MULTIPROVIDER ENCAMPMENT WASTE DISPOSAL AND CLEANUP IN SAN MATEO COUNTY

2026-11-03

Contractor shall furnish all labor , equipment , tools , parts , materials , supplies , traffic control , travel , disposal and incidentals necessary to provide Encampment Site Waste Removal and Cleanup Services to Caltrans . Scope of Work 1 . The purpose of this agreement is to set forth the terms and conditions under which each Contractor agrees to provide Encampment Site Waste Removal and Cleanup Services to the California Department of Transportation ( Caltrans ) on an on - call , as - needed and / or urgent basis . A . Contractor shall collect , remove , transport , and legally dispose of all environmentally regulated , biological and hazardous waste ( HazWaste ), contaminated materials , and / or debris , waste and other substances including but not limited to those stated in Exhibit A , clause titled Contractors HazWaste Responsibilities ( collectively the " HazWaste Materials ") at the sites identified on the Service Request , Attachment 2 . Contractor shall also clean the sites so that no HazWaste Materials and other debris remains . For safety reasons , hand and / or mechanical equipment will be used whenever possible , to grab , remove , clean , and load HazWaste Materials . Contractor shall provide services as specified on the Service Request , Attachment 2 , and as described below . All services will include the collection of Personal Property as stated in Item 2 , below . 1 ) HazWaste Materials – Contractor shall collect , remove , transport , and legally dispose of all HazWaste Materials at the sites set forth in Service Request , Attachment 2 , and also clean the sites so no HazWaste Materials remains on the site . The HazWaste Materials include , but are not limited to , contaminated debris , biological waste , environmentally regulated substances , tires , and hazardous waste , including the HazWaste Materials in confined spaces . Biological waste is any material that contains , has been contaminated by , or may be contaminated by a biohazardous agent ( risk to human health or the environment ), and it includes , but it is not limited to , syringes , needles , blood , vomit , urine , and feces . See details in Exhibit A , clause titled Contractors HazWaste Responsibilities . As part of the HazWaste services , Contractor shall furnish all labor , Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response ( HAZWOPER ) trained employees , tools , hand tools , materials , bags , supplies ( including disinfectant ), Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE ), equipment , incidentals , travel , and legal disposal services necessary for the cleanup and removal of all HazWaste Materials and debris at the site . Disposal Services shall include all costs related to the collection , removal , disposal , and transportation of HazWaste Materials and all other debris collected at the Service Request job site ( s ) to the appropriate disposal site ( s ). The site includes , but it is not limited to , the landscaped areas of the freeways , State highways , structures , bridges , and the confined spaces within the structures and bridges , and right - of way . 2 ) Contractor shall log , collect , bag , and label all personal property and other materials that have apparent value that are not HazWaste Materials , as described in clause titled Contractor Responsibilities . 3 ) Disposal of waste shall include all costs related to the collection , removal , disposal costs , and transportation of HazWaste materials and other debris collected at job sites to the appropriate disposal facility . 4 ) Urgent Services are services that are determined necessary by Caltrans Contract Manager and shall include but is not limited to encampments or the remainder of , which needs immediate response due to circumstances that exist when an encampment poses an imminent threat to life , health , safety or infrastructure , impacts the operation and / or maintenance of the highway and / or facilities , where encampments pose unsafe conditions for the persons experiencing homelessness , the traveling public , adjacent neighborhoods , Caltrans staff and first responders and may include preventive work to prevent flooding , fires , slope failures , contamination of waterways and any other critical condition determined to be urgent by Caltrans Contract Manager . 5 ) An urgent Service Request will be verbally initiated via phone call and will be followed up with the written Service Request as soon as possible and as conditions permit . Once verbally contacted for urgent services , Contractor shall have five ( 5 ) hours to report to the encampment site .

California

2026-05-10