Personnel to Clean and Detail Buses for the Torrance Transit Department

Provide cleaning and detailing services on an as requested basis. Additional cleaning and detailing work may be required throughout the term of the purchase order. In FY 2027, Torrance Transit vehicle fleet is projected to grow to 74 total vehicles, of which 64 are 40 foot buses and 10 are rubber wheel trolleys.
• Vendor must supply two (2) personnel for the cleaning of buses. In the event that the cleaning personnel are not native English speakers, at least one (1) of the personnel must be bilingual (with fluent English being one of the languages).
• Vendor must also supply at least one (1) Supervisor (must be bilingual with fluent English being one of the languages) to monitor the cleaning personnel’s shift once a month for a total of at least one (1) hour.
• City will provide all cleaning equipment, materials and supplies for use by Vendor that meets CDC requirements.
• For the Cleaning of Buses, the two (2) cleaners will provide deep cleaning of transit buses from 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., 5 days a week (Mon-Fri).
Cleaning of Buses –
20500 Madrona Avenue
I. Bus Cleaning
A. Daily (Vendor must deep clean each bus within the fleet at least once a week)
1. Clean all interior windows.
2. Mop interior bus floors.
3. Remove all pen and marker graffiti using cleaners or solvents provided by the City.
4. Clean and sanitize all interior bus surfaces (seats, walls, etc.)
5. Clean stanchions, rails and overhead hand straps (high-contact surfaces).
6. Clean and sanitize the driver’s seat area, dash, and farebox.
7. Vacuum all seats on bus.
• For the detailed/deep cleaning of buses for special events, TTS may request Additional Cleaning Services (ACS) of the Contractor for services not originally scheduled per the agreement such as cleaning the tires, putting ArmorAll® on the tires, interior bus detailing, etc. Torrance Transit will notify the Contractor at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the need for ACS. ACS is reserved for special events on an as needed basis (e.g. – Presidential/Dignitary visits to the City, Armed Forces Day Parade, Holidays, etc.), and the Contractor will be compensated using the existing hourly rate. TTS anticipates using 50 hours’ worth of ACS. Any unused ACS hours will be added back into the main pool of cleaning hours.
• The Project Manager must perform random, unannounced, supervisory checks of its personnel assigned to the City at least once every month during the working hours set forth in the contract. The result of these checks must be reported, in-person, to the Transit Operations Manager, Senior Business Manager of Transit Operations, or their designee.
• The Project Manager must attend, in-person, a meeting with the Transit Operations Manager or their designee once every month to discuss contract performance.
• Personnel is required to wear the proper attire for the work as specified by our agency (i.e. – safety vest, PPEs as required by our agency).