26-0004 Engineering for Pipe Supports for SGM-04718

Location:	South Carolina
Posted:	Nov 21, 2025
Due:	Dec 30, 2025
Agency:	North Charleston Sewer District
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
Publication URL:	To access bid details, please log in.

Attachment Preview

NORTH CHARLESTON SEWER DISTRICT

REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

NCSD CIP# 2643000-Engineering for Pipe Supports for

SGM-04718

PROJECT PURPOSE AND GOAL

The North Charleston Sewer District is seeking to retain a qualified engineering firm to provide a design

for the replacement of timber pipe support structures of an aerial sanitary sewer gravity main.

BACKGROUND

The District is a publicly owned utility created in 1972 by an act of the South Carolina State Legislature,

governed by a Board of Commissioners that provides retail and wholesale wastewater service to

approximately 34,000 customers in the City of North Charleston and nearby communities, with a service

area of approximately 60 square miles.

The gravity main (SGM-04718) is a 12-inch cast iron pipe (CIP), that was constructed in 1968. The

timber pipe support structures are in poor structural condition and in need of replacement.

SCOPE OF WORK

Currently, there are eight (8) support structures over "dry" land, and three (3) support structures over Filbin

Creek, supporting the 12-inch CIP. The span over Filbin Creek is approximately 20 feet in width. Existing pipe

pile supports consist of: 14"x14" timber bent caps four feet in length, with 8"x12" blocking, and two (2) 25-foot

10 T timber piles per support. This design proposal should account for the replacement of all aerial pipe

supports.

The final proposal should include design recommendations, a cost for the professional engineering services, and

an opinion of probable construction cost for the design.

PRE-PROPOSAL SITE VISIT

Details of the MANDATORY pre-proposal site visit can be found below:

DATE: Monday, December 1, 2025

TIME: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM

LOCATION: Filbin Creek Bridge on Attaway St. North Charleston, SC 29405 (32°53'32.6"N 80°00'02.8"W)

QUALIFICATIONS

It is the intent of the District not to award this contract to any firm who does not furnish satisfactory evidence

that they have successfully completed projects of this type and magnitude, and that they have enough

capital, equipment, and personnel to enable them to complete the required work successfully within a

reasonable time.

QUESTIONS

Any request for clarification or interpretation must be submitted in writing and emailed with a subject of

“QUESTIONS – NCSD CIP# 2643000-Engineering for Pipe Supports for SGM-04718” to

purchasing@ncsd.sc.gov no later than December 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM EST.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMNTS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA

To be considered for award, ONE (1) ORIGINAL AND FIVE (5) COPIES of your response are

required and in addition, you must submit Six (6) electronic copies on USB drive(s). Each copy should

be on separate media. If multiple-drive sets are provided, each drive in the set must be appropriately

identified as to its relationship to the set, e.g., 1 of 2. The electronic copy must be identical to the

original offer. File format shall be compatible with Microsoft Office (version 2003 or later), or Adobe

robat or equivalent Portable Document Format (pdf) viewer. The Purchasing Agent must be able to

view, search, copy and print electronic documents without a password. Submissions must be received

at the District offices December 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM EST. The District’s normal operating hours are

M-Th 7:00 – 5:00. NCSD will not be responsible for responses not delivered on time by the U.S. Postal

Service or any other carrier. The responder is responsible for delivery to NCSD prior to due date

and time. Late responses will not be accepted. Send responses to:

MAIL:

North Charleston Sewer District

P. O. Box 63009

North Charleston, SC 29419

Attn: Kimberly J Caver

HAND DELIVER/EXPRESS:

North Charleston Sewer District

7225 Stall Road

North Charleston, SC 29406

Attn: Kimberly J Caver

MAIL IS ONLY PICKED UP FROM THE US POSTAL SERVICE ON MONDAYS AND

THURSDAYS AROUND 10:30 A.M. (EXCLUDING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS).

All responses must include at a minimum, the following information presented in the listed order:

1) Qualifications of the Firm and/or Team with specific experience on similar projects.

2) References, including names and contact numbers.

3) Detailed description of approach to work to be performed.

4) Timetable for performing the work.

5) Design cost with any subcontracted firms listed.

6) Opinion of probable construction cost for the engineered design.

NON-SCORED EVALUATION CRITERIA REQUESTED

1) Prior experience with NCSD

Under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), certain documents an Offeror submits to

the District may be subject to public disclosure. All references are to the South Carolina Code of Laws,

which is available on the internet at: http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t30c004.PHP. Offerors are urged

to become familiar with FOIA (Title 30, Chapter 4 of the Code).

In determining whether to release documents, the District will rely on Offerors marking documents as being

either "Confidential" or "Trade Secret". For every document Offeror submits in response to or with regard

to this solicitation, 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 a

trade secret as defined in Section 30-4-40(a)(1) of the FOIA. For every document Offeror submits in

response to or with regard to this solicitation, 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 the Trade Secrets Act. All markings must be conspicuous; use color, bold, underlining, or some other

method in order to conspicuously distinguish the mark from the other text. If a portion of a response is

improperly marked as confidential or trade secret, the District may, in its sole discretion, determine it

nonresponsive. If only portions of a page are protected, do not mark the entire page.

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

26-0004 Engineering for Pipe Supports for SGM-04718

Attachment Preview

See also