UST -- 02115

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has issued an Invitation for Bid (UST -- 02115) for Underground Storage Tank (UST) corrective action services at Griffin's Mart, located at 685 Columbia Road in Chester, South Carolina. The procurement seeks a contractor to prevent migration of free-phase product (FPP) and chemicals of concern (CoC) at the site, with specific objectives to remove measurable FPP thicknesses and reduce CoC concentrations to site-specific target levels (SSTLs). Key deliverables include a comprehensive corrective action plan, phased implementation, and achievement of specific chemical reduction milestones. The evaluation criteria will focus on the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, considering corrective action cost, proposed methods, and Corrective Action Completion Time (CACT). Critical dates for this opportunity include a bid opening on December 3, 2019, at 2:30 pm ET, with questions due by November 18, 2019, at 2:30 pm ET. The contract is scheduled to be awarded on December 10, 2019, with an estimated five-year term beginning December 11, 2019.

Only South Carolina-Certified Class I Site Rehabilitation Contractors are eligible to bid on this opportunity, which represents a significant restriction on potential respondents. The contract features a unique pay-for-performance payment structure with specific milestone payments: 35% upon CAP Implementation completion, 10% at 60% CoC reduction, 15% at 90% CoC reduction, and 40% upon final achievement and maintenance. An early completion incentive of 10% of the corrective action cost is available if all payment milestones are achieved prior to the 48-month Site Incentive Period. While no specific budget range is explicitly stated, the contract requires a fixed corrective action cost regardless of the quantity or duration of permitted technology applied. Failure to perform could result in contract termination, damages recovery, and a one-year suspension from bidding on UST-related solicitations. The contractor must complete all work within five years of the effective date, with performance closely tied to achieving specific environmental remediation objectives at the Griffin's Mart site.