Job Order Contracting (JOC) Services - Site Work

Dorchester County, South Carolina is seeking qualified firms to provide Job Order Contracting (JOC) Services for Sitework Trade Projects through a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP No. 2026-30). The procurement aims to establish multiple Job Order Contracts for on-demand construction and trade work services across county-owned sites and facilities, with work to be defined through individual job orders. Proposers must submit adjustment factors to be applied to pre-priced construction tasks from a Construction Task Catalog, with separate factors required for non-secure and secure areas during normal and other-than-normal working hours. The evaluation criteria will allocate 30 percent to firm qualifications, safety, and experience; 30 percent to cost proposal; 20 percent to capacity and availability; and 20 percent to references and past project performance. Key requirements include demonstrating 51 percent self-performance capability and providing three client references. The procurement timeline includes a non-mandatory pre-proposal virtual webinar on December 18, 2025, at 10:00 AM, with written questions due by January 7, 2026, at 11:59 PM, and proposals due on January 15, 2026, at 2:00 PM.

Contractors must comply with several regulatory requirements, including South Carolina's Drug-Free Workplace Act, Title 8 Chapter 14 immigration requirements, and non-discrimination provisions under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. While no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are mentioned, contractors must meet insurance requirements, including $1,000,000 in general and automobile liability, workers' compensation as required by state law, and $1,000,000 in professional liability. The contract will have an initial one-year term with four optional one-year renewal periods, and an administrative fee of 6.00 percent will be payable to The Gordian Group as the contract administrator. Performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of job order prices may be required, and liquidated damages will be applied on a per-job-order basis ranging from $100 to $500 per day depending on the order value. Although no specific budget range is provided, the contract is structured as an indefinite-quantity contract with no guaranteed minimum work volume, suggesting flexibility in potential project scope and value.