Fire Protection and Water Line

Greenville County, South Carolina is requesting sealed proposals for fire protection and water line services — underground fire-service line, automatic fire sprinkler system, and fire alarm system — with proposals due October 16, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Proposers may bid for one or more categories; the County may award each separately or to a single contractor performing all three. A non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for September 29, 2026 at Tigerville Fire Department.

The underground fire-service line scope requires a complete connection from the existing Blue Ridge Rural Water Company water main to a stub-up inside the apparatus bay of an active fire station, with completion required by February 1, 2027. The automatic fire sprinkler system must be a complete wet-pipe system beginning at the coordinated interior stub-up, compliant with NFPA 13 (2019), due July 1, 2027. The fire alarm system scope requires replacement of the existing system with a complete NFPA 72-compliant addressable system, also due July 1, 2027. All work must meet 2021 IBC/IFC codes and Greenville County standards; a minimum one-year warranty on materials and workmanship applies across all three portions.

Contractors must hold active South Carolina contractor licenses applicable to the proposed work and provide appropriate certifications for key personnel, such as NICET levels or backflow tester certification. Insurance requirements include $1 million per occurrence comprehensive general liability, $1 million per occurrence automobile liability, and statutory workers' compensation with employers' liability. A bid bond equal to 5% of the bid amount is required; if selected, contractors must furnish performance and payment bonds in the amount of the total bid price within 15 working days of award.

Evaluation criteria — each worth up to 5 points — are responsiveness to the RFP, cost, references, experience on similar projects, proposed approach and scope of work, and schedule. Pricing must be based on 30-day payment terms, with unit pricing governing over extended pricing. Questions are due October 7, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. The tentative award date is October 30, 2026, followed by contract negotiations November 2–10, 2026, and Notice to Proceed on November 11, 2026.