MUTCD_detail_striping.pdf

This document comprises a technical specification from the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and a sealed Invitation for Bid issued by Beaufort County, South Carolina for traffic calming infrastructure improvements in the Shell Point neighborhood. 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 standards, specifications, MUTCD requirements, and SCDOT Encroachment Permit No. 294120. The contractor must commence work within ten calendar days of the Notice to Proceed and complete all construction within 60 calendar days, with punch list work due within 30 calendar days; liquidated damages of $600 per calendar day apply for delays. 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, and award will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder within 90 days of bid opening.

The contract is structured as a unit price contract with estimated quantities listed in the bid form, and no specific award value or budget range is published. Progress payments will be made monthly at 90 percent of completed work with 10 percent retention. Contractors must provide a bid bond of at least five percent of the total bid amount, performance and payment bonds of 100 percent of the contract amount, worker's compensation insurance, commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, comprehensive automobile liability insurance of $500,000, and umbrella liability insurance 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. The contractor is responsible for all necessary permits and approvals except Beaufort County permits, which are waived; all other municipal or town permit fees are the contractor's responsibility. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified for this project.