Lander University
Invitation for Bids
Solicitation Number
Date Issued
Procurement Officer
Phone
E-Mail Address
IFB-SP-559-03-24-2025
02/27/2025
Scott Pilgrim
(864) 388-8698
spilgrim@lander.edu
DESCRIPTION: Brookside Restroom Partial Renovations
The Term "Offer" Means Your "Bid" or "Proposal".
SUBMIT OFFER BY (Opening Date/Time): 03/24/2025 11:00 am EST
QUESTIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY: 03/12/2025 12:00 Noon EST
See "Questions From Offerors" provision
NUMBER OF COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED: ONE ORIGINAL and ONE COPY
Offers must be submitted in a sealed package. Solicitation Number & Opening Date must appear on package exterior.
SUBMIT YOUR SEALED OFFER TO EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES:
MAILING ADDRESS:
Lander University
Procurement Services CPO 6023
Greenwood, S.C. 29649
PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
Lander University
Procurement Services, Room FO210
204 W. Henrietta Ave.
Greenwood, S.C. 29649
See "Submitting Your Offer" provision
CONFERENCE TYPE: *Site Visit
LOCATION: Not Applicable
DATE & TIME:By appointment, contact Glenn Shaw 864-388-8260
As appropriate, see "Conferences - Pre-Bid/Proposal" & "Site Visit" provisions
AWARD &
AMENDMENTS
Award will be posted at the Physical Address stated above on 03/26/2025. The award, this solicitation, and any amendments
will be posted at the following web address: http://www.lander.edu/solicitations
You must submit a signed copy of this form with Your Offer. By submitting a bid or proposal, You agree to be bound by the terms of the Solicitation.
You agree to hold Your Offer open for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days after the Opening Date.
NAME OF OFFEROR
(Full legal name of business submitting the offer)
OFFEROR'S TYPE OF ENTITY:
(Check one)
□ Sole Proprietorship
□ Partnership
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
□ Corporation (tax-exempt)
□ Corporate entity (not tax-exempt)
(Person signing must be authorized to submit binding offer to enter contract on behalf of Offeror
named above.)
□ Government entity (federal, state, or local)
□ Other _________________________
TITLE
(Business title of person signing above)
(See "Signing Your Offer" provision.)
PRINTED NAME (Printed name of person signing above)
DATE SIGNED
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 above.
An offer may be submitted by only one legal entity. 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
(If offeror is a corporation, identify the state of Incorporation.)
TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NO.
STATE VENDOR NO.
(See "Taxpayer Identification Number" provision)
(Register to Obtain S.C. Vendor No. at www.procurement.sc.gov)
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HOME OFFICE ADDRESS (Address for offeror's home office / NOTICE ADDRESS (Address to which all procurement and contract
principal place of business)
related notices should be sent.) (See "Notice" clause)
_________________________________________________
Area Code - Number - Extension
Facsimile
_________________________________________________
E-mail Address
PAYMENT ADDRESS (Address to which payments will be sent.) ORDER ADDRESS (Address to which purchase orders will be sent)
(See "Payment" clause)
(See "Purchase Orders and "Contract Documents" clauses)
____Payment Address same as Home Office Address
____Order Address same as Home Office Address
____Payment Address same as Notice Address (check only one) ____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. Amendment Issue
Date
Date
Date
Date
DISCOUNT FOR
PROMPT PAYMENT
(See "Discount for Prompt
Payment" clause)
10 Calendar Days (%)
20 Calendar Days (%)
30 Calendar Days (%)
_____Calendar Days (%)
PREFERENCES DO NOT APPLY PER SOUTH CAROLINA PROCUREMENT CODE
SECTION [§11-35-1524(E)(3)]
PREFERENCES DO NOT APPLY PER SOUTH CAROLINA PROCUREMENT CODE
SECTION [§11-35-1524(E)(3)]
(Return Page One and Two with Your Offer)
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Solicitation Outline
I. Scope of Solicitation
II.Instructions to Offerors
A.General Instructions
B.Special Instructions
III.Scope of Work / Specifications
IV.Information for Offerors to Submit
V. Qualifications
VI.Award Criteria
VII.Terms and Conditions
A. General
B. Special
VIII.Bidding Schedule / Cost Proposal
IX.Attachments to Solicitation
I. SCOPE OF SOLICITATION
ACQUIRE SERVICES & SUPPLIES / EQUIPMENT (JAN 2006): The purpose of this solicitation is to
acquire services and supplies or equipment complying with the enclosed description and/or
specifications and conditions. [01-1005-1]
Lander University is seeking a qualified, licensed, and insured contractor to perform partial restroom
renovations in two (2) buildings within the Brookside Student Housing Complex. These wood-frame
buildings, constructed in 1977, each contain ten (10) student restrooms.
MAXIMUM CONTRACT PERIOD - ESTIMATED (Jan 2006): Start date: 05/16/2025 End date:
08/02/2025. Dates provided are estimates only. Any resulting contract will begin on the date
specified in the notice of award. See clause entitled "Term of Contract - Effective Date/Initial Contract
Period". [01-1040-1]
II. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS
DEFINITIONS, CAPITALIZATION, AND HEADINGS (MAY 2024) CLAUSE HEADINGS USED IN
THIS SOLICITATION ARE FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY AND WILL NOT BE USED TO CONSTRUE
MEANING OR INTENT. EVEN IF NOT CAPITALIZED, THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS APPLY TO
ALL PARTS OF THE SOLICITATION, UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE.
AMENDMENT means a document issued to supplement the original solicitation document.
AUTHORITY means the State Fiscal Accountability Authority or its successor in interest.
BUSINESS means any corporation, partnership, individual, sole proprietorship, joint stock company,
joint venture, or any other legal entity. [11-35-310(3)]
CHANGE ORDER means any written alteration in specifications, delivery point, rate of delivery,
period of performance, price, quantity, or other provisions of any contract accomplished by mutual
agreement of the parties to the contract. [11-35-310(5)]
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CONTRACT See clause entitled Contract Documents & Order of Precedence.
CONTRACT MODIFICATION means a written order signed by the procurement officer, directing the
contractor to make changes which the clause of the contract titled “Changes,” if included herein,
authorizes the Procurement Officer to order without the consent of the contractor. [11- 35-310(9)]
CONTRACTOR means the Offeror receiving an award as a result of this solicitation.
COVER PAGE means the top page of the original solicitation on which the solicitation is identified by
number. Offerors are cautioned that Amendments may modify information provided on the Cover
Page.
OFFER means the bid or proposal submitted in response this solicitation. The terms Bid and
Proposal are used interchangeably with the term Offer.
OFFEROR means the single legal entity submitting the offer. The term Bidder is used
interchangeably with the term Offeror. See bidding provisions entitled Signing Your Offer and
Bid/Proposal As Offer To Contract.
PAGE TWO means the second page of the original solicitation, which is labeled Page Two.
PROCUREMENT OFFICER means the person, or his successor, identified as such on either the
Cover Page, an amendment, or an award notice.
YOU and YOUR means Offeror.
SOLICITATION means this document, including all its parts, attachments, and any Amendments.
STATE means the Using Governmental Unit(s) identified on the Cover Page.
SUBCONTRACTOR means any person you contract with to perform or provide any part of the work.
US or WE means the using governmental unit.
USING GOVERNMENTAL UNIT means the unit(s) of government identified as such on the Cover
Page. If the Cover Page identifies the Using Governmental Unit as “Statewide Contract,” either
optional or mandatory, the phrase “Using Governmental Unit” means any South Carolina Public
Procurement Unit [11-35-4610(5)] that has submitted a Purchase Order to you pursuant to the
contract resulting from this solicitation. Reference the clauses titled “Purchase Orders” and
“Statewide Contract.” WORK means all labor, materials, equipment, services, or property of any type,
provided or to be provided by the Contractor to fulfill the Contractor’s obligations under the Contract.
[02-2A003-4]
AMENDMENTS TO SOLICITATION (MODIFIED) (a) The Solicitation may be amended at any time
prior to opening. All actual and prospective Offerors should monitor the following web site for the
issuance of amendments: http://www.lander.edu/solicitations (b) Offerors shall acknowledge receipt
of any amendment to this solicitation (1) by signing and returning the amendment, (2) by identifying
the amendment number and date in the space provided for this purpose on Page Two, (3) by letter, or
(4) by submitting a bid that indicates in some way that the bidder received the amendment. (c) If this
solicitation is amended, then all terms and conditions which are not modified remain unchanged.
AUTHORIZED AGENT (FEB 2015)
All authority regarding this procurement is vested solely with the responsible Procurement Officer.
Unless specifically delegated in writing, the Procurement Officer is the only government official
authorized to bind the government with regard to this procurement or the resulting contract. [02-
2A007-1]
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AWARD NOTIFICATION (MAR 2024) Notice regarding any award, cancellation of award, or
extension of award will be posted at the location and on the date specified on the Cover Page or, if
applicable, the most recent notice of extension of award. Should the contract resulting from this
Solicitation have a total or potential value more than one hundred thousand dollars, such notice will
be sent electronically to all Offerors responding to the Solicitation. Unless a written notice of intent to
protest is timely filed pursuant to Section 11-35-4210(1)(b) or the award is otherwise suspended or
canceled, the award will be effective on the calendar day (including weekends and holidays)
immediately following the seventh business day after such notice is given. [02-2A010-3]
BID / PROPOSAL AS OFFER TO CONTRACT (JAN 2004): By submitting Your Bid or Proposal, You
are offering to enter into a contract with the Using Governmental Unit(s). Without further action by
either party, a binding contract shall result upon final award. Any award issued will be issued to, and
the contract will be formed with, the entity identified as the Offeror on the Cover Page. An Offer may
be submitted by only one legal entity; “joint bids” are not allowed. [02-2A015-1]
BID ACCEPTANCE PERIOD (JAN 2004): In order to withdraw Your Offer after the minimum period
specified on the Cover Page, You must notify the Procurement Officer in writing. [02-2A020-1]
BID IN ENGLISH & DOLLARS (JAN 2004): Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in
the English language and in US dollars, unless otherwise permitted by the Solicitation. [02-2A025-1]
CERTIFICATE OF INDEPENDENT PRICE DETERMINATION (May 2008)
GIVING FALSE, MISLEADING, OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION ON THIS CERTIFICATION MAY
RENDER YOU SUBJECT TO PROSECUTION UNDER SECTION 16-9-10 OF THE SOUTH
CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS.
(a) By submitting an offer, the offeror certifies that—
(1) The prices in this offer have been arrived at independently, without, for the purpose of restricting
competition, any consultation, communication, or agreement with any other offeror or competitor
relating to—
(i) Those prices;
(ii) The intention to submit an offer; or
(iii) The methods or factors used to calculate the prices offered.
(2) The prices in this offer have not been and will not be knowingly disclosed by the offeror, directly or
indirectly, to any other offeror or competitor before bid opening (in the case of a sealed bid
solicitation) or contract award (in the case of a negotiated solicitation) unless otherwise required by
law; and
(3) No attempt has been made or will be made by the offeror to induce any other concern to submit or
not to submit an offer for the purpose of restricting competition.
(b) Each signature on the offer is considered to be a certification by the signatory that the signatory—
(1) Is the person in the offeror’s organization responsible for determining the prices being offered in
this bid or proposal, and that the signatory has not participated and will not participate in any action
contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this certification; or
(2)(i) Has been authorized, in writing, to act as agent for the offeror's principals in certifying that those
principals have not participated, and will not participate in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1)
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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.