US 76 over US 601 and US 601 over Colonels Creek Bridge Replacement Projects in Richland County - South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT)

As of February 20, 2023, an firm has not yet been selected for engineering services. Information regarding contractor selection has not been disclosed. A firm timeline has not been established; however, construction is planned for Fiscal Year 2021. the project is in Final Planning status. Anticipated letting month/year is May, 2023. *The following solicitation has been preserved for historical reference: The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) requests a letter of interest and a proposal containing qualifications from all interested consulting firms experienced in providing engineering services necessary for the development and delivery of preliminary roadway and bridge plans, environmental studies and documentation, environmental permitting, right of way plans and final construction plans for roadways and bridges, and associated design/coordination services, for Project 1 (US 76 over US 601 and the US 601 over Colonels Creek Bridge Replacements in Richland County), and Project 2 (US 378 over Twelve Mile Creek Bridge Replacement in Lexington County). Consulting firms will be asked to identify the bridge replacement project(s) the firm is interested in within the Letter of Interest contained in the submitted RFP response. Each firm may express interest in one or both of the county bridge projects. For each county project(s) identified in the Letter of Interest, two (2) additional proposal document pages will be allowed for project approach/understanding in addition to the 25 basic RFP response pages allowed. This will result in a total of twenty-seven (27) or twentynine (29) maximum allowed RFP response pages as applicable if interest is expressed in one or both projects. Requested services include but are not limited to: project management, field surveys, traffic studies, environmental studies and documentation including public involvement, environmental permitting, bridge design, structural design, roadway design, hydrology/hydraulic design, geotechnical services, hazardous materials survey, subsurface utility engineering, utility coordination, right of way phase support, right of way coordination, right of way acquisition, development of preliminary/final right of way plans, value engineering, development of preliminary/final construction plans, pavement marking and signing plan, constructability review, construction phase services, engineer's estimate/project specific special provisions and other related duties deemed necessary. The project team should be capable of providing all services outlined above. Whether or not there is a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal on this contract, proposer is strongly encouraged to obtain the maximum amount of DBE participation feasible on the contract. The selected consultant will be required to report all DBE participation through the DBE Quarterly Report required in the DBE supplemental specification. The SCDOT will select two (2) different consultant firms to provide these services. Consultants will be evaluated and ranked based on their score during the selection process. A consultant firm can only be awarded one project, either Project 1 (Richland County Bridges), or Project 2 (Lexington County Bridge). RFP responses will be evaluated and scored for the project(s) identified in the Letter of Interest. The highest ranking firm expressing interest in Project 1 (Richland County Bridges) will be awarded that project, but then will not be a contender for Project 2 (Lexington County Bridge). The highest ranking firm among the remaining firms who expressed interest in Project 2 (Lexington County Bridge) will be awarded that project. For questions, please contact the SCDOT Contracting Officer, Wendy Hollingsworth at 803-737-0746 or via email at Hollingswg@scdot.org, or Diane Stubbs at 803-737-4901 or via email at Stubbsdg@scdot.org. The method of contractor selection is not determined at this time.

Division 01 -	General Requirements, Vehicular Access and Parking, Traffic Control, Temporary Barriers and Enclosures.
Division 03 -	Concrete, Concrete Reinforcing, Precast Structural Concrete.
Division 05 -	Metals, Structural Steel Framing, Structural Steel for Bridges, Steel Joist Framing, Steel Joist Girder Framing.
Division 07 -	Thermal and Moisture Protection, Expansion Control.
Division 09 -	Finishes, High-Performance Coatings.
Division 10 -	Specialties, Signage, Traffic Signage.
Division 26 -	Electrical, Exterior Lighting, Lighting Poles and Standards, Roadway Lighting.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Embankments, Erosion and Sedimentation Controls, Slope Protection, Gabions, Riprap, Special Foundations and Load-Bearing Elements, Driven Piles.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements, Bases, Ballasts, and Paving, Flexible Paving, Rigid Paving, Fences and Gates, Retaining Walls.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Instrumentation and Control for Utilities, Water Utilities, Water Utility Distribution Piping, Water Utility Distribution Equipment, Disinfecting of Water Utility Distribution, Water Utility Storage Tanks.
Division 34 -	Transportation, Operation and Maintenance of Transportation, Bridges.