S-25 (Old Manning Road) Road Departure Mitigation Project

The South Carolina Department of Transportation is requesting bids for the S-25 (Old Manning Road) Road Departure Mitigation project on approximately 4.01 miles of roadway in Sumter County, with electronic bids due September 9, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at SCDOT Headquarters in Columbia. This is a federally-funded project under Title 23, United States Code, with no DBE goal percentage.

Work consists of pavement removal and disposal (1,300 square yards), excavation (1,904 cubic yards combined), full-depth asphalt patching (6,500 square yards), milling (62,125 square yards combined), asphalt placement (11,479.56 tons combined), traffic control installation, permanent construction signage (650 square feet), pavement markings (over 279,000 linear feet combined), rumble strip installation (12.03 miles), and permanent grassing (3.89 acres). Project completion is targeted for August 31, 2027, representing approximately 12 months of performance.

Bidders must be prequalified with SCDOT and must submit a bid bond equal to 5 percent of the approximate bid amount through the BidX electronic system, obtained from a surety satisfactory to the department and executed on Form 674. The project is subject to Davis-Bacon minimum wage requirements, the Work Hours and Safety Act of 1962, and Title VI civil rights compliance.

Proposal bid forms and construction documents become available August 9, 2026 through the Bid Express website, SCDOT website, and Construction Extranet. Electronic copies are available at no charge; hardcopy plans and proposals cost $15 per proposal and $2 per plan sheet and must be requested in advance through SCDOT Engineering Publications. The Contract Administrator may declare electronic bids irregular for missing unit prices, incomplete DBE information, unchecked acknowledgment boxes, or improperly executed bid bonds.