Amendment 2 Questions.pdf

SAP

State of South Carolina

Invitation For Bid Amendment 2

Solicitation:

Date Issued:

Procurement Officer:

Phone:

E-Mail Address:

Mailing Address:

5400028694 09/29/2025 Grace Sowell 864-889-8022 SowellGF@scdot.org SCDOT Procurement Office PO Box 191 Columbia SC 29202-0191

DESCRIPTION: JANITORIAL SERVICES– ANDERSON COUNTY

USING GOVERNMENTAL UNIT: SC Department of Transportation

SUBMIT YOUR OFFER ON-LINE AT THE FOLLOWING URL: http://www.procurement.sc.gov

SUBMIT OFFER BY (Opening Date/Time): 09/30/2025 @ 14:30 P.M. (See "Deadline For Submission Of Offer" provision) QUESTIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY: 09/18/2025 @ 12:00 P.M. EXPIRED (Send questions to SowellGF@scdot.org) (See "Questions From Offerors" provision)

NUMBER OF COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED: 1

CONFERENCE TYPE: Not Applicable

DATE & TIME:

(As appropriate, see "Conferences - Pre-Bid/Proposal" & "Site Visit" provisions)

LOCATION: Not Applicable

AWARD &

AMENDMENTS

Award will be posted on 10/13/2020. The award, this solicitation, any amendments, and any related notices will be posted at the following web address: http://www.procurement.sc.gov

You must submit a signed copy of this form with Your Offer. By signing, You agree to be bound by the terms of the Solicitation. You agree to hold Your Offer open for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days after the Opening Date. (See "Signing Your Offer" provision.)

NAME OF OFFEROR

(full legal name of business submitting the offer)

Any award issued will be issued to, and the contract will be formed with, the entity identified as the Offeror. The entity named as the offeror must be a single and distinct legal entity. Do not use the name of a branch office or a division of a larger entity if the branch or division is not a separate legal entity, i.e., a separate corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, etc.

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

(Person must be authorized to submit binding offer to contract on behalf of Offeror.)

DATE SIGNED

TITLE

(business title of person signing above)

STATE VENDOR NO.

(Register to Obtain S.C. Vendor No. at www.procurement.sc.gov)

PRINTED NAME

(printed name of person signing above)

STATE OF INCORPORATION

(If you are a corporation, identify the state of incorporation.)

OFFEROR'S TYPE OF ENTITY: (Check one) (See "Signing Your Offer" provision.)

___ Sole Proprietorship ___ Partnership ___ Other_____________________________

___ Corporate entity (not tax-exempt) ___ Corporation (tax-exempt) ___ Government entity (federal, state, or local)

COVER PAGE - ON-LINE ONLY (MAR. 2015)

mailto:SowellGF@scdot.org http://www.procurement.sc.gov/ mailto:SowellGF@scdot.org

AMENDMENTS TO SOLICITATION

(a) The Solicitation may be amended at any time prior to opening. All actual and prospective Offerors should monitor the following web site for the issuance of Amendments: www.procurement.sc.gov (b) Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation (1) by signing and returning the amendment, (2) by identifying the amendment number and date in the space provided for this purpose on Page Two, (3) by letter, or (4) by submitting a bid that indicates in some way that the bidder received the amendment. (c) If this solicitation is amended, then all terms and conditions which are not modified remain unchanged. [02- 2A005-1]

QUESTIONS FROM OFFERORS - AMENDMENT (JUN 2017)

THE SOLICITATION IS AMENDED AS PROVIDED HEREIN. INFORMATION OR CHANGES RESULTING

FROM QUESTIONS WILL BE SHOWN IN A QUESTION-AND-ANSWER FORMAT. ALL QUESTIONS

RECEIVED HAVE BEEN REPRINTED BELOW. THE “STATE’S RESPONSE” SHOULD BE READ

WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE QUESTIONS. THE QUESTIONS ARE INCLUDED SOLELY TO

PROVIDE A CROSS-REFERENCE TO THE POTENTIAL OFFEROR THAT SUBMITTED THE

QUESTION. QUESTIONS DO NOT FORM A PART OF THE CONTRACT; THE “STATE’S RESPONSE”

DOES. ANY RESTATEMENT OF PART OR ALL OF AN EXISTING PROVISION OF THE SOLICITATION

IN AN ANSWER DOES NOT MODIFY THE ORIGINAL PROVISION EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS:

UNDERLINED TEXT IS ADDED TO THE ORIGINAL PROVISON. STRICKEN TEXT IS DELETED. [02- 2A097-1]

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ARE BELOW. THE SCDOT’S ANSWER APPEARS IN RED.

Question 1:

The solicitation notes that SCDOT will provide trash bags, paper towels, and toilet tissue. Can you confirm whether the contractor must supply hand soap and other consumables?

SCDOT Response:

The Contractor is responsible for supplying the soap for all of the restrooms.

Question 2:

Will the staff need to be there for a total of 8 hours or are they servicing the building in between the hours listed? Just wanted clarification on these two items.

SCDOT Response:

Servicing the building between the hours listed. Please see the hours listed on page 13 of the bid schedule.

Question 3:

Could you confirm the total cleanable square footage per building and provide any floor plan or break down available?

SCDOT Response:

Total sq. ft. of all is 9487. Refer to pg. 13 in solicitation packet for break down.

Question 4:

Please confirm the number of restrooms/fixtures (toilets, sinks, urinals, etc.) included in the scope.

SCDOT Response:

Refer to pg. 13 in solicitation packet for break down

Question 5:

For window cleaning, should bidders include interior only or both interior and exterior, and at what frequency?

SCDOT Response:

See page 14 in solicitation packet under section “As Needed”

Question 6:

Who is the current service provider?

SCDOT Response:

No change. Please see the previous Solicitation number 5400026567

Question 7:

Are the employees required to have name badges? If so, what is the cost for providing those badges?

SCDOT Response:

Refer to pg. 15 in solicitation packet.

Question 8:

What is your current wage rate for this account?

SCDOT Response:

No change. We are unable to disclose the current wage rate, as it is the responsibility of the offeror to provide their current wage rate and submit their best pricing with their bid.

Question 9:

We have accessed the portal, but are not seeing where to submit the proposal through the portal. Could you please provide more instructions on how to submit through the portal?

SCDOT Response:

No Change. Please see the direct link to the SCEIS website on how to submit offers: https://procurement.sc.gov/doing-biz/submitting-offers https://procurement.sc.gov/doing-biz/submitting-offers