RODDING AND EDDY CURRENT TESTING

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has issued an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for comprehensive condenser and evaporator tube cleaning and eddy current testing services for chillers located at its downtown campus in Charleston County. The procurement requires 100% tube brushing using rotary brush tube cleaning systems on all listed MUSC chillers, followed by 100% eddy current analysis of condenser and evaporator tubes performed by technicians holding current Level 2 Non-Destructive Testing certification. Contractors must provide extensive documentation including safety data sheets, pre- and post-cleaning photographs, test data, tube sheet diagrams with identified defects, and recommendations for corrective action. The solicitation covers 54 individual chiller units across two institutional complexes, with units from manufacturers including Trane, York, Carrier, Daikin, and Filtrine. Key dates include questions due by December 15, 2023, offers due by December 28, 2023, at 11:00 AM ET, and award notification scheduled for January 4, 2024. The contract period is estimated from January 16, 2024, to April 16, 2024, with all services required to be completed by March 1, 2024.

Contractors must maintain operations within the Greater Charleston Area and obtain MUSC identification badges with required background checks. Insurance requirements include Commercial General Liability with $1,000,000 per occurrence, Auto Liability with $1,000,000 per accident limits, and Worker's Compensation with statutory limits, with MUSC named as an additional insured. A minimum one-year parts and labor warranty is required for all repairs. The solicitation will award to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder submitting a single offer, with the unit price expected to include all fees and costs necessary to accomplish the scope of work. While no specific budget range is explicitly stated, the comprehensive nature of the testing across 54 chiller units suggests a potentially significant contract value. All contractors and subcontractors must comply with South Carolina procurement laws, ethics requirements, and immigration regulations, and must certify independent price determination and non-debarment status. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises are mentioned in the available documentation.