Pricing Worksheet.xlsx

This is a pricing worksheet for the South Carolina Statewide Rail Plan Update RFP, a planning project managed by the State of South Carolina. The document serves as the cost proposal template that bidders must complete to submit pricing for the contract. The worksheet is designed to capture labor costs associated with multiple project tasks including public input processes, IIJA content requirements, planning and freight studies incorporation, analysis of the statewide rail network, future needs and trends analysis, Southeast regional rail coordination, rail crossing and corridor strategies, business and industrial development opportunities, and dashboard and story map development. Bidders are required to populate the pricing template with personnel information, hourly billing rates, overhead rates, estimated hours by task, and direct expenses to develop a comprehensive cost proposal.

The pricing worksheet operates on an automated calculation system where bidders enter resource names, labor categories, base hourly bill rates, and overhead rates on Tab A, which automatically generates total extended rates. On Tab B, bidders allocate estimated hours for each named resource across the identified project tasks, with dollar amounts calculating automatically based on the rates entered in Tab A. Bidders may also add direct expense line items such as lodging or other project-related costs. The completed spreadsheet must be saved as "Price Proposal_Company Name" and submitted with the total from Tab A. The structure allows for flexible resource allocation across ten distinct project work categories and accommodates additional personnel and expense line items as needed by the bidding firm.