UST -- 12644

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is soliciting bids for Underground Storage Tank (UST) corrective action services at site UST #12644, located at Hwy 702 Bait & Tackle in Ninety Six, SC. The procurement involves comprehensive petroleum release remediation at a specific site where contamination was initially reported on February 17, 2016. The primary objectives include preventing migration of free-phase product and chemicals of concern, removing measurable product thicknesses, and reducing contaminant concentrations to site-specific target levels. Bidders must be South Carolina-Certified Class I Site Rehabilitation Contractors and will be evaluated based on corrective action cost, proposed remediation methods, and project completion time. Key procurement dates include questions due by May 15, 2020, at 2:30 p.m. ET, bid submissions due by June 9, 2020, at 2:30 p.m. ET, and anticipated contract award on June 16, 2020. The contract has an estimated five-year term beginning June 17, 2020, with potential extensions requiring written DHEC approval.

All offerors must be registered South Carolina vendors and maintain Class I Site Rehabilitation Contractor certification throughout contract performance. The procurement includes specific set-aside requirements focusing on local, state-certified contractors. Payment will be structured on a performance milestone basis, with 35 percent paid upon corrective action plan implementation, and subsequent payments distributed across free-phase product removal, contaminant reduction stages, and final site restoration. An early completion incentive of 10 percent of the total corrective action cost is available if all payment milestones are achieved within a 40-month Site Incentive Period. Funding for this project will be provided through the SUPERB Account in accordance with South Carolina regulations and the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. While specific budget ranges are not explicitly detailed, the comprehensive nature of the required services—including system design, installation, operation, maintenance, monitoring, sampling analysis, reporting, permitting, site restoration, and component abandonment—suggests a substantial investment in environmental remediation.