Purchase welding booths

Midlands Technical College in South Carolina is seeking to procure 64 welding booths through an Invitation for Bid (IFB) solicitation for its Industrial Technology program. The procurement involves purchasing welding safety shields, curtains, and partitions classified under Product Category 89594. Bidders must submit offers online at www.procurement.sc.gov by June 16, 2020, at 11:00 AM, with all questions from prospective vendors required to be submitted by June 8, 2020, at 12:00 PM. The contract stipulates that all items must be new and delivered within 30 days of the purchase order receipt. Award notification is anticipated on June 19, 2020, with the contract being awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder. The solicitation requires unit pricing for each welding booth, with extended pricing calculations, and mandates that bidders register as South Carolina vendors and submit signed Cover Page and Page Two documentation.

The procurement allows for South Carolina resident vendor preferences, resident contractor preferences, and resident subcontractor preferences, which must be claimed by line item if applicable. While no specific total contract value is disclosed, the solicitation includes standard terms and conditions requiring contractor's liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence for commercial general liability. Contractors must also comply with applicable South Carolina laws and participate in pre-performance conferences before commencing work. All pricing must be submitted in U.S. dollars and exclude sales or use taxes. The solicitation does not indicate any specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions on vendor types beyond the requirement of being a registered South Carolina vendor. No information about incumbent vendors or existing infrastructure integration is provided in the available documentation.