MUTCD_detail_striping.pdf

This is a traffic calming infrastructure project specification document issued by Beaufort County, South Carolina, with technical guidance from the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The project scope includes construction of one raised intersection at the junction of Shell Point Road and Broad River Drive, along with nine speed humps distributed across three streets: five on Broad River Drive, three on Shell Point Road, and one on Dogwood Street. All work must comply with South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) standards and specifications, with a mandatory commencement within ten calendar days of the Notice to Proceed and a 60-calendar-day completion deadline, plus 30 calendar days for punch list work. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for March 4, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. via Microsoft Teams, with written questions due by 5:00 p.m. on March 11, 2026 through the Procurement Portal. Electronic bids are due by 3:00 p.m. EST on March 23, 2026, with award to be made within 90 days of bid opening to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder.

The contract is structured as a unit price contract with progress payments made monthly at 90 percent of completed work and 10 percent retention. Contractors must provide a bid bond of at least five percent of the total bid amount, along with performance and payment bonds of 100 percent of the contract amount. Insurance requirements include worker's compensation, commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, comprehensive automobile liability of $500,000, and umbrella liability of $2,000,000. Small and Minority Business Enterprises (S/MBE) participation is required unless the contractor self-performs 100 percent of the work, with pre-award good faith efforts and post-award monthly compliance documentation required. Beaufort County permits are waived, but the contractor is responsible for all other municipal or town permit fees. No specific contract award value or budget range is published. Liquidated damages of $600 per calendar day apply for project delays.