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County of Greenwood, SC

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

2026-RFP-006

AUCTIONEER SERVICES FOR GREENWOOD COUNTY PUBLIC AUCTION

RELEASE DATE: February 5, 2026

RESPONSE DEADLINE: March 5, 2026, 2:00 pm

Please refer to the project timeline in this document for all important deadlines.

2026-RFP-006 Auctioneer Services for Greenwood County Public Auction

INTRODUCTION

SUMMARY

Greenwood County (“Owner”) is requesting proposals from qualified South Carolina licensed Auctioneers to organize, advertise, and hold an auction for vehicles, equipment and materials.

TIMELINE

Bid Release Date: February 5, 2026

Question Submission Deadline: February 19, 2026, 2:00pm

Question Response Deadline: February 26, 2026, 2:00pm

Proposal Submission Deadline: March 5, 2026, 2:00pm

PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING

No Pre-Proposal Meeting is scheduled for this project.

QUESTIONS

Questions concerning this RFP’s specifications, or the identity of any omissions or discrepancies be submitted via the e-Procurement Portal located at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/greenwoodsc, by

Thursday, February 19, 2026at 2:00 pm (local time).

All answers to inquiries will be posted on the County’s e-Procurement Portal. Bidders may also click “Follow” on this bid to receive an email notification when answers are posted. It is the responsibility of the bidder to check the website for answers to inquiries.

ADDENDUM

Only changes made in writing by addendum and posted to the County’s e-Procurement Portal will be considered official. Answers provided verbally should not be considered.

Bidders are required to register for an account via the County’s e-Procurement Portal hosted by OpenGov.

Once the bidder has completed registration, they will receive addenda notifications to their email by clicking

“Follow” on this project. Ultimately, it is the sole responsibility of each bidder to periodically check the site for any addenda at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/greenwoodsc.

SCOPE OF WORK

Organize Items to be Auctioned

Auctioneer shall work with County staff to organize a final list and ensure all items are ready to be auctioned.

Advertise Auction

Auctioneer shall strategically advertise the auction to ensure maximum participation by the public. A list of all methods of advertisement shall be provided with bid.

Record All Bids and Process all Payments

Auctioneer shall record all winning bids and associated required information. All payments for winning bids shall be received and processed by the auctioneer.

Provide Payment to County

Auctioneer shall make final payment to County after processing all winning bids and deducting auctioneer fee as a percentage of total sales. All relevant paperwork to confirm all auction transactions shall be furnished to the county with final payment.

INFORMATION TO PROPOSERS

PROPOSERS RESPONSIBILITIES

Each Proposer shall become familiar with the project site, the scope of the proposed work, and the quantity of work and will be held responsible to examine, and to fully comply with all the Contract Documents, to be defined in the contract.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS

Proposals must be submitted electronically through the County’s e-Procurement Portal: Greenwood County e-

Procurement Portal on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 2:00 pm(local time).

ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF PROPOSALS

The County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any proposal which is incomplete, obscure, conditional, or otherwise irregular, or which has erasures or corrections in prices, or in which unit prices are omitted or are obviously unbalanced, may be rejected.

However, the County Manager reserves the right to waive informalities on the basis of its best interests.

QUALIFICATIONS OF PROPOSERS

Before any award is made, the County may require satisfactory evidence to show that the Proposer is fully prepared in every way to perform the management, furnish specified labor, equipment, supplies, and license for this proposal. Proposers must be located within a reasonable distance of the property to adequately conduct pre-auction activities.

LIMIT OF PROPOSAL WITHDRAWAL

No proposal may be withdrawn within NINETY (90) days after scheduled time for proposal submittal.

TIME FOR BEGINNING AND COMPLETING WORK

The Contractor shall commence work within fourteen (14) days of the date specified in the notice to proceed and shall complete work within an agreed upon schedule after the date the notice to proceed is issued.

PAYMENT OF WAGES, RELEASE OF LIEN, AND PERIODIC PAYMENTS

The contractor shall pay all employees for all hours worked in accordance with applicable laws. County may request certified payrolls for all employees working on the project. Auctioneer shall make final payment to

County after processing all winning bids and deducting auctioneer fee as a percentage of total sales. All relevant paperwork to confirm all auction transactions shall be furnished to the county with final payment.

Final payment shall be made within 30 days of conclusion of auction.

LOCATION OF WORK

The proposed auction shall be held in Greenwood County, 1009 Siloam Church Road, Greenwood, SC (Parcel

ID # 6876-417-343). Proposers must be located within a reasonable distance of the property to adequately conduct pre-auction activities.

COLLUSIVE PROPOSALS

More than one proposal or one contract from an individual, a firm or partnership, corporation, or an association under the same name or different names will not be considered. Reasonable grounds for believing that the Proposer is interested in more than one proposal for the same work will cause the rejection of all proposals in which such Proposer is interested. Any or all proposals will be rejected if there is any reason for believing that collusion exists among any of the Proposers; participants in such collusion will not be considered in future proposals.

PROHIBITION OF GRATUITIES

It shall be unethical for any person to offer, give, or agree to give any County employee, or for any County employee to solicit, demand, accept, or agree to accept from another person, a gratuity or an offer of employment in connection with any decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, or preparation of any part of a purchase request, influencing the content of any specification or procurement standard, rendering of advice, investigation, auditing, or in any other advisory capacity in any proceeding or application, request for ruling, determination, claim or controversy, or other particular matter, pertaining to any program requirement or an agreement or subcontract, or to any solicitation or qualification therefore.

RIGHT TO PROTEST

Any prospective bidder or offeror who is aggrieved in connection with the solicitation of a contract or intended award shall protest to the Procurement Officer. The protest must be in writing, submitted to the

Procurement Officer, and shall set forth the grounds of the protest and the relief requested with enough particularity to give notice of the issues to be decided. Protests must be received by mail or hand delivered within seven (7) days from the date of intended award to the following address:

Greenwood County Administration

Attn: Anita Baylor, Procurement Officer

1025 Deadfall Rd E

Greenwood, SC 29649

AWARD OF CONTRACT

All bidders must certify that if awarded a contract they will comply with all applicable provisions of The Drug-free Workplace Act, Title 44, Chapter 107 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended.

INSURANCE

Successful Proposer shall be required to provide insurance as stated below and as required by other provisions of the RFP. This insurance is to be on the comprehensive form, shall protect the Successful Proposer, and shall be written to include Greenwood County against any/all claims arising from injuries to the public, or damage to property of others arising out of any act or omission of the Successful Proposer, its agents, employees or subcontractors.

The required insurance policy must be written by a company licensed to do business in the State of South

Carolina at the time of issue.

The information described below sets forth minimum amounts and coverages and is not to be construed in any way as a limitation on the Successful Proposer’s liability.

Workman's Compensation and Employer’s Liability Insurance

The Successful Proposer and all Subcontractors shall carry Workman’s Compensation and Employer’s Liability

Insurance (if required by state statute) covering all employees employed by him or Subcontractors in accordance with the Statutes of the State of South Carolina and any applicable laws, while engaged under any awarded Contract issued from this RFP.

Statutory Limits, Employers Liability- $100,000 minimum

Comprehensive General Liability Insurance

General liability coverage as required in the RFP shall contain no exclusion relative to blasting, explosion, collapse of buildings, or damage to underground property.

The Successful Proposer shall carry comprehensive general liability insurance with limits of liability not less than:

Bodily Injury:

$1,000,000.00 - Each Person

$1,000,000.00 - Each Accident

Property Damage:

$1,000,000.00 - Each Accident

$1,000,000.00 - Aggregate

Fleet Liability

The Contractor shall carry a comprehensive fleet liability policy, if applicable, with limits of liability not less than:

Bodily Injury:

$1,000,000.00 - Each Person

$1,000,000.00 - Each Accident

Property Damage: $1,000,000.00 - Each Accident

Fire, Windstorm, and Vandalism

Fire, Windstorm, and Vandalism insurance shall be carried and maintained by the Successful Proposer in the name of the Owner and Successful Proposer as their interest may appear.

The Successful Proposer and Subcontractors shall submit certificates of insurance to the Owner at the same time as signed contracts and bonds.

AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS

S.C. LAW CLAUSE

Upon award of an agreement for these services, the person, partnership, association, or corporation to whom the award is made must comply with local and State laws which require such person or entity to be authorized and/or licensed to do business in Greenwood County. Notwithstanding the fact that applicable statutes may exempt or exclude the successful company from requirements excluding the company from being authorized and/or licensed to do business in Greenwood County, these requirements are in effect. By submission of this signed proposal, the company agrees to subject itself to the jurisdiction and process of the Eighth Judicial

Circuit Court of Greenwood County, as to all matters and disputes arising or to arise under the agreement and the performance thereof including any questions as to the liability for taxes, licenses or fees levied by State or local government.

COMPANY RESPONSIBILITY

Each company shall fully acquaint itself with conditions relating to the scope and restrictions attending the execution of the work under the conditions of this Request for Proposal. The failure or omission of a company to acquaint itself with existing conditions shall in no way relieve them of any obligation with respect to this

Request for Proposal or to the agreement.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

The company will take affirmative action in complying with all Federal and State requirements concerning fair employment and employment of the disabled and concerning the treatment of all employees, without regard or discrimination by reason of race, religion, sex, national origin, or physical disability.

OWNERSHIP OF MATERIAL

Ownership of all data, material, and documentation; including, but not limited to, architectural plans and drawings, originated and prepared for the County pursuant to this agreement shall belong exclusively to the

County. The County has the ability to utilize all data, material, and documentation in any manner or format deemed in the best interest of the County in the County’s sole discretion for this project and for any future project as determined in the best interest of Greenwood County. The use and/or reuse shall be at no additional cost to Greenwood County.

NONRESIDENT TAXPAYERS

If the company is a South Carolina nonresident taxpayer and the agreement amount is $10,000 or more, the company acknowledges and understands that in the event it is awarded an agreement, the Company shall submit a Nonresident Taxpayer Registration Affidavit (State form #1-312-6/94), before an agreement can be signed. Affidavit must certify that the nonresident taxpayer is registered with the S.C. Department of Revenue or the S.C. Secretary of State’s Office, in accordance with Section 12-9-310(A) (2) (3) of S.C. Code of Laws

(1976) as amended.

INDEMNITY

The Company hereby agrees to indemnify and save harmless the County, its officers, agents, and employees from and against any and all liability, claims, demands, damages, fines, fees, expenses, penalties, suits, proceedings, actions and cost of actions, including attorney’s fees for trial and on appeal of any kind and nature arising or growing out of or in any way connected with the performance of the Agreement, whether by act of omissions of the company, its agents, servants, employees or others, or because of or due to the mere existence of the Agreement between the parties.

TERMINATION FOR DEFAULT

The County Manager has the right to terminate for default if the company fails to perform the Work, if the company fails to perform the Work within the time specified in the Agreement, or if the company fails to perform any other provisions of the Agreement. If exercised, the County becomes the owner of documents that are paid for and may utilize them in any manner the County deems appropriate.

TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE

The County may without cause terminate this agreement in whole or in part at any time for its convenience. In such instance, an adjustment shall be made to the company for the reasonable costs of the work performed through the date of termination. Termination costs do not include lost profits, consequential damages, delay damages, unabsorbed or under absorbed overhead of the company or its subcontractors. The failure of the

Company to include a termination for convenience clause into its subcontracts and material purchase orders shall not expose the County to liability for lost profits in conjunction with a termination for convenience settlement or equitable adjustment. The company expressly waives any claims for lost profit or consequential damages, delay damages, or indirect costs which may arise from the County’s election to terminate this agreement in whole or in part for its convenience. The County has the ability to utilize all data, material, and documentation in any manner or format deemed in the best interest of the County in the County’s sole discretion.

NON-APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS

This agreement shall be subject to the availability and appropriation of funds by Management, and

Greenwood County Council. If County Council does not appropriate the funding needed for this product, Greenwood County will not be obligated to pay the contract price. No act or omission by Greenwood County, which is attributable to non-appropriation of funds, shall constitute a breach of or default under this agreement.

PROPOSAL CONTENT AND SELECTION PROCESS

All proposals must be submitted by an authorized representative who certifies having read this Request for

Proposal (RFP) in its entirety and who has the legal authority to bind the entity.

INSURANCE

Provide a copy of the firm’s certificate of insurance, showing the firm’s current limits of commercial general liability, employer’s liability, business automobile liability and professional liability.

Upload a copy of your Certificate of Insurance in the VENDOR SUBMISSION CHECKLIST section of this RFP.

PRICE PROPOSAL

The submittal shall include a cost proposal that includes the auctioneer fee as a percentage of total sales.

Electronic Cost Proposals must be submitted in the PRICE PROPOSAL section of this RFP.

PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

Companies must clearly mark as “Confidential” each part of their submittal which they consider to be proprietary information that could be exempt from disclosure under Section 30-4-40, Code of Laws of South

Carolina, 1976 as amended (Freedom of Information Act). If any part is designated as “confidential”, there must be attached to that part an explanation of how this information fits within one or more categories listed in Section 30-4-40.

Greenwood County reserves the right to determine whether this information should be exempt from disclosure and no legal action may be brought against Greenwood County and/or its agents for any determination in this regard.

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EVALUATION CRITERIA

No. Evaluation Criteria Scoring Method Weight (Points)

1. COST

Cost will be the dominant factor in evaluating bids as long as advertising methods are deemed sufficient by Procurement Officer.

Reward Low Cost 100 (100% of Total)

TERMS OF CONTRACT

A. All entries shall remain firm for a period of not less than ninety (90) days.

B. This solicitation does not commit Greenwood County to award an agreement, to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of a qualification and of any supplementary presentation, or to procure or contract for the articles of goods or services. Greenwood County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Requests for Proposals received as a result of this solicitation, to negotiate with all qualified firms, or to cancel in part or in its entirety this solicitation if it is in the best interest of the

County to do so.

C. The contract agreement will be made between the County and the successful proposer on the County standard contract forms.

D. A contract may be awarded to the Proposer whose proposal is within the competitive range and determined to be in the best interest of Greenwood County.

E. Greenwood County reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals received in response to this Request for Proposals. Greenwood County will not pay for any costs incurred by the submitting proposer in preparation of a response to the Request for Proposals, or any costs associated with negotiations prior to the awarding of a contract.

F. Greenwood County reserves the right to cancel this Request for Proposals, or cancel any negotiations resulting from this RFP, or decline to enter into a contract for the proposed work of this project is such action if deemed to be in the best interest of the County.

G. Greenwood County reserves the right to retain all proposals submitted and to use any ideas in a proposal regardless of whether that proposal is selected. Submission of a proposal indicates acceptance by the company of the conditions contained in this Request for Proposals unless clearly and expressly noted in the proposal submitted and confirmed in the contract between Greenwood County and the firm selected.

H. Failure to submit all required information may in the sole determination of Greenwood County be deemed as a nonresponsive proposal.

PRICE PROPOSAL

TABLE 1

Line Item Description Unit of Measure Percentage

1 Auctioneer Fee Percentage of

Total Sale

VENDOR SUBMISSION CHECKLIST

Bid Holding & Authorization Form*

Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Bid_Holding_and_Authorizati...

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List all methods of advertisement to be used to advertise the proposed auction.*

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Certificate of Insurance*

Upload a copy of your Certificate(s) of Insurance here if applicable.

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Auctioneer License Information*

List your name and License Number here.

Firm will be disqualified if firm does not possess a valid and current South Carolina Auctioneer license for the auction.

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Drug Free Workplace Certification*

By submitting a Bid, the Bidder certifies that, if awarded a contract, the Bidder will comply with all applicable provisions of The Drug-free Workplace Act, Title 44, Chapter 107 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended.

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Bid Certification*

You agree to hold your Bid open for a minimum of ninety (90) calendar days after the Opening Date. You agree that your bid can be made public under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C § 552. Greenwood County reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any informalities or irregularities.

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Non-Discrimination Statement*

The Company certifies that:

• No person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefit of, or otherwise discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, or gender in connection with any RFP submitted to

Greenwood County or the performance of any agreement resulting there from.

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• That it is and shall be the policy of this Company to provide equal opportunity to all businesspersons seeking to contract or otherwise interested in contracting with this Company, including those companies owned and controlled by racial minorities, cultural minorities, and women;

• In connection herewith, we acknowledge and warrant that this Company has been made aware of, understands and agrees to take affirmative action to provide such companies with the maximum practicable opportunities to do business with this Company.

• That the promises of non-discrimination as made and set forth herein shall be and are hereby deemed to be made as part of and incorporated by reference into any agreement or portion thereof which this company may hereafter obtain and;

• That the failure of this Company to satisfactorily discharge any of the promises of non-discrimination as made and set forth herein shall constitute a material breach of agreement entitling the Greenwood

County to declare the agreement in default and to exercise any and all applicable rights and remedies, including, but not limited to, cancellation of the agreement, termination of the agreement, suspension and debarment from future contracting opportunities, and withholding and or forfeiture of compensation due and owing on an agreement.

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