Labor and materials to remove and replace drainage pipes on two (2) roads in clarendon county, SC.

Clarendon County Procurement Services has issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB 2026-013) for labor and materials to remove and replace drainage pipes on two county roads in South Carolina. The procurement involves removing two 36-inch corrugated metal pipes (CMP) and installing three 48-inch reinforced concrete pipes (RCP) at 40 feet in length on Padgett Highway, which serves a drainage area of approximately 614 acres including a section of US Highway 378, and removing one 30-inch CMP pipe and installing two 48-inch RCP pipes at 40 feet in length on David Chalmers Road, which drains approximately 352 acres, along with cleaning and regrading the outlet ditch for 100 feet downstream. The scope of work includes approximately 200 linear feet of 48-inch Class III reinforced concrete pipe installation compliant with South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Standard Specifications and ASTM standards, with all labor, equipment, materials, traffic control, and site restoration with seeding included in the lump-sum bid. The successful contractor must complete all work within thirty calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed and is solely responsible for obtaining all required permits and maintaining appropriate licensing and insurance coverage, including workers' compensation, general liability, and automobile liability insurance, along with a minimum one-year warranty on labor and materials. Questions must be submitted by 4:00 PM on Friday, February 27, 2026, with sealed bids due no later than Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST via the County's Bonfire website, and bidders must submit a single lump-sum total bid amount that includes all labor, materials, permits, fees, personnel, supervision, and equipment necessary. Liquidated damages of $200 per calendar day will be assessed for each day the project remains incomplete after the Notice to Proceed date, and work shall be performed during normal business hours of 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, unless extended hours are approved by the County.

The solicitation documents do not identify any specific set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond to this procurement. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed in the available documentation. A Certificate of Insurance naming Clarendon County as an additional insured must be provided prior to issuance of the Notice to Proceed; however, no bid bond is required with proposal submission, and payment and performance bonds are not required at this time. The bid response sheet requires separate pricing for each job location, with payment made based on actual services received through invoices submitted to Clarendon County Finance on net 30 payment terms; the County is exempt from federal excise taxes and pays South Carolina sales taxes at 8 percent, which must be included in the lump-sum bid price. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the procurement documents, and Clarendon County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all offers, cancel the solicitation in part or entirely, and make multiple awards if deemed in the County's best interest.