Safety Improvements on I-95, MM 90 - MM 120

The South Carolina Department of Transportation is soliciting sealed bids for safety improvements on approximately 30 miles of Interstate 95 between mile markers 90 and 120, spanning Clarendon and Orangeburg counties, with the letting on November 10, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at SCDOT Headquarters in Columbia. Only SCDOT-prequalified contractors are eligible to bid. The project carries a 0.00 percent DBE goal and is federally funded under Title 23, United States Code, triggering Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements.

Work items include mobilization, bonds and insurance, law-enforcement officer services (100 hours), traffic control, permanent construction signage (452 square feet), median cable barrier installation (21,806 linear feet), cable barrier end anchors (20 each), woven wire fencing (237,600 linear feet), permanent grassing (5 acres), and stabilized construction entrance (8,250 square yards). Contract completion is November 30, 2027.

Proposal bid forms and construction documents become available October 10, 2026, through Bid Express, the Construction Extranet, and Engineering Publications. Bids are submitted electronically and publicly opened on the letting date, with bid totals posted to the SCDOT website, Bid Express, and the Construction Extranet. A bid bond equal to 5 percent of the approximate bid amount is required, submitted electronically through BidX. Contractors must comply with prevailing wage, Work Hours and Safety Act of 1962, equal employment opportunity, and Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 requirements. Standard Specifications for Highway Construction (Edition 2025), supplemental specifications, and project special provisions govern the contract. Questions regarding prequalification, bid bonds, and the letting should be directed to the SCDOT Contracts Administration Office.