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

Sumter County and the City of Sumter have received a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to demolish privately owned vacant, dilapidated houses. The County and City are requesting bids from SCDHEC-licensed firms to abate the asbestos contained in these structures in accordance with all SCDHEC regulations The "Asbestos Project Design" shall be a written plan prepared by a certified asbestos project designer specifying how the asbestos abatement project will be performed (for each house) including, but not limited to, a scope of work and technical specifications. The project design must comply with 40 CFR 763.90 (9) Federal Register and SCDHEC regulations. The scope of work of this project design shall, at a minimum, address the following: o Preparation of each asbestos-related work area o Establishment of each containment o Establishment of each decontamination unit and procedures for use o Evaluation and selection of various fiber release control options o Establishment, maintenance, and monitoring of negative air pressure within each containment o Regulated Asbestos Containing Material (RACM) enclosure, removal, encapsulation, or repair work practices o Visual inspection procedures for each asbestos abatement containment area o Clean-up and final clearance procedures o Air monitoring, including analysis documentation, and any other required record keeping o Respiratory protection and personal protective equipment requirements o Procedures for on-site storage, handling, and disposal of Asbestos-Containing Materials (ACM) and project waste o Procedures for maintaining personnel licenses and training certificates on-site The project designer shall be on SCDHEC's Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) Certified list of Project Designers. Documentation of such certification shall be included with the submission of the quote. This request for bids also includes the procurement of air monitoring services to be provided by SCDHEC certified and licensed Asbestos Air Samplers to perform air sampling in accordance with SCDHEC Regulation #61-86.1 during asbestos abatement activities at each project site. This includes a visual clearance and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) clearance with a possible variance for Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM) monitoring since the structures are to be demolished. The quotes shall be based on a per day rate assuming a 40-hour week and no work on weekends. The lowest responsible and responsive bid will be selected. In the event of a tie bid, Sumter County procurement policy procedures shall prevail. Sumter County reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Sumter County reserves the right to waive all informalities not involving price, time, or changes in the work and to negotiate contract terms with the successful bidder. Payment and Performance Bonds (CONSTRUCTION BIDS ONLY): If the Contractor's work as set forth in the Scope of Work exceeds $50,000.00, Contractor shall provide payment and performance bonds in the full amount of the Contract Sum. a. The payment and performance bonds, if any, shall name Owner as the obligee. Such bonds must be secured by cash or must be issued by a surety company licensed in the State of South Carolina with an "A" minimum rating of performance as stated in the most current publication of "Best Key Rating Guide, Property Liability". b. Upon execution of the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall furnish to the Owner a Performance Bond and a separate Labor and Material Payment Bond in a form acceptable to the Owner. The bonds shall guarantee the Contractor's faithful performance of the Contract and payment of all obligations arising thereunder. The bonds shall remain in force until the Work has been completed and accepted by the Owner, the provisions of all guarantees required by these Contract Documents have been fulfilled, and the warranty periods and period for correction of the Work as provided in the Contract Documents have expired, or the period for filing mechanics' liens has expired, whichever occur latest, after which time the bonds shall lapse. The Contractor shall bear all costs in connection with the bonds as a part of the Contract. One executed copy of each bond shall be attached to each executed copy of the Contract Documents prior to the execution of the Contract Documents by the Owner. c. The Contractor shall require the attorney-in-fact who executes the required bonds on behalf of the surety to affix thereto a certified and current copy of the power of attorney.