Lexington School
District Four
INVITATION FOR BIDS
Solicitation Number: IFB-2026.02
Date Issued: 4/1/2026
Bid Contact:
E-Mail Address:
Justin Newton
justinnewton@lexington4.net
Procurement Contact:
E-Mail Address:
Shelley Allen
sallen@lexington4.net
DESCRIPTION: Summer Painting
The Term "Offer" Means Your "Bid" or "Proposal". Your offer must be submitted in a sealed package. Solicitation Number & Opening
Date must appear on package exterior. See "Submitting Your Offer" provision.
SUBMIT YOUR SEALED OFFER TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS BELOW:
PHYSICAL/MAILING ADDRESS:
Lexington School District Four
607 E 5th Street, Swansea, SC 29160
Emailed Responses/Offers will NOT be accepted.
# of Copies to be Submitted
Pre-Bid/Proposal Conference, if applicable
Last Date for Submission of Questions
Offer Due
Anticipated Intent to Award Date (subject to change)
1 Digital Copy and 2 Hard Copies
N/A
4/10/2026 at 12:00 pm
4/17/2026 at 12:00pm
The timing & sequence of events resulting from this IFB/RFP may vary and will ultimately be determined by Lexington School District Four.
The award, notice of this solicitation, any amendments, and any related notices will be posted at the following web address:
https://www.lex4.org/page/purchasing
NAME OF OFFEROR (Vendor Name):(full legal name of business submitting offer)
NAME & TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZING OFFER:
(Person must be authorized to submit binding offer to contract on behalf of Offeror.)
INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING OFFEROR’S NAME: Any award issued will be issued to, and the contract will be formed with, the entity
identified as the Offeror. The entity named as the offeror must be a single and distinct legal entity. Do not use the name of a branch office or a
division of a larger entity if the branch or division is not a separate legal entity, i.e., a separate corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, etc.
STATE OF INCORPORATION
TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NO.
(If you are a corporation, identify the state of incorporation.)
HOME OFFICE ADDRESS (Address for offeror's home office / principal
place of business)
NOTICE ADDRESS (Address to which all procurement and contract related
notices should be sent.) (See "Notice" clause)
Area Code:
Number:
E-Mail Address:
Extension:
Other:
PAYMENT ADDRESS (Address to which payments will be sent.) (See
"Payment" clause)
ORDER ADDRESS (Address to which purchase orders will be sent) (See
"Purchase Orders and "Contract Documents" clauses)
Payment Address same as Home Office Address
Payment Address same as Notice Address (check only one)
Order Address same as Home Office Address
Order Address same as Notice Address (check only one)
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS
Offerors acknowledges receipt of amendments by indicating amendment number and its date of issue. (See "Amendments to Solicitation" Provision)
Amendment No.
Amendment Issue Amendment No. Amendment Issue Amendment No. Amendment Issue Amendment No.
Date
Date
Date
Amendment Issue Date
I certify that this offer is made without prior understanding, agreement, or connections with any corporation, firm or person
submitting an offer for the same services, materials, supplies, or equipment, and is in all respects fair and without collusion
or fraud.
I hereby agree to all terms and conditions outlined in this document, confirm that my offer will remain valid for 90 days, and
certify that I have the authority to sign on behalf of the offeror.
Authorized Signature:
Name (typed or printed):
Title:
Email:
OFFEROR MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETED & SIGNED COPY OF THIS 2 PAGE FORM WITH OFFER
PACKAGE.
LEXINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUR
INVITATION FOR BID
Summer Painting
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Summary
The purpose of this solicitation (Invitation for Bid “IFB”) is to seek qualified contractors to provide Summer
Painting services consistent with the terms and conditions herein set forth.
Work under this contract requires a contractor to furnish all labor, materials, tools, equipment and supervision
necessary to accomplish the work described herein, in accordance with all specifications and requirements.
All offers must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked Lexington 4 Summer Painting – IFB-2026.02. The
purpose of this solicitation is to provide services complying with the enclosed description and/or
specifications/conditions.
1.2 Contact Information
Justin Newton
Chief Operations Officer
Email: justinnewton@lexington4.net
Phone: (803) 490-7000
Shelley Allen
Chief Financial Officer
Email: sallen@lexington4.net
Phone: (803) 490-7000
1.3 Timeline
Date Issued:
Question Submission Deadline:
Submit Offer By:
April 1, 2026
April 10, 2026 12:00pm
April 17, 2026, 12:00pm
2. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS
2.1 Addendum(s) to Solicitation
The solicitation may be amended at any time prior to opening. Addenda notifications will be posted to the
district website. All actual and prospective offerors should monitor the district website, as failure of any offeror
to receive any such addenda or interpretation shall not relieve such offeror from any obligation under their offer
as submitted. Acknowledgement of Amendments should be completed on page 2 of the required submission
cover page.
2.2 Award Notification
Notice regarding any award, cancellation of award, or extension of award will be posted to the district website
and electronically distributed to all offerors who submitted.
2.3 Drug-Free Work Place Certification
By submitting an Offer, Offeror certifies that, if awarded a contract, Contractor will comply with all applicable
provisions of The Drug-Free Workplace Act, Title 44, Chapter 107 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, as
amended.
2.4 Elaboration and Clarification
If you do not ask questions or clarify any assumptions, the District will assume that you agree with and
understand the requirements in the solicitation. If, after examination of the various terms and conditions and
requirements of this document, the Offeror believes there are any terms and conditions or requirements which
remain unclear or which restrict competition, the Offeror must request, in writing, that the District clarify the
terms(s) and condition(s) and requirement(s) specified by the Respondent. The Offeror must provide applicable
Section(s), Subsection(s), Paragraph(s), and page number(s) that identify the conditions or requirements
questioned, in writing, on or before April 10, 2026 by 12:00 pm. All requests for interpretation of the bid
documents shall be submitted in writing to Justin Newton, the Chief Operations Officer at
justinnewton@lexington4.net. Email is the required method for submitting questions with “Questions:
Solicitation #” as the subject of the email. All questions and answers will be posted anonymously on the
District’s procurement website as an addendum at the close of the Q&A period.
The District may ask any or all respondents to elaborate or clarify specific points or portions of their response.
Clarification may take the form of written responses to questions or meetings to discuss the solicitation and/or
the participant’s response.
No questions may be directed to or contacts made with members of the School Board, Superintendent, or
any District staff not identified in this solicitation as points of contacts during the period of time that this
solicitation is made public until the final selection is made. Violation of this prohibition will be subject to
disqualification of the Respondent from further consideration.
2.5 Experience and Reference Check
The District reserves the right to consider historic information and facts, whether gained from the Respondent's
bid/proposal, question and answer conferences, references, or any other source, in the review of a response.
Offeror acknowledges: (1) that the District will contact various persons who are familiar with the offeror's prior
work and related matters, whether such persons are voluntarily disclosed to the District in this bid/proposal or
not; (2) that truthful and complete information is necessary for the District to make an adequate review of
bid/proposal; and (3) that offeror will not take any action against any person who responds truthfully and in
good faith to a bonafide inquiry by the District for purposes of reviewing the offers received by the District
under this solicitation.
2.6 Maximum Contract Period
Any resulting contract from this solicitation will begin on the date specified in the Statement of Award or Intent
to Award. The contract period shall be for (1) year, with the option to renew for an additional (4) four years.
2.7 Offer Submission
Lexington School District Four will accept sealed bids/proposals. All bid/proposals shall be received no later
than April 17, 2026 at 12:00 pm. Late bid/proposals will not be considered for evaluation.
All bid/proposals must be submitted in ink or typewritten. Bids/Proposals may be withdrawn without penalty
prior to the date and time of the opening. All offers shall be valid for a period of no less than ninety (90) days
after the date of opening.
2.8 Pre-Bid/Proposal Conference
No pre-bid/proposal conference is scheduled at this time; however, all potential offerors must visit the sites
prior to offer submission date. The available site visit date will be communicated as an addendum/amendment
to the solicitation, posted on the district’s website. Site visits allow the offerors to take such steps as may be
necessary to ascertain the nature and location of the work and the general location conditions which can affect
the work and/or cost thereof. Failure to inspect sites will result in automatic offer rejection.
2.9 Bid/Proposal as Offer to Contract
By submitting your bid/proposal, you are offering to enter into a contract with Lexington School District Four.
Without further action by either party, a binding contract shall result upon final award of this solicitation. Any
award issued will be issued to, and the contract will be formed with, the entity identified as the Offeror in the
submitted solicitation. Joint Bids/Proposals are not allowed – an offer may be submitted by only one legal
entity. A Purchase Order shall be issued to the identified offeror by the District and shall give Offeror the right
to proceed with fulfilling this contract.
2.10 Bid/Proposal Acceptance Period
Bids/Proposals may be withdrawn through offer closing date. After withdrawing a previously submitted
bid/proposal, the responding firm may submit another bid/proposal at any time up to the deadline for
submissions. In order to withdraw your offer after the minimum period specified in this solicitation, you must
notify the Chief Financial Officer in writing.
2.11 Pricing
All prices and notifications submitted may not be altered or amended after the specified time for opening
bids/proposals.
2.12 Procurement Process
This solicitation is an Invitation for Bid (IFB). In the event the District elects to negotiate a contract with the
successful Respondent, any contract shall contain, at a minimum, the terms and conditions (or substantially the
same terms and conditions) as hereinafter stated. The District reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject
all submissions, reissue a subsequent IFB, terminate, restructure or amend this procurement process at any time.
The final selection and contract negotiation rests solely with the District. All bids/proposals will be publicly
opened at the noted date and time. The name of each bidder and the total dollar amount of each bid will be
recorded at the opening. Other than the information disclosed at the bid opening, contents of competing
bids/proposals shall not be disclosed during the process of opening or negotiation.
2.13 Proprietary Information
For every document Offeror submits in response to or with regard to this solicitation or request, Offeror must
separately mark with the word "CONFIDENTIAL" every page, or portion thereof, that Offeror contends
contains information that is exempt from public disclosure because it is either (a) a trade secret as defined in
Section 30-4-40(a)(1), or (b) privileged and confidential, as that phrase is used in Section 11-35-410. For every
document Offeror submits in response to or with regard to this solicitation or request, Offeror must separately
mark with the words "TRADE SECRET" every page, or portion thereof, that Offeror contends contains a trade
secret as that term is defined by Section 39-8-20 of the Trade Secrets Act. For every document Offeror submits
This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.