Site work and paving for a road / highway in Laurens, South Carolina. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

Laurens County Department of Public Works is seeking bids from qualified road construction general contractors for "Improvements to Laurens County Roads 2020/2021". This project will consist of asphalt resurfacing of two (2) roads. Chip sealing (single treatment) on six (6) roads. A total of eight (8) roads. For further information, contact Autumn Taylor or Billy Wilson, at (864) 984-6812. Laurens County reserves the right to reject or accept any/or all bids. Notify Project Inspector or the Laurens County Department of Public Works [(864)-984-6812] twenty-four hours prior to commencing work on each road. Work shall begin within sixty (60) days of execution of contract and be completed within 180 working days from date of contract execution. Provide all necessary labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and insurance to perform the construction items in compliance with all applicable laws, ordinances, safety requirements, codes, and regulations of federal, state, and local governing bodies having jurisdiction. Laurens County reserves the right to increase by up to 30% of similar construction--or decrease the contract as necessary to match available funding. All contract works to be completed within 180 working days from execution of contract. Liquidated damages in the amount of $100.00 per day will be assessed and deducted from the contract amount, for each day beyond the contract period required for completion. The contractor may apply for additional working days--based on documented periods of inclement weather during which construction was not possible. A minimum of five (5%) percent of this contract is set-aside for qualified and certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBE's) or Women Business Enterprises (WBE's). The prime contractor shall provide documentation of MBE and WBE contract amounts by completion of the MBE/WBE certification form to be submitted with the Contract Proposal Form. If the prime contractor is unable to meet the MBE/WBE goals, the prime contractor/bidder shall (prior to the award of contract) provide documentation that affirmative steps were taken to solicit MBE/WBE participation. This documentation must be in writing and confirm that significant effort was made to include MBE/WBE participation. Failure to make such significant effort may be grounds for disqualification of any bid.