SC (Old Number Six Hwy) Road Departure Mitigation Project (Federal Funding)

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is requesting bids for a federally funded road departure mitigation project on Old Number Six Highway in Orangeburg County, with bids due August 11, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Only contractors holding a valid SCDOT Prequalification Certificate may bid.

The scope encompasses approximately 4.0 miles of roadway improvements including mobilization, unclassified excavation (399 cubic yards) and borrow (1,604 cubic yards), asphalt milling and resurfacing (68,405 square yards removal, 6,587 tons surface course placement), pavement markings (approximately 159,000 linear feet of thermoplastic and fast-dry paint), rumble strips (12.03 miles), guardrail delineators, permanent signage, and grassing (3.89 acres). The project completion deadline is August 31, 2027.

All work must comply with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, the Work Hours and Safety Act of 1962, Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964, and SCDOT Standard Specifications for Highway Construction (2025 edition) along with supplemental specifications and project special provisions. The DBE participation goal is 0.00%. This is a Title 23, United States Code federally funded project (project number P045398, PCN 4.0100).

Bidders must submit a bid bond equal to 5% of the approximate bid amount, executed on SCDOT Form 674 and submitted electronically through BidX. Electronic bid forms and construction documents are available through the Bid Express website and SCDOT Construction Extranet as of July 11, 2026; hardcopy plans are available for $2 per sheet through Engineering Publications. SCDOT reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and waive technicalities. Bids will be publicly opened at SCDOT Headquarters in Columbia, South Carolina.