Towing and Roadside Services

Sacramento, CaliforniaCalifornia, USADue Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Client: Sacramento, California
RFP Number: TRANSPORT-11916
Posted: —
Category: Transportation Services
Budget: Looking for Proposals
NAICS: —
Set-aside: —
Contact: —

Description

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The government authority in Sacramento, CA needs a vendor to provide high quality and responsive towing and roadside services for city-owned equipment. The buyer requires these as-needed services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays. The scope of work covers medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including trucks, ambulances, refuse trucks, fire apparatus, claw loaders, and tractors. Performance of the work will take place offsite. To qualify, the buyer mandates that the vendor must be an onshore USA organization. Regarding key dates and financial details, bidders must submit all questions no later than September 16, 2026, and the buyer is currently looking for proposals to establish the budget.

Key solicitation details

AI-extracted from B27153311002 MD HD Towing Bid 8.29.26.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.

The City of Sacramento, Department of Public Works is soliciting bids for a qualified vendor to provide high quality and responsive towing and roadside services for medium and heavy-duty vehicles (over 10,000 GVWR) on an as-needed basis. The contract covers City-owned equipment for critical departments and spans a five-year term.

Issued by: City of Sacramento, Department of Public Works
Questions due: 9/16/2026 2:00 PM PST
Bid Due By: 10/7/2026 2:00 PM PST
Bid Opening Date: October 7, 2026
Bid Opening Time: 2:00 PM PST, or as soon as practical thereafter
Estimated Week of Award Notification: Week of 10/19
Estimated Week of Contract Award: Week of 10/26
How to submit: sealed hard copy
Submission details: Submit hard copy bids in a sealed envelope/package showing the bid name and number with vendor name and address to Office of the City Clerk, 915 I Street, New City Hall, 5th Floor Public Counter, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Contract term: five (5) years
Place of performance: Offsite / City of Sacramento, CA limits and surrounding areas
Insurance and bonding: Garagekeeper's Legal Liability Insurance, Commercial General Liability Insurance naming City as additional insured, Commercial Automobile Liability Insurance, Statutory Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability Insurance. Primary and non-contributory policies issued by carriers rated A- or better by A.M. Best. No bid security or performance bond required.

How proposals are evaluated

Lowest responsive, responsible bidder price after LBE and local sales/use tax preference calculations
Local Business Enterprise (LBE) Bid Evaluation Preference	5%

Scope of work

Towing and roadside assistance for medium and heavy-duty City equipment (GVW ≥ 10,000 lbs)
Transporting assets to and from City facilities, repair shops, landfills, job sites, and Camp Sacramento
Emergency towing and roadside response within 1.5 hours or less
Standard towing and roadside response within 2 hours or less
Roadside services including flat tire changes, jump starts, fuel delivery, winching, and unlocking
Heavy-duty electric vehicle towing using flatbed or integrated underlift equipment
Occasional light-duty towing services for vehicles 10,000 GVWR or under
Equipment delivery by driver and heavy lift services

Minimum qualifications

Regularly and continuously engaged in providing roadside assistance for at least five (5) years
Possess all required permits, licenses, credentials, certifications, and insurance
Have sufficient fleet capacity to handle anticipated workloads
Must own/operate all required equipment with no subcontractors permitted
Minimum dispatch equipment: 1 tow truck (≥33,000 lbs GVWR, 30-50 ton boom), 3 tow trucks (≥54,000 lbs GVWR, 35-ton boom)
Possess City Tow Car Permit (vehicle) and City Tow Car Driver Permit (drivers)
Drivers certified in CA Tow Truck Association Course, National Highway Institute TIMs Training, and DOT Testing Program
Vehicles 2010 or newer (except trailers) or re-powered, meeting CA emissions and SMOG regulations

Documents to include with the bid

Attachment 1 - Bid Signature Page
Attachment 3 – Pricing Schedule
Attachment 5 – Local Business Enterprise Participation Program Form
City of Sacramento Business Operation Tax Certificate Number and/or County License Number

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