This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

sealed bids are subject to the conditions and all provisions set forth herein and attached. all qualified bidders are invited to submit bids to spartanburg county. description of project: spartanburg county is seeking bids for the purchase and delivery of reinforced concrete pipe to 199 gowens road spartanburg, sc 29303. submit: one (1) unbound original and three (3) unbound copies of the bid, no tabs, must be received. mailing address: p.o. box 5666 spartanburg, south carolina 29304 office address: 366 north church street room1220 spartanburg, south carolina 29303 mark envelope: outside of sealed bid envelope must be marked: ifb # 2024046 "spartanburg county bagwell farm and patricia drive pip" followed by your firm name and address. deadline enforced bids or withdrawal requests, received by the purchasing department after the time and date set for receipt of bids, are late and will not be accepted. late bids are void and will be returned unopened to the bidder, regardless of when they were mailed or delivered. it is the bidder's responsibility to ensure timely receipt by the purchasing department of a bid. bid bond: if applicable, bidder shall submit with their bid a bid bond, when applicable, in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid price. this bond may be in the form of certified check, cashier's check or bank money order of any national or state bank and shall be made payable to spartanburg county. bids submitted without being accompanied by any of the foregoing, as required, shall be considered non-responsive and will be rejected. any bid accompanied by a bid bond not properly executed in the opinion of the procurement director, may be rejected. the bond will be forfeited to the county by the successful bidder as liquidated damages in case a bid award is made to that bidder and the contract and bond are not properly executed within 15 days, unless extended by the county. a check or money order will be returned to the unsuccessful bidders after award and will be returned to the successful bidder after acceptance of the final contract and surety by the bidder. performance and payment bond: if applicable, the successful bidder, within three (3) working days after acceptance of the bidder's offer by the county, shall furnish a satisfactory performance and payment bond, when applicable, in the amount of the total bid price. the performance and payment bond must be received by the county prior to the issuance of the executed contract and notice to proceed. the three (3) working days may be extended upon written approval by the procurement director. a copy of the written approval shall be transmitted to the successful bidder stating the terms of any extension. in the event that the bidder fails to deliver to the purchasing department the performance and payment bond in said period of three (3) working days after acceptance of the bidder's offer by the county, then the bid bond of the bidder shall be retained by the county in its entirety and the award will be withdrawn from the bidder. the bond must be in a format approved by the county before it is made effective. the successful bidder shall have a corporate surety authorized to act as surety in south carolina. the performance and payment bond will insure that the successful bidder will promptly make payments to all persons supplying labor or materials to the bidder; and shall guarantee to indemnify and save the county, its officers, divisions and employees harmless from all costs, damages and expenses growing out of or by reason of the successful bidder's failure to comply and perform the work and complete the contract in accordance with the specifications in the matter of making, furnishing and/or delivering said work or supplies. a letter from a south carolina banking institution stating the bidder has the ability to obtain an irrevocable letter of credit in amount of the bid is an acceptable substitute. the south carolina banking institution who issues the letter stating the bidder has the ability to obtain an irrevocable letter of credit must be a financial institution insured by the fdic or fslic. an irrevocable letter of credit, made out to spartanburg county, in the full amount of bid, will be an acceptable substitute. the letter of credit will be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth above for bonds. the irrevocable letter of credit shall be issued by a financial institution insured by the fdic or fslic. at the end of the job, all of the bidder's subcontractors shall send a letter, on company letterhead, that they have been paid in full and spartanburg county can release the performance/payment bond. term of bid: any bid submitted as a result of this invitation for bid (ifb) shall be binding on the bidder for sixty (60) calendar days following the specified opening date. any bid for which the bidder specifies a shorter acceptance period will be rejected. at the end of the sixty (60) calendar day period, bids may be withdrawn by submitting a written request to the procurement director. the written request to withdraw the bid must be received, regardless of when it was mailed, by the procurement director within five (5) calendar days after expiration of the sixty (60) calendar day period, or the bid shall remain in effect until an award is made or the ifb is cancelled. every effort has been made to ensure that all information needed is included in this document. if the bidder finds that they cannot complete its response without additional information, it may submit written questions or requests for clarification to the county purchasing department at the addresses listed on page 1 or submit questions by email to lisa coleman, procurement director, at lcoleman@spartanburgcounty.org. written questions shall be submitted at least five (5) calendar days prior to bid's submission date. questions submitted after this date will be rejected as not timely. where the bidder fails to seek clarification, the county's interpretation shall control. the bidder agrees it will not make any claim for, or have right to withdraw its bid because of any misunderstanding or lack of information. bids are not to have any exclusions. exclusions will come from spartanburg county in the form of an addendum. any bids received with exclusions will not be accepted. a bid received by spartanburg county is considered a public document under provisions of the south carolina freedom of information act (foia) unless it contains information that may clearly be considered accepted and excluded from disclosure according to state statute. bidder(s) shall visibly mark as "confidential" each part of their bid which they consider proprietary information that could be exempt from disclosure under section 30-4-40, code of laws of south carolina - the freedom of information act (foia). the "confidential" mark should be in bold font of at least 12-point type, in the upper right hand corner of each page. if any part is designated as "confidential," there must be attached to that part an explanation of how the information fits within one or more categories listed in section 30-4-40. the county reserves the right to determine whether this may be brought against the county or its agent for its determination in this regard.