RIP RAP & fblc delivery- barnwell

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is seeking a contractor to provide annual deliveries of Class B Rip Rap and Lightweight Aggregate (FLBC) limestone to the Barnwell Maintenance facility. The solicitation requests 1,000 US tons of FLBC-limestone and 450 US tons of Class B Rip Rap annually over a five-year contract period. All materials must conform to SCDOT Highway Construction Standard Specification Section 305 and be sourced from suppliers on the Qualified Products List 2 for Course Aggregate Sources. Bidders are required to submit offers online through the South Carolina procurement website by May 15, 2019, at 2:30 PM, with questions due by May 7, 2019, at 12:00 PM. The contract will be effective from June 1, 2019, through May 31, 2024, with an initial one-year term and automatic annual renewal unless the state provides notice of non-renewal. Deliveries must be made Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM within two days of purchase order receipt to the Barnwell Maintenance location. Award will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, with unit prices governing in determining the low bid.

Bidders may claim South Carolina resident vendor preference, SC end-product preference, or US end-product preference on a line-item basis if they meet the applicable requirements outlined in Section 11-35-1524 of the South Carolina Code of Laws. Vendors must register as a state vendor prior to submission and provide a signed Cover Page and Page Two with their offer, along with certifications regarding independent price determination, debarment status, drug-free workplace compliance, and ethics compliance. While no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are explicitly mentioned, the solicitation does provide opportunities for local and national vendors to compete. There are no details about incumbent vendors or existing infrastructure requirements. The procurement does not specify a total contract value, but the annual requirements of 1,000 tons of FLBC-limestone and 450 tons of Class B Rip Rap suggest a significant ongoing material supply contract. Bidders will need to submit unit pricing for the materials and a fuel surcharge per truck load for each contract year, with pricing being a key evaluation criterion.