections 42921 and 42926. Hazardous materials use is restricted to those specified in the Scope of Work, requiring MSDS documentation, proper labeling, protective gear, and disposal by the contractor; toxic substances are strictly prohibited on CHP property. Contractors must submit invoices semi-annually in arrears to California Highway Patrol, not CHP, with one original and one copy, signed if not on pre-printed forms, and must comply with GAAP. All personnel must pass driver license and fingerprint checks, wear company-logo shirts, maintain professional conduct, avoid alcohol and drugs, and coordinate parking and sanitation. Liability and workers' compensation insurance are mandatory, with employer’s liability coverage set at $1,000,00