UST - 16488

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has issued an Invitation for Bid (UST - 16488) for Underground Storage Tank (UST) corrective action services at the Flying J Travel Plaza 712 in Columbia, Richland County. The project addresses a petroleum release reported on November 4, 2009, with primary objectives of preventing further migration of free-phase product (FPP) and chemicals of concern (CoC), removing FPP thicknesses exceeding 0.01 inches, and reducing CoC concentrations to site-specific target levels. Only South Carolina-Certified Class I Site Rehabilitation Contractors can perform the work, which must comply with State Regulation 61-92, Part 280 and SUPERB Site Rehabilitation regulations. The bid submission deadline was December 3, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time, with questions due by November 19, 2019. The contract term extends five years from the December 11, 2019 effective date, with potential extensions available through written no-cost extensions from DHEC. Contractors must submit a Corrective Action Completion Time (CACT) in months, with all activities required to be completed within the five-year maximum contract period.

The solicitation does not identify any specific set-aside designations or restrictions on bidding organizations beyond the requirement for South Carolina certification. The contract is structured on a pay-for-performance basis, with payment milestones carefully defined: 35% upon completion of Corrective Action Plan Implementation, and the remaining 65% allocated to interim and final payment milestones based on FPP removal and CoC concentration reductions (at 60%, 90%, and 100%), plus a 5% allocation for site restoration. An early completion incentive of 10% of the Corrective Action Cost is available if all payment milestones are achieved prior to the 42-month Site Incentive Period closing date. Failure to meet interim payment milestones could result in contract breach proceedings, potential one-year suspension from UST-related solicitations, and liability for damages incurred by DHEC to complete the work. The total contract value is not explicitly stated, but the payment structure allows for up to 110% reimbursement if all milestones are met ahead of schedule. The solicitation covers comprehensive corrective action services, including system design, installation, monitoring, operation, maintenance, permitting, abandonment, site restoration, and reporting through completion of all payment milestones.