Grounds Maintenance-Oconee Maint

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is seeking bids for comprehensive grounds maintenance services at the Oconee Maintenance Office in Westminster, South Carolina. The solicitation requires a contractor to provide all labor, materials, transportation, and equipment for maintaining the facility's grounds, including weekly mowing and edging of grassy areas from April through October (approximately 30 services annually) and bi-weekly maintenance during the dormant season from November through March. Specific service requirements include weed eradication, bed and curb edging, tree maintenance, disease and insect control, fertilization, and debris removal. Bidders must have personnel with valid South Carolina Certified Pesticide Applicator Licenses in Category 3 and maintain commercial general liability insurance with $1,000,000 per occurrence and auto liability coverage of $1,000,000 per accident. The pre-bid conference and site visit are scheduled for September 8, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., with questions due by September 9, 2021, at 2:30 p.m. Offers must be submitted online by September 16, 2021, at 2:30 p.m., with the award scheduled for September 21, 2021.

The contract includes provisions for South Carolina resident vendor and resident subcontractor preferences, which must be claimed by line item if applicable. Vendor registration with the state is mandatory prior to offer submission. The initial contract period will run from September 29, 2021, through September 28, 2026, with automatic one-year renewal options unless the state provides at least 30 days' notice of non-renewal. The contractor must appoint a supervisor available within one hour of notification and provide weekly sign-in logs for personnel on-site. The solicitation consists of two line items: 150 weeks of weekly grounds maintenance during the growing season and 50 weeks of bi-weekly maintenance during the dormant season. Award will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, with the contractor assuming full responsibility for any third-party property damage or personal injury claims resulting from negligent operations. While specific budget ranges are not explicitly stated, the contract involves comprehensive grounds maintenance services for a state transportation maintenance facility, suggesting a significant but not extraordinarily high-value procurement.