Charles Lind Brown Center - New Sports Maple Hardwood Floor

Beaufort County Parks and Recreation is soliciting bids for Invitation for Bid (IFB) #112624 to replace the existing rubberized gymnasium flooring with a new Sports Maple Hardwood Floating Floor System at the Charles Lind Brown Community Center located at 1001 Hamar Street in Beaufort, South Carolina. The procurement involves comprehensive flooring replacement, including demolition and disposal of 7,524 square feet of existing rubberized flooring, installation of Second or Better Grade Hard Maple flooring, rubber cove base installation, and multi-sport court striping with optional additional painting of basketball keys, court borders, center logo, and pickleball court lines. The project requires adherence to standards from organizations like MFMA, ANSI, and ASTM, with a 60-calendar day completion timeline. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held virtually on November 1, 2024, at 2:00 pm, and all questions must be submitted through the Procurement Portal by November 19, 2024. Proposals are due on December 3, 2024, at 3:00 pm EST, with bidders required to provide a 5% bid bond and demonstrating technical capabilities for comprehensive gymnasium floor replacement.

The contract emphasizes small and minority business participation, requiring contractors to make good faith efforts to include such businesses in the project. Bidders must submit a Monthly Compliance Status Report tracking small and minority-owned business (S/MBE) involvement, with detailed documentation of subcontractor financial information. Successful contractors will be required to furnish 100% performance and payment bonds if awarded the contract, with a 10% retainage that may be reduced to 5% upon 50% project completion. Funding for the contract will come from State and/or Federal and/or Beaufort County appropriations, with the county reserving the right to terminate the contract if sufficient funds are not allocated. While no specific budget range is explicitly stated, the comprehensive floor replacement project suggests a significant municipal infrastructure investment. The procurement process is designed to encourage competitive bidding while promoting inclusion of small and minority-owned businesses in the local government contracting ecosystem.