Grounds Maintenance-Oconee Maint
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is seeking bids for comprehensive grounds maintenance services at the Oconee Maintenance Office in Westminster, South Carolina. The solicitation requires a contractor to provide all labor, materials, transportation, and equipment for maintaining the facility's grounds, including weekly mowing and edging of grassy areas from April through October (approximately 30 services annually) and bi-weekly maintenance during the dormant season from November through March. Specific service requirements include weed eradication, bed and curb edging, tree maintenance, disease and insect control, fertilization, and debris removal. Bidders must have personnel with valid South Carolina Certified Pesticide Applicator Licenses in Category 3 and maintain commercial general liability insurance with $1,000,000 per occurrence and auto liability coverage of $1,000,000 per accident. The pre-bid conference and site visit are scheduled for September 8, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., with questions due by September 9, 2021, at 2:30 p.m. Offers must be submitted online by September 16, 2021, at 2:30 p.m., with the award scheduled for September 21, 2021.
The contract includes provisions for South Carolina resident vendor and resident subcontractor preferences, which must be claimed by line item if applicable. Vendor registration with the state is mandatory prior to offer submission. The initial contract period will run from September 29, 2021, through September 28, 2026, with automatic one-year renewal options unless the state provides at least 30 days' notice of non-renewal. The contractor must appoint a supervisor available within one hour of notification and provide weekly sign-in logs for personnel on-site. The solicitation consists of two line items: 150 weeks of weekly grounds maintenance during the growing season and 50 weeks of bi-weekly maintenance during the dormant season. Award will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, with the contractor assuming full responsibility for any third-party property damage or personal injury claims resulting from negligent operations. While specific budget ranges are not explicitly stated, the contract involves comprehensive grounds maintenance services for a state transportation maintenance facility, suggesting a significant but not extraordinarily high-value procurement.
South Carolina 9/16/21, 2:30 PM 11/18/25, 9:17 AM Exterior Masonry Repointing and Painting - Former Seneca Middle School
The City of Seneca, South Carolina is requesting sealed bids for exterior masonry repointing and painting at the former Seneca Middle School property under RFB-2026-03-COS, with bids due September 28, 2026 and a mandatory pre-bid meeting on September 3, 2026. A local preference provision allows qualifying local bidders within 5 percent of the lowest non-local bid to match that bid.
The scope encompasses two distinct structures on the property at 810 W South 4th Street: the remaining portion of the former school building (Work Area A, excluding a demolition-interface quad of classrooms) and a separate freestanding brick utility building of approximately 1,400 square feet (Work Area B). Work includes masonry inspection, repointing of deteriorated mortar joints, low-pressure water cleaning (maximum 600 psi; sandblasting and high-pressure washing prohibited without prior written approval), sealant removal and replacement at windows and doors, priming with PPG Perma-Crete or approved equal, two finish coats of PPG Acri-Shield Max Exterior Latex or approved equal, metal coping preparation and painting, and final cleanup. Bidders must inspect both structures and estimate repointing quantities independently; the bid schedule combines two lump-sum items for surface preparation and painting at each structure with two unit-price items for repointing measured in linear feet.
The contractor must commence work within thirty days of award and complete within ninety days, with concurrent work on both structures. The awarded contractor furnishes performance and labor-and-material payment bonds in the full contract amount, general liability insurance with $1 million each-person and each-accident limits, automobile liability with matching limits, and statutory workers' compensation insurance. The contractor warrants painting work for one year from final acceptance and repointing and masonry repair for two years. Monthly payments will be made less 10 percent retainage, with liquidated damages of $225 per calendar day for schedule overruns.
South Carolina 9/28/26, 12:00 AM 8/25/26, 12:00 AM Seneca Nature Trail Disaster Debris Recovery (FEMA Funds)
The City of Seneca, South Carolina is requesting proposals for disaster debris recovery services at Seneca Nature Trail following Ice Storm Fern damage, with proposals due October 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST and all work required to be completed by November 30, 2026. Women-owned and minority-owned businesses are encouraged to apply.
The scope includes removal of approximately 80 downed hardwood trees (8–18 inches in diameter, averaging 40 linear feet), approximately 10 piles of downed limbs and cut branches (10 feet × 10 feet × 5 feet average), and an estimated total of 100 cubic yards of debris from publicly accessible trail areas at Shaver Recreation Complex. Work encompasses hazardous tree and limb removal, debris reduction through grinding or chipping, mulch placement, and site restoration. Contractors must also provide disaster recovery technical program management assistance relating to FEMA and state reimbursement claims, ensuring compliance with Public Assistance guidelines and all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
The fee schedule requires lump sum pricing for mobilization/demobilization and unit prices for debris removal per cubic yard, debris grinding per cubic yard, hazardous limb removal per tree, hazardous tree removal by diameter category (6"–12.99", 13"–24.99", 25"–36.99", 37"–48.99"), and off-site disposal or tipping fees per ton. Pricing must remain firm for the contract duration; quantities are estimates only.
Evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: Qualifications (30%), Technical capability (35%), Price (25%), and Other factors (10%). Proposers must submit one original and three copies in 8.5" × 11" format divided into seven required sections: firm qualifications, experience, local contractor utilization, FEMA Public Assistance Program familiarity, disaster-specific references, debris management plans, and detailed cost schedules. Five years of disaster-specific project references with contact information are required. Contractors certifying over $100,000 in contract value must provide debarment and suspension certifications. Proposals must be mailed to Joshua Riches, 221 E. N. 1st Street, Seneca, SC 29678.
South Carolina 10/8/26, 12:00 AM 9/22/26, 12:00 AM