Site work for a water / sewer project in Hampton, South Carolina. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The Work within the Phases-5 Project shall include providing all labor and materials for designated repairs and lining of approximately 102 existing manholes. The actual number of manholes to be repaired shall be dependent upon the unit costs bid for each specified item of work listed on the Bid Schedule. Requests for clarification may be submitted to the office of the Engineer no later than 5:00 PM Thursday, February 1, 2024 after which date, no response shall be provided. This Project will be funded by a loan from the SC RIA State Revolving Fund (SRF). Bidders must comply with all applicable state and federal requirements identified in the bid documents. A condition of federal grant awards, regulations require that SRF recipients (James Island Public Service District) and contractors to make a good faith effort to award a fair share of work to qualified small, minority and women's businesses. The Project shall also include compliance with the "Davis-Bacon Act" and "American Iron and Steel" requirements. Each proposal must be accompanied by a bid bond or certified check payable to the James Island Public Service District in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid price. If, upon acceptance of the bid, a Bidder fails to enter into a Contract with the James Island Public Service District, the bid security shall be forfeited to and become the property of the James Island Public Service District. No bidder may withdraw their bid within ninety (90) days after the date of the bid opening. The successful bidder must furnish separate one hundred percent (100%) Performance and Payment Bonds issued by a surety company satisfactory to the James Island Public Service District. The successful bidder must also provide proof of fire, extended coverage, vandalism and malicious mischief insurance equal to the actual value of the insured property during construction. Proposals may be delivered in person to the JIPSD office or by mail to P.O. Box 12140, Charleston, South Carolina 29422-2140. It is the Bidder's responsibility to deliver the proposal to the specified location prior to the time for the close of acceptance of the proposal. The James Island Public Service District assumes no responsibility for submittals received after the advertised deadline or at any office or location other than that specified herein, whether due to mail delays, courier mistake, mishandling or any other reason. If the proposal is delivered by other than hand delivery, it is recommended that the Bidder verify delivery. The JIPSD will make no reimbursement for any costs incurred prior to a formal notice to proceed should an award of contract result from this solicitation. The James Island Public Service District reserves the right to reject any and all responses and to waive technicalities as deemed to be in the best interest of the JIPSD or reject any or all bids. The James Island Public Service District reserves the right to request additional information from bidders as deemed necessary by the JIPSD to analyze bidder qualifications. Bidders are required to certify, under penalty of perjury, that bids have been prepared without collusion with other bidders, subcontractors, suppliers, etc. This certification is included with the Bid Proposal, which each Bidder must sign in the space provided