SC 116 Laurel Bay Pathway Repairs

Beaufort County, South Carolina, in conjunction with the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), is issuing an Invitation for Bid (IFB #042426) for repairs to the SC 116 Laurel Bay Pathway, a concrete shared-use pathway project. The procurement seeks qualified contractors to repair an existing 10-foot-wide concrete pathway approximately 3.417 miles in length located on the north side of Laurel Bay Road from Trask Parkway (US 21) to the Laurel Bay Housing Complex, with all work performed within SCDOT's right of way. The scope of work includes grading, repairing broken pathway sections, installing flowable fill for voids beneath the existing pathway, sediment and erosion control measures, traffic control implementation, and project mobilization. Bidders must be pre-qualified prime contractors on SCDOT's approved list and must meet specific insurance requirements, including workers' compensation, commercial general liability coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, comprehensive automobile liability of $500,000 combined single limit, and umbrella liability of at least $2,000,000. Bids must be submitted electronically through the Procurement Portal by 3:00 pm EST on Friday, April 24, 2026, with a non-mandatory pre-bid conference scheduled for Friday, April 10, 2026 at 2:00 pm via Teams. All questions must be submitted through the Procurement Portal no later than 5:00 pm on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder with a fixed contract time of 30 calendar days following the Notice to Proceed.

This procurement includes a Small and Minority Business Participation (S/MBE) Program requirement, mandating that contractors demonstrate good faith efforts to recruit S/MBE subcontractors and submit monthly compliance status reports to the Beaufort County Compliance Office documenting all subcontractor activity and expenditures. All contractors must register in the federal System for Award Management (SAM) and comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Davis-Bacon Act, the Anti-Kickback Act, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, 40 CFR 33.240, and the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA), with applicable Davis-Bacon minimum wage rates required for the project. Bid security is required in the form of a certified check or bid bond equal to five percent of the total bid amount, with performance and payment bonds each equal to 100 percent of the contract amount required upon award. Beaufort County permit fees are waived by the county; however, contractors remain responsible for any city or town permit fees and licenses. Prices must remain firm for a minimum of 90 days, and delivery is required within 30 days of order issuance with transportation costs included and prepaid. No specific contract award value or budget range is disclosed in the available procurement documents.