Description
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) seeks a qualified contractor to provide on‑call collection, removal, and recycling of both ferrous and non‑ferrous scrap metal and aluminum from several Caltrans maintenance stations in Humboldt and Mendocino Counties. The contractor must supply lockable containers, respond within two business days to collection requests, transport scrap to a state‑certified recycling facility, weigh each load, retain certified tickets, and submit monthly tonnage and pricing reports. Compensation follows a revenue‑share model where the contractor retains the portion of scrap sale proceeds after Caltrans receives its statutory share, with no service fee charged. Small‑business and DVBE preferences may reduce the effective contract cost.
• Provide labor, equipment, containers, transportation, and incidentals for on‑call scrap metal collection at four specified sites.
• Maintain lockable, rain‑proof steel containers (minimum one per site) from Oct 1 – Apr 30 and respond to collection notices within 2 business days.
• Deliver scrap to a certified recycling center, weigh each load within 24 hrs, and submit monthly reports (tonnage, weight tickets, AMM price screenshots).
• No subcontracting allowed; all work must be performed by the contractor’s own resources.
• Payment is based on the American Metal Market export price for #2 ferrous bundles multiplied by the contractor‑submitted competitive percentage; invoices due by the 15th of the following month.