Renovation of a detention facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Completed plans call for the renovation of a detention facility.

Approximate award date 09/09/2025 05:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Description of Project: Spartanburg County is seeking a qualified contractor for the replacement and installation of new security doors for the Detention Center. Proposals or withdrawal requests, received by the Purchasing Department after the time and date set for receipt of Proposals, are late and WILL NOT be accepted. Late Proposals are void and will be returned unopened to the Proposer, regardless of when they were mailed or delivered. It is the Proposer's responsibility to ensure timely receipt by the Purchasing Department of a Proposal. Items must be provided, in the order listed, as a Proposal package, or Proposal may be disqualified. Proposal shall not exceed, with requested options, 50 pages. Provide one original and two copies of ALL submittal documents, all unbound, no tabs. All sixteen (16) Proposal submittal documents must be included with the Proposal, or Proposal may be disqualified. Term of Proposal: Any Proposal submitted as a result of this Request for Proposal (RFP) shall be binding on the Proposer for sixty (60) calendar days following the specified opening date. Any Proposal for which the Proposer specifies a shorter acceptance period will be rejected. At the end of the sixty (60) calendar day period, Proposals may be withdrawn by submitting a written request to the Procurement Manager. The written request to withdraw the Proposal must be received, regardless of when it was mailed, by the Procurement Manager within five (5) calendar days after expiration of the sixty (60) calendar day period, or the Proposal shall remain in effect until an award is made or the RFP is cancelled. Question Deadline 08/21/2025 Every effort has been made to ensure that all information needed is included in this document. If the Proposer 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 Gina Bennett, Procurement Manager, at gpbennett@spartanburgcounty.org. Written questions shall be submitted at least five (5) calendar days prior to Proposal's submission date. Questions submitted after this date will be rejected as not timely. Where the Proposer fails to seek clarification, the County's interpretation shall control. The Proposer agrees it will not make any claim for, or have right to withdraw its Proposal because of any misunderstanding or lack of information. Proposals are not to have any exclusions. Exclusions will come from Spartanburg County in the form of an addendum. Any proposals received with exclusions will not be accepted. Bid Bond: Proposer shall submit with their proposal a bid bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the proposal 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. Proposals submitted without being accompanied by any of the foregoing, as required, shall be considered non-responsive and will be rejected. Any proposal accompanied by a bid bond not properly executed in the opinion of the Procurement Manager, may be rejected. The bond will be forfeited to the County by the successful Proposer as liquidated damages in case a bid award is made to that Proposer 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 offeror after acceptance of the final contract and surety by the offeror. Performance and Payment Bond: The successful proposer, within three (3) working days after acceptance of the proposer's offer by the County, shall furnish a satisfactory performance and payment bond in the amount of the total proposal 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 Manager. A copy of the written approval shall be transmitted to the successful proposer stating the terms of any extension. In the event that the proposer fails to deliver to the Purchasing Department the performance and payment bond in said period of three (3) working days after acceptance of the proposer's offer by the County, then the bid bond of the proposer shall be retained by the County in its entirety and the award will be withdrawn from the proposer. The Bond must be in a format approved by the County before it is made effective. The successful proposer shall have a surety a corporate surety authorized to act as surety in South Carolina. The Performance and Payment Bond will insure that the successful proposer will promptly make payments to all persons supplying labor or materials to the proposer; 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 proposer'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 Proposer has the ability to obtain an Irrevocable Letter of Credit in amount of Proposal is an acceptable substitute. The South Carolina Banking Institution who issues the letter stating the Proposer 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 Proposal, 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 Proposer'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. Ability to Obtain Performance Bond: Proposer shall provide a letter from a bonding company authorized to transact business in the State of South Carolina as a surety stating the Proposer has the ability to obtain a performance/payment bond in amount of Proposal. Project Location": 950 California Avenue Spartanburg, SC 29303", "366 N. Church Street, Room 1220 Spartanburg, South Carolina" Spartanburg County is seeking a qualified contractor for the replacement and installation of new security doors for the Detention Center."],