3 year on call catch basin repair

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for a three-year on-call catch basin repair contract covering Richland County and the Chapin area of Lexington County. The procurement seeks a contractor to replace and/or convert Florida-type catch basin tops to Types 16, 17, or 18, with each project requiring removal and replacement of a minimum of ten linear feet of curb, gutter, and/or sidewalk. Bidders must provide unit pricing for 15 Type 16 catch basins, 75 Type 17 catch basins, and 15 Type 18 catch basins. A nonmandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for February 27, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at SCDOT Richland Maintenance, with questions due by February 28, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. Offers must be submitted online by March 5, 2024, at 2:30 p.m., with the contract award to be posted on March 19, 2024. The contract will run from March 20, 2024, to March 19, 2027, with potential automatic one-year renewals. Contractors must provide all labor, equipment, materials, and traffic control compliant with the South Carolina Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

The solicitation does not specify any specific set-aside designations or restrictions on participating organizations. Contractors must meet several key qualifications, including providing a labor and material payment bond equal to the contract amount and maintaining commercial general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence. Concrete must be Class 3000 mix from an SCDOT-certified plant, and contractors will be responsible for establishing safe work areas for motorists and pedestrians. While no specific award value is explicitly stated, the contract includes detailed pricing mechanisms with unit prices for different catch basin types. Non-compliance penalties range from $500 to $750 per offense, with deductions applied for various violations including inclement weather work, traffic control failures, and work progression delays. The contractor must complete all work within fourteen days of purchase order issuance and by June 30th of the fiscal year in which the catch basin list is provided. Pricing must remain fixed for the initial contract term, with potential adjustments for renewal periods based on the Consumer Price Index for "Other Goods and Services."