Dorchester County Sealed Solicitation

Title: Phase 2 Pump Station #4 and Force Main Upgrade

Deadline: 4/17/2025 2:00 PM   (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Status: Awarded

Solicitation Number: 2024-23A

Description: Dorchester County is seeking bids from previously prequalified contractors interested in completing Phase 2 of the Pump Station #4 [DIVISION I] and Force Main Upgrade [DIVISION II] Project. A PREQUALIFIED LIST OF BIDDERS (RESULTING FROM A PREVIOUS REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS) IS INCLUDED IN SOLICITATION FOR EACH DIVISION.


This project is being funded in whole or in part by the South Carolina Infrastructure Investment Program (SCIIP), which is administered by the South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) and funded by federal State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). All federal SLFRF requirements and SCIIP requirements will apply to the contract. All contractors and subcontractors are required to be registered in the federal System for Award Management (SAM) and may not be debarred from doing business with the federal government. Respondents on this work will be required to comply with all applicable federal regulations, including those listed in SCIIP Project Management Procedures outlined on pages 37-45 and can be found here: Forms & Documents – South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (sc.gov) 


Pre-Bid Meeting Date: 4/2/2025 10:00 AM

Pre-Bid Meeting Details: A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held April 2, 2025, at 10:00 AM EST at the Dorchester County Water & Sewer Headquarters located at 235 Deming Way, Summerville, SC 29483.


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PLANHOLDERS:

Date Company Name
3/18/2025 9:28:35 AM Green Wave Contracting, Inc.
3/18/2025 9:34:41 AM Cleary Construction, Inc.
3/18/2025 9:38:54 AM Proshot Concrete, Inc.
3/18/2025 9:50:32 AM Pete Duty & Assoc.
3/18/2025 10:30:26 AM Wharton-Smith, Inc.
3/18/2025 1:51:33 PM IP Builders, Inc.
3/18/2025 1:59:28 PM Gatch Electrical Contractors, Inc.
3/19/2025 3:54:15 AM AD
3/19/2025 9:43:00 AM Sunbelt Rentals Pump & Power Services
3/19/2025 12:53:30 PM A.C. Schultes of Carolina
3/19/2025 3:37:59 PM Paragon Sitework
3/19/2025 4:42:55 PM Universal Engineering Sciences
3/21/2025 8:44:22 AM The Bay Company, LLC
3/21/2025 11:39:28 AM Triad
3/21/2025 11:45:15 AM M. B. Kahn Construction Co., Inc.
3/21/2025 12:05:10 PM Midwest Mole Inc
3/21/2025 12:05:23 PM Moorhead Construction, Inc.
3/21/2025 12:10:31 PM Chandler Construction Services, Inc.
3/24/2025 9:44:17 AM ClearWater, Inc.
3/24/2025 10:04:55 AM Brierley Associates Corporation
3/25/2025 9:31:08 AM CBG, Inc.
3/26/2025 7:21:12 AM BRW COnstruction Group, LLC
3/26/2025 8:32:18 PM Babcock Construction, LLC
3/26/2025 9:24:37 PM Southern Green
3/27/2025 2:10:10 PM WK Dickson & Co., Inc.
3/27/2025 4:29:26 PM Mersino Water Solutions
3/27/2025 4:33:06 PM Thalle Construction
3/28/2025 7:31:08 AM United Rentals
3/28/2025 7:53:17 AM James F. Pedersen CO., Inc
3/28/2025 7:55:34 AM T B Landmark Construction, Inc.
3/28/2025 7:58:11 AM Garney Companies, inc
3/28/2025 8:32:59 AM JDS Inc.
3/29/2025 8:41:16 PM Blackridge Research & consulting
3/31/2025 6:14:03 AM Vortex Services, LLC.
3/31/2025 9:39:21 AM Seacoast Supply
3/31/2025 11:52:42 AM Bowman Consulting Group Ltd
3/31/2025 5:11:59 PM Atlantic Electric LLC
4/1/2025 7:29:48 AM Azalea Utilities, Inc.
4/1/2025 7:44:33 AM Cape Romain Contractors, Inc.
4/2/2025 1:39:02 PM Wise Mechanical Contractors LLC
4/4/2025 3:23:05 PM Revere Control Systems, LLC
4/11/2025 3:44:23 PM Dodge Data
4/11/2025 4:07:27 PM Sherwin Williams
4/14/2025 8:33:51 AM Chandler Construction Services, Inc.
4/14/2025 8:34:24 AM Triad Engineering and Contracting
4/14/2025 11:45:10 AM FORTILINE
4/14/2025 12:24:17 PM WESTERN OILFIELDS SUPPLY CO.
4/14/2025 1:52:44 PM Electric Supply Co Inc
4/14/2025 5:09:08 PM Level Utilities LLC
4/14/2025 5:18:06 PM Level Utilities LLC
4/14/2025 5:26:04 PM Ruby-Collins, Inc.
4/14/2025 6:04:54 PM Legacy Water Group, LLC
4/14/2025 9:48:11 PM AG Ltd
4/15/2025 9:25:44 AM Bowman
4/15/2025 9:44:57 AM MJL, Inc.
4/15/2025 2:44:38 PM Sunbelt Rentals
4/16/2025 10:34:29 AM AECOM Technical Services
4/16/2025 5:39:17 PM Consolidated Pipe & Supply Co., Inc.
4/16/2025 7:31:43 PM Williams Infrastructure, LLC
4/17/2025 11:10:05 AM Level Utilities LLC
4/17/2025 2:00:35 PM R.H. Moore Company, Inc.
4/17/2025 10:10:39 PM Sega HDD Inc.
4/18/2025 10:13:26 AM Electric Supply Co., Inc.
4/21/2025 1:08:05 PM Thalle Construction Co., Inc.
4/21/2025 6:34:37 PM ConstructConnect
4/23/2025 6:14:17 AM Carroll Enterprises, LLC
4/23/2025 10:47:15 AM Graceful Lawn Care
4/25/2025 8:18:31 AM United Rentals Fluid Solutions
4/28/2025 4:16:23 PM THALLE
4/30/2025 8:07:58 AM R. H. Moore Company, Inc.
5/7/2025 9:28:47 AM North America Procurement Council Inc., PBC
5/7/2025 4:47:56 PM Gulf Coast Underground, LLC
5/9/2025 9:39:29 AM Soil Consultants Inc.
5/27/2025 7:01:03 AM Tri County Underground of SC
6/8/2025 10:41:01 PM LIN-DEE UTILITIES
6/18/2025 12:40:05 AM Deltek
6/18/2025 1:25:36 AM PWXPress
6/19/2025 2:53:38 PM Michael Baker International
6/23/2025 2:24:13 AM Dodge Data & Analytics
6/24/2025 9:31:40 AM Haren Construction Company, Inc.
7/16/2025 10:56:48 AM PC Construction Company
Addition 1

Posted: 3/21/2025

Type of Addition: Addendum No. 1

Overview: Please see attached Addendum No. 1, which must be reviewed and acknowledged on bid form.

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Addition 2

Posted: 3/27/2025

Type of Addition: Addendum No. 2

Overview: Please see attached Addendum No. 2.

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Addition 3

Posted: 4/3/2025

Type of Addition: Pre-Bid Sign-In Sheet

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Addition 4

Posted: 4/11/2025

Type of Addition: Addendum No. 3

Overview: Please see attached Addendum No. 3, which addresses all questions received and includes a revised bid form.

Documents:

Addition 5

Posted: 4/14/2025

Type of Addition: Addendum No. 4

Overview: Please see attached Addendum No. 4, which includes a revised bid form and instructions.

Documents:

Addition 6

Posted: 4/17/2025

Type of Addition: In Review - UNOFFICIAL Bid Tabulation

Overview: The bid tabulation available for download is a listing of the bidder(s) and price(s) which were read aloud at the public opening of the bid. The prices stated have not been reviewed by the County for correctness, nor has a determination been made that the bidders listed have fully met the requirements of the solicitation.

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Addition 7

Posted: 4/24/2025

Type of Addition: Certified Bid Tabulation

Overview: See attached certified bid tabulation. Documents are being reviewed by the RIA for their review for compliance with the SCIIP grant requirements.

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Addition 8

Posted: 6/17/2025

Type of Addition: Award Information

Overview: Division I has been awarded to Level Utilities, LLC.

Amount: $5,939,559.00

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Addition 9

Posted: 6/17/2025

Type of Addition: Award Information

Overview: Division II has been awarded to R.H. Moore Company, Inc.

Amount: $20,944,001.00

Documents:

Question 1

Posted: 3/24/2025

Question: can the deadline for the bid turn in and question deadline be extended 2 weeks each 5 days from the Prebid to question deadline does not give us enough time to thoroughly review the contract documents?

Response: Please see Addendum No. 2.

Question 2

Posted: 3/26/2025

Question: item 36 in division 2 shows soil compaction testing allowance with no value. what is this value to be?

Response: Please see Addendum No. 2.

Question 3

Posted: 3/26/2025

Question: note 4 on page C-01 shows an allowance for owner relocation of palmettos where is this allowance at?

Response: Please see Addendum No. 2.

Question 4

Posted: 3/27/2025

Question: are the plans uploaded with date 2/07/2022 the ones we are to be using or the ones included in the specifications documents dated 6/12/2024 ?

Response: Please see Addendum No. 2. The Drawings and Specifications to be used are dated 03/17/2025 and are the only ones uploaded for this project.

Question 5

Posted: 4/3/2025

Question: on the total bid price sheet can a line be added to show a deduct if awarded both projects?

Response: Questions have been addressed in addendum.

Question 6

Posted: 4/3/2025

Question: what is the thickness of the 50x50 Parking area and what type of stone is it to be there is no detail in the drawings .

Response: Questions have been addressed in addendum.

Question 7

Posted: 4/3/2025

Question: Can other pipe alternatives be utilized on the 24" other than FPVC, such as Certlok? It meets all of DCWS specifications. Concerned of impact of pipe string along Orangeburg rd.

Response: Questions have been addressed in addendum.

Question 8

Posted: 4/3/2025

Question: Will DCWS supply water for testing purposes, flushing, and Directional boring? Or Will the contractor have to utilize a meter from DCWS?

Response: Questions have been addressed in addendum.

Question 9

Posted: 4/3/2025

Question: Will the road construction for the Berlin G Myers project be complete by the time this project begins?

Response: Questions have been addressed in addendum.

Question 10

Posted: 4/4/2025

Question: On the 30" Directional Bore near the intersection of Orangeburg Rd and Berlin G Myers. Would the engineer allow the bore to begin at station 189+10 and the receiving pit to be moved to where the plan set calls out to begin HDD station 184+30? This would allow the pipe string to conflict with 1 residence instead of the string interfering with Berlin G Myers and numerous residents.

Response: Questions have been addressed in addendum.

Question 11

Posted: 4/7/2025

Question: Should there be an ARV at station 167+90?

Response: Questions have been addressed in addendum.

Question 12

Posted: 4/7/2025

Question: bid item 19 Concrete retaining wall shows 36 LF plan length is 71 LF based on scale on page which is correct?

Response: Questions have been addressed in addendum.

Question 13

Posted: 4/7/2025

Question: Would a rectangular precast structure be acceptable in lieu of the 18'diameter cast-in-place wetwell as shown on the drawings? A 12'x20' structure would have 240 CF/VF compare to the 18' diameter which would have 255 CF/VF. Please advise.

Response: Questions have been addressed in addendum.

Posted: 3/21/2025

Type of Addition: Addendum No. 1

Overview: Please see attached Addendum No. 1, which must be reviewed and acknowledged on bid form.

Documents:

Posted: 3/27/2025

Type of Addition: Addendum No. 2

Overview: Please see attached Addendum No. 2.

Documents:

Posted: 4/3/2025

Type of Addition: Pre-Bid Sign-In Sheet

Documents:

Posted: 4/11/2025

Type of Addition: Addendum No. 3

Overview: Please see attached Addendum No. 3, which addresses all questions received and includes a revised bid form.

Documents:

Posted: 4/14/2025

Type of Addition: Addendum No. 4

Overview: Please see attached Addendum No. 4, which includes a revised bid form and instructions.

Documents:

Posted: 4/17/2025

Type of Addition: In Review - UNOFFICIAL Bid Tabulation

Overview: The bid tabulation available for download is a listing of the bidder(s) and price(s) which were read aloud at the public opening of the bid. The prices stated have not been reviewed by the County for correctness, nor has a determination been made that the bidders listed have fully met the requirements of the solicitation.

Documents:

Posted: 4/24/2025

Type of Addition: Certified Bid Tabulation

Overview: See attached certified bid tabulation. Documents are being reviewed by the RIA for their review for compliance with the SCIIP grant requirements.

Documents:

Posted: 6/17/2025

Type of Addition: Award Information

Overview: Division I has been awarded to Level Utilities, LLC.

Amount: $5,939,559.00

Documents:

Posted: 6/17/2025

Type of Addition: Award Information

Overview: Division II has been awarded to R.H. Moore Company, Inc.

Amount: $20,944,001.00

Documents:

Posted: 3/24/2025

Question: can the deadline for the bid turn in and question deadline be extended 2 weeks each 5 days from the Prebid to question deadline does not give us enough time to thoroughly review the contract documents?

Response: Please see Addendum No. 2.

Posted: 3/26/2025

Question: item 36 in division 2 shows soil compaction testing allowance with no value. what is this value to be?

Response: Please see Addendum No. 2.

Posted: 3/26/2025

Question: note 4 on page C-01 shows an allowance for owner relocation of palmettos where is this allowance at?

Response: Please see Addendum No. 2.

Posted: 3/27/2025

Question: are the plans uploaded with date 2/07/2022 the ones we are to be using or the ones included in the specifications documents dated 6/12/2024 ?

Response: Please see Addendum No. 2. The Drawings and Specifications to be used are dated 03/17/2025 and are the only ones uploaded for this project.

Posted: 4/3/2025

Question: on the total bid price sheet can a line be added to show a deduct if awarded both projects?

Response: Questions have been addressed in addendum.

Posted: 4/3/2025

Question: what is the thickness of the 50x50 Parking area and what type of stone is it to be there is no detail in the drawings .

Response: Questions have been addressed in addendum.

Posted: 4/3/2025

Question: Can other pipe alternatives be utilized on the 24" other than FPVC, such as Certlok? It meets all of DCWS specifications. Concerned of impact of pipe string along Orangeburg rd.

Response: Questions have been addressed in addendum.

Posted: 4/3/2025

Question: Will DCWS supply water for testing purposes, flushing, and Directional boring? Or Will the contractor have to utilize a meter from DCWS?

Response: Questions have been addressed in addendum.

Posted: 4/3/2025

Question: Will the road construction for the Berlin G Myers project be complete by the time this project begins?

Response: Questions have been addressed in addendum.

Posted: 4/4/2025

Question: On the 30" Directional Bore near the intersection of Orangeburg Rd and Berlin G Myers. Would the engineer allow the bore to begin at station 189+10 and the receiving pit to be moved to where the plan set calls out to begin HDD station 184+30? This would allow the pipe string to conflict with 1 residence instead of the string interfering with Berlin G Myers and numerous residents.

Response: Questions have been addressed in addendum.

Posted: 4/7/2025

Question: Should there be an ARV at station 167+90?

Response: Questions have been addressed in addendum.

Posted: 4/7/2025

Question: bid item 19 Concrete retaining wall shows 36 LF plan length is 71 LF based on scale on page which is correct?

Response: Questions have been addressed in addendum.

Posted: 4/7/2025

Question: Would a rectangular precast structure be acceptable in lieu of the 18'diameter cast-in-place wetwell as shown on the drawings? A 12'x20' structure would have 240 CF/VF compare to the 18' diameter which would have 255 CF/VF. Please advise.

Response: Questions have been addressed in addendum.