UST -- 11946

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) issued a solicitation for Underground Storage Tank (UST) Corrective Action services at the Broad River Amoco site located at 4335 Broad River Road in Columbia, South Carolina. The procurement seeks a Class I UST Site Rehabilitation Contractor to perform comprehensive environmental remediation involving three primary components: preventing free-phase product migration onto an adjacent PlayPals daycare property, removing free-phase product from the Broad River Amoco property, and excavating contaminated soil with French drain system replacement. Contractors must implement a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) that includes installing an oxygen-releasing compound (ORC) backfill system, creating migration prevention barriers, conducting free-phase product recovery, and performing semi-annual groundwater monitoring. The original bid opening was scheduled for May 21, 2020, with an extended deadline of May 28, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. ET, and award notification anticipated for June 5, 2020. Evaluation criteria include total corrective action cost, proposed remediation methodology, and corrective action completion time, with the contract having a maximum five-year term. Bidders must submit comprehensive pricing covering all labor, materials, equipment, permits, monitoring, reporting, and site restoration activities.

The solicitation does not explicitly mention specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. Contractors must be DHEC-certified Class I UST Site Rehabilitation Contractors and remain compliant with South Carolina Regulation 61-98 throughout contract performance. The project will be funded through the State Underground Petroleum Environmental Response Bank (SUPERB) account, with prior expenditures totaling $987,683.75 for Release #1 and $73,125.73 for Release #2. Payment is structured around specific milestone achievements, including 35% upon migration prevention barrier installation, 30% for remedy effectiveness verification, and 35% for site restoration. The payment structure also includes progressive payments for free product removal based on thickness reduction goals. Contractors will be required to obtain property access, coordinate with adjacent businesses, follow federal excavation safety standards, comply with state permits, and provide detailed technical specifications for all proposed remediation methods. No incumbent vendor information was provided in the solicitation documents, and a Statement of No Award was subsequently issued, indicating the project was not ultimately awarded.