Burton Wells Pickleball Courts

*The County did not have the funds to complete the job. This project will rebid at a later date.* Beaufort County is seeking competitive sealed proposals from qualified and experienced firms to provide construction services for the eight-court Pickleball facility at Burton Wells Recreation Center. Scope of Work Provide a lump sum price proposal for the work to include but not limited to the following: 1. All work as shown on construction plans as prepared by Andrews Engineering. a. Exhibit 2 - Construction Plan List 2. Make application for and obtain building permit. Permit fees to be paid by Beaufort County. 3. Material testing and inspections to include the following: a. Subgrade proof roll & density testing b. Aggregate base proof roll & density testing c. Asphalt compaction testing d. Concrete compressive strength e. All reports to be sent to Beaufort County within 24 hours of test results. 4. Provide submittals and shop drawings for review for all materials and equipment prior to incorporation into the project. 5. Provide costs for requested alternates a. Voluntary alternates will also be considered . All Bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond drawn in favor of the Beaufort County Treasurer of Beaufort County, Beaufort, South Carolina, in the amount of at least five percent (5%) of the bid for the complete work: such Bid Bond representing that the Bidder, if awarded a contract, will promptly enter into a contract and furnish Performance Bond and Payment Bond as provided by law and approved by the attorney for Beaufort County, South Carolina. Each bond shall be equal one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. A copy of the Bid Bond or Certified Check must be electronically sent with your bid documents through Vendor Registry. The original Bid Bond or Certified Check must be received by the Procurement Services Department within 10 days after the bid due date. Failure on the bidder's part to provide a copy of the Bid Bond or Certified Check by the Bid closing date and time will be considered as a nonresponsive bid and rejected by the County. The Bid Bond shall be forfeited to the County Council of Beaufort County, South Carolina as liquidated damages if the Bidder fails to execute the contract and provide Performance and Payment Bonds within fourteen (14) days after being notified that he has been awarded the Contract. The Bidder further proposes and agrees hereby to promptly commence the Work with adequate force and equipment within ten (10) calendar days from receipt of Notice to Proceed, or as may be specified by Special Provision. Contractor shall complete all work not later than 120 calendar days following the date of the Notice to Proceed or IAW any Special Provision by the Owner. Minority Business means a concern at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned by a person determined to be socially and economically disadvantaged. Socially disadvantaged means those persons who have been subject to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias because of their identification as members of a certain group without regard to their individual qualities. Such groups include, but are not limited to, Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans (including American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts and Native Hawaiians), Asian Pacific Americans, women and other minorities to be designated by the Beaufort County Council. Economically disadvantaged means those socially disadvantaged persons whose ability to compete in the free enterprise system has been impaired due to diminished capital and credit opportunities as compared to others in the same business area that are not socially disadvantaged. Beaufort County refers to minority businesses as Minority Business Enterprises or "MBE . Beaufort County reserves the right to reject all proposals and to waive minor informalities and irregularities . The Beaufort County Council reserves the right to reject all Bids and waive any formalities. Any claims . OWNER reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive any informality and to reject nonconforming, non-responsive, unbalanced or conditionalBids. The Beaufort County Council reserves the right to reject all Bids and waive any formalities. Any claims for cost incurred by any bidders in preparation of any part of, or total package for this project will not be handled for reimbursement by Beaufort County or their representatives. Bidder, in submitting Bid, understands and agrees that the Bid security may be forfeited as liquidated damages, and not as a penalty, if the Bidder is determined to be Successful Bidder and thereafter fails to execute the Agreement and furnish the required Bonds within thestipulated time. BIDDER acknowledges that, in accordance with the Agreement, Liquidated Damages are set at $400 per calendar day. The preliminary progress schedule and updated progress schedules shall represent a practical plan to complete the Work within the Contract Time. Extension of any schedule beyond the Contract Time shall not be acceptable. Schedules showing the Work completed in less than the Contract Time, may be acceptable if judged by County's Representative to be practical, however acceptance of such a schedule shall not change the Contract Time. The Contract Time, not the schedule time, shall control in the determination of liquidated damages payable by Contractor under Article 8 of the Agreement in the determination of any delay under Article 8 of the General Conditions. If the Contractor fails to substantially complete the Work by the specified completion date, the Contractor shall be liable for liquidated damages for each calendar date past the contract specified completion date. The date of substantial completion shall be determined by the County Engineer and his decision shall be final. The daily liquidated damages rate shall be determined from the Schedule of Liquidated Damages provided within the South Carolina Department of transportation Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, Edition of 2007 unless otherwise specified in the Bid Documents. . o Liquidated damages assessed in accordance with Article8 of the Agreement. Completion Date: 160 Calendar Days

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