Purchase & installation of loop feeder

Midlands Technical College in West Columbia, South Carolina issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB 5400029581) on March 24, 2026, seeking a qualified, licensed contractor to purchase and install a loop feeder electrical system. The project requires the replacement of three-phase circuit feed cables and installation of approximately 1,700 feet of boring with 4/0 three-phase aluminum 25 kilovolt cable and all necessary terminations across three sections connecting switchgears 2 & 3 (550 feet), 3 & 4 (400 feet), and 4 & 5 (750 feet). The contractor must provide all labor, equipment, and materials including boring new pipe, pulling cable, terminating cable, and phasing the cable to restore loop functionality. The bid schedule encompasses four line items: the loop feeder product with bore and cable installation, labor costs and installation fees, cable testing if required, and delivery or freight charges. Bidders must submit unit prices and extended prices for each item and indicate applicable preferences under South Carolina procurement law. The submission deadline is April 9, 2026, at 10:00 AM, with questions due by March 31, 2026, at 10:00 AM. Award notification is scheduled for April 14, 2026, with deliveries required within 30 days of purchase order receipt. Site visit appointments may be arranged by contacting Phlip Lown at 803-807-3877.

All bidders must be registered as South Carolina vendors prior to submission and must provide signed cover pages and page two documentation as part of their proposals. Offerors should indicate any applicable preferences including U.S. end-product, South Carolina end-product, resident contractor, and resident subcontractor preferences. All items being procured must be new. Award will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, with no specific set-asides mentioned for disadvantaged enterprises in the available documentation. The solicitation may be submitted online through the South Carolina procurement website at www.procurement.sc.gov or by sealed offer to the Midlands Technical College Purchasing Office. The Procurement Officer Melissa Mims (melissamims@midlandstech.edu, 803-822-3597) oversees this solicitation and can address procurement-related inquiries. No specific budget range or award value was disclosed in the documentation provided.