Job Order Contracting (JOC) Services - Water & Sewer

Dorchester County, South Carolina, is soliciting proposals for Job Order Contracting (JOC) Services focused on General Water and Sewer Projects throughout the county. The procurement seeks qualified firms to perform repair, rehabilitation, replacement, site work, and minor new construction activities on an indefinite quantity contract basis. Contractors will be required to propose adjustment factors applied to preset unit prices in a Construction Task Catalog, with differentiated rates for secure/non-secure areas and normal/non-normal working hours. Evaluation criteria will assess firm qualifications and safety experience (30%), cost proposal with adjustment factors (30%), capacity and availability (20%), and references and past project performance (20%). The county will host a non-mandatory pre-proposal virtual webinar on December 18, 2025, at 10:00 AM, with written questions accepted until January 7, 2026, at 11:59 PM. Proposal submissions are due January 15, 2026, at 2:00 PM, with the county planning to award multiple Job Order Contracts for a base one-year term with four optional one-year renewal periods.

The solicitation does not explicitly specify set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, though contractors must meet comprehensive qualification requirements. Firms must demonstrate the ability to self-perform at least 51% of total labor hours through working forepersons and maintain specific insurance coverages, including $1,000,000 in comprehensive general liability, $1,000,000 in automobile liability, state-mandated workers' compensation, and $1,000,000 in professional liability insurance. While no incumbent vendors are mentioned, the county intends to exclusively use these new contracts, replacing any existing Job Order Contracts. Contractors will be subject to a 6% administrative fee payable to The Gordian Group and must provide Performance and Payment Bonds for individual Job Orders when required. Individual Job Orders will vary in value, with payment structures differing based on project size: single payment for orders under $25,000 or with 45-day completion times, and potential monthly payments for larger projects. Liquidated damages will be assessed on a sliding scale from $100 to $500 per day depending on the Job Order's value.