COG_Sub_W9_.pdf

This is a Substitute Form W-9 document issued by the County of Greenville, South Carolina, designed to collect taxpayer identification and payment remittance information from contractors and vendors conducting business with the county. The form requests the contractor's legal name, taxpayer identification number (either Social Security Number or EIN/FIN), legal business address, entity tax classification, and type of service to be provided. Contractors must select their entity classification from options including individual/sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, trust/estate, or other business structures, and identify the service category such as medical/veterinarian services, legal/attorney services, rental of real property, or products/services. The form also requires payment remittance information including a contact address, contact name, telephone number, fax number, and email address. The contractor must certify under penalty of perjury that the taxpayer identification number provided is correct, that they are not subject to backup withholding by the Internal Revenue Service, and that they are a U.S. citizen or other U.S. person.

This form is a prerequisite document for the County of Greenville's sealed proposal solicitation for fire sprinkler system design, permitting, installation, testing, and acceptance services at the Tigerville Fire Department's existing two-story fire station facility. The W-9 substitute form must be completed and submitted by qualified fire sprinkler contractors as part of their proposal package, as it enables the county to process payment and maintain proper tax documentation for the selected contractor. The form was revised as of October 2022 and serves as the county's standard alternative to the IRS Form W-9, with explicit notation that the federal IRS form will not be accepted in its place.