Grounds maintenance DMH-patrick B harris

The South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH) is seeking a contractor to provide comprehensive grounds maintenance services for the Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric Hospital located in Anderson, South Carolina. The solicitation requires the selected vendor to furnish all labor, materials, transportation, and equipment necessary to perform grounds maintenance, including weekly mowing and edging of grass areas, maintenance to the tree line, and bi-weekly mowing during dormant periods with emphasis on fall foliage removal. Vendors must submit their bids online through http://www.procurement.sc.gov by November 16, 2022, at 3:00 PM, with questions from offerors required to be received by November 11, 2022, at 12:00 PM. Site visits are available by appointment only through Robert Price at (864) 965-9861, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The contract term is one year, from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2023, with four optional one-year renewal terms. Award will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, with vendors required to submit unit prices for grounds maintenance services on a monthly basis for a potential 60-month period.

The procurement does not specify any specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. All offerors must register as South Carolina vendors and obtain a current state vendor number prior to submission. The contractor must maintain specific insurance requirements, including Commercial General Liability insurance with limits of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence, Auto Liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per accident, and Worker's Compensation insurance as required by South Carolina law. The previous contractor for this grounds maintenance service was awarded $2,250.00 per month, which provides a reference point for bid evaluation. Nonresident contractors may be subject to 2% income tax withholding on payments unless they register with the South Carolina Department of Revenue and submit a Nonresident Taxpayer Registration Affidavit. The state reserves the right to reject any or all offers and to cancel the solicitation, and the apparent successful contractor may be required to complete a vendor questionnaire to establish capability and reliability.