ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is seeking environmental remediation services for the Former Rhodes Service Station located at 410 Spartanburg Highway South in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The procurement involves a comprehensive corrective action plan for addressing a petroleum release initially reported on January 24, 1990, under Underground Storage Tank (UST) Permit #08562. Bidders must be South Carolina-Certified Class I Site Rehabilitation Contractors and will be responsible for excavating approximately 3,912 cubic yards of petroleum-impacted soil to a depth of 25 feet, placing oxygen-releasing compounds, installing replacement monitoring wells, and performing site restoration. The solicitation requires a detailed cost breakdown and implementation timetable, with contractors responsible for all aspects of the project including utility surveys, excavation, sheet piling, dewatering, amendments, backfilling, compaction, and documentation. Key deadlines include a May 19, 2023 deadline for submitting questions, a non-mandatory pre-bid conference on May 18, 2023, and a proposal submission deadline of June 8, 2023, at 2:30 PM ET, with award notification scheduled for June 15, 2023.

The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder meeting all specifications, with no specific set-aside designations mentioned in the documents. The contract was ultimately awarded to Geological Resources, Inc., located in Monroe, North Carolina, with a total potential contract value of $701,235.97. The contract term is structured to extend for 90 days from the Notice to Proceed for Excavation Corrective Action Plan Implementation or one year, whichever occurs first, with possible no-cost extensions available upon written request. Reimbursement is limited to actual costs incurred, with no payment made for expenses before the Notice to Proceed, and final invoices must be submitted within four months of corrective action plan approval. In the event of contract breach, damages will be assessed as the difference between the original corrective action cost and the cost of re-bidding the project. The procurement is administered under South Carolina's statutory authority in Title 44, Chapter 2 of the 1976 SC Code of Laws, with the Underground Storage Tank Management Division operating under State Regulation 61-92, Part 280.