Request for Proposals: Testing/Inspection Services for Early Sitework Testing/Inspection Documents...

Location:	South Carolina
Posted:	Feb 19, 2026
Due:	Feb 20, 2026
Agency:	Barnwell County School District
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	H - Quality Control, Testing, and Inspection Services
Solicitation No:	RFP20260202
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Request for Proposals for Testing/Inspection Services

Issue date: February 2, 2026

Barnwell County School District (BCSD) requests qualified firms to submit a proposal for

providing Testing /Inspection Services. BCSD is currently building a New High School.

The above RFP services for a third-party provider will be needed to complete the Early

Sitework pertaining to the construction of the New High School.

The district anticipates hiring one firm to provide Testing /Inspection Services for Early

Sitework. This RFP includes sufficient information to submit a brief proposal. No other

information will be released or discussed unless necessary to clarify this RFP. No firm

shall begin work without prior written authorization from the Owner.

Owner: Barnwell County School District

Contact Name: Holly Hutto, CFO

Contact Number: (803)541-3586

Contact Email: hhutto@bcsd.net

Please use the above listed email address to request a copy of the RFP and to ask

questions. The deadline for questions is February 16, 2026, at 02:00 PM. Do not contact

individual Board members or staff in regards to this RFP. Improper contact may result in

disqualification of your proposal. No pre-proposal conferences will be held at this time.

Information about the school district can be found on the District’s website.

Sealed proposals will be received at the office listed above, until February 20, 2026, at

2:00 PM for furnishing the services described herein. It is the offeror’s responsibility for

ensuring delivery to the correct address by the specified time. Be advised delivery service

varies in the area. For this reason, Proposers are encouraged to take additional measures

to ensure the proposal is delivered by the specified time.

The successful proposers must abide by all federal and state laws and the District’s

Procurement Code.

SCOPE OF PROJECT

The scope of work for the Testing /Inspection Services is outlined in the documents and

specifications for early sitework. Click the following link to access the file: Documents and

Specification for Early Sitework. The provider of these services is to represent the School

District and work with HG Reynolds, the construction firm building the New High School.

The full set of drawings is provided for review to develop your proposal.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. Complete Response consisting of the following:

a. Mailed or otherwise delivered in a sealed envelope that indicates the return

address of the sender, BCSD – New High School – Services, opening date,

and time of opening on the outside of the envelope.

b. Certificate of insurances: Liability and Workers Compensation, if applicable.

c. W-9 Form.

d. Additional information is required by the following instructions:

2. Proposal Requirements. Offerors are required to submit the following items:

Company Information

a. Provide contact information, along with a brief history of the firm, including

ownership and state of incorporation.

b. Describe any changes that have occurred in the firm’s organization in the past 5

years and any changes that are anticipated to occur. Include any name changes

or consolidations.

c. List location of office(s) that will be involved in this contract.

Previous Experience

a. List firm’s experience in Services.

b. Provide references for a minimum of three (3) projects that involved

similar services.

Project Team

a. Include an organizational chart with key individuals and their

responsibilities.

b. Provide resumes for your Project Team.

Financial Information/Licenses

a. Submit verification of your firm’s maximum, current bonding capacity and ability

to obtain liability insurance.

b. Provide a copy of your Contractor’s License.

c. Include forms requested (W-9, Liability and Worker’s Compensation).

EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA

A Selection Committee will evaluate the proposals using the following criteria:

a. The ability, capacity and skill of the Offeror’s key personnel to perform the

contract or provide the service required;

b. The experience of the Offeror;

c. The sufficiency of the financial resources and ability of the Offeror to

perform the contract or provide the service;

d. Price

The Owner reserves the right to cancel or reject any or all proposals, to waive any

informalities in any proposal received, and to negotiate and award a contract deemed to

be in the Owner’s best interest. The Owner reserves the right to select the firm based on

submitted proposals. The Owner is not responsible for any costs incurred during the

submission of proposals or interviews. The Owner is not required to enter into a contract

with any Offeror if deemed in the best interest of the Owner. The Owner intends to enter

into one contract for this service.

SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS

CONTRACT: The contents of the proposal submitted by the successful Offeror, this RFP

and all modifications made thereof, will become part of any contract awarded. The

successful firm will be expected to sign a contract with the Owner.

EXPERIENCE AND REFERENCE CHECKS: The District reserves the right to consider

historic information and fact, whether gained from the offeror’s proposal, question and

answer conferences, references, or any other source, in the evaluation process. Offeror

acknowledges (1) that District will contact various persons who are familiar with Offeror’s

prior work and related matters, whether such persons are voluntarily disclosed to District

in this proposal or not; (2) that truthful and complete information is necessary for the

District to make an adequate evaluation; and (3) that Offeror will not take any action

against the person who responds in good faith to a bona fide inquiry by the District for

purposes of evaluating the proposals received by the District under this solicitation.

ETHICS CERTIFICATE: By submitting an offer, the offeror certifies that the offeror has

and will comply with, and has not, and will not, induce a person to violate Title 8, Chapter

13 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended (ethics act). The following statutes

require special attention: Section 8-13-700, regarding use of official position for financial

gain; Section 8-13-705, regarding gifts to influence action of public official; Section 8-13-

720, regarding offering money for advice or assistance of public official; Sections 8-13-

755 and 8-13-760, regarding restrictions on employment by former public official; Section

8-13-775, prohibiting public official with economic interests from acting on contracts;

Section 8-13-790, regarding recovery of kickbacks; Section 8-13-1150, regarding

statements to be filed by consultants; and Section 8-13-1342, regarding restrictions on

contributions by contractor to candidate who participated in awarding of contract. The

District may rescind any contract and recover all amounts expended as a result of any

action taken in violation of this provision. If contractor participates, directly or indirectly, in

the evaluation or award of public contracts, including without limitation, change orders or

task orders regarding a public contract, contractor shall, if required by law to file such a

statement, provide the statement required by Section 8-13-1150 to the procurement

officer at the same time the law requires the statement to be filed.

SUBMITTING CONFIDENTIAL 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.

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.

All markings must be conspicuous; use color, bold, underlining, or some other method in

order to conspicuously distinguish the mark from the other text. Do not mark your entire

response (bid, proposal, quote, etc.) as confidential, trade secret, or protected! If your

response, or any part thereof, is improperly marked as confidential or trade secret or

protected, the District may, in its sole discretion, determine it nonresponsive. If only

portions of a page are subject to some protection, do not mark the entire page.

By submitting a response to this solicitation or request, Offeror (a) agrees to the public

disclosure of every page of every document regarding this solicitation or request that was

submitted at any time prior to entering into a contract (including, but not limited to,

documents contained in a response, documents submitted to clarify a response, and

documents submitted during negotiations), unless the page is conspicuously marked

"TRADE SECRET" or "CONFIDENTIAL" or "PROTECTED", (b) agrees that any

information not marked, as required by these bidding instructions, as a "Trade Secret" is

not a trade secret as defined by the Trade Secrets Act, and (c) agrees that,

notwithstanding any claims or markings otherwise, any prices, commissions, discounts,

or other financial figures used to determine the award, as well as the final contract

amount, are subject to public disclosure.

In determining whether to release documents, the District will detrimentally rely on

Offeror's marking of documents, as required by these bidding instructions, as being either

"CONFIDENTIAL" or "TRADE SECRET" or "PROTECTED."

By submitting a response, Offeror agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the

District, its officers and employees, from every claim, demand, loss, expense, cost,

damage or injury, including attorney’s fees, arising out of or resulting from the District

withholding information that Offeror marked as "CONFIDENTIAL" or "TRADE SECRET"

or "PROTECTED".

DUTY TO INQUIRE: Offeror, by submitting an offer, represents that it has read and

understands the Solicitation and that its offer is made in compliance with the Solicitation.

Offerors are expected to examine the Solicitation thoroughly and should request an

explanation of any ambiguities, discrepancies, errors, omissions, or conflicting

statements in the Solicitation. Failure to do so will be at the Offeror’s risk. Offeror assumes

responsibility for any patent ambiguity in the Solicitation that Offeror does not bring to the

District’s attention.

REJECTION/CANCELLATION: The District may cancel this solicitation in whole or in

part. The District may reject any or all proposals in whole or in part.

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: By signing your offer, you certify that you will comply with the

applicable requirements of Title 8, Chapter 14 of the South Carolina Code of Laws and

agree to provide to the State upon request any documentation required to establish either:

(A) that Title 8, Chapter 14 is inapplicable to you and your subcontractors or sub-

subcontractors; or (B) that you and your subcontractors or sub-subcontractors are in

compliance with Title 8, Chapter 14. Pursuant to Section 8-14-60, "A person who

knowingly makes or files any false, fictitious, or fraudulent document, statement, or report

pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, must be fined within

the discretion of the court or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both." You agree

to include in any contracts with your subcontractors language requiring your

subcontractors to (a) comply with the applicable requirements of Title 8, Chapter 14, and

(b) include in their contracts with the sub-subcontractors language requiring the sub-

subcontractors to comply with the applicable requirements of Title 8, Chapter 14.

DRUG FREE WORKPLACE CERTIFICATION: By submitting an offer, Offeror certifies

that, if awarded a contract, Offeror 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.

NON-INDEMNIFICATION: Any term or condition is void to the extent it requires the

District to indemnify anyone.

IRAN DIVESTMENT ACT – CERTIFICATION: (A) The Iran Divestment Act List is a list

published by the South Carolina Budget and Control Board pursuant to Section 11-57-

310 that identifies persons engaged in investment activities in Iran. Currently, the list is

available at the following URL: http://procurement.sc.gov/PS/PS-iran-divestment.phtm(.)

Section 11-57-310 requires the government to provide a person ninety days written notice

before he is included on the list. The following representation, which is required by Section

11-57-330(A), is a material inducement for the District to award a contract to you. (B) By

signing your Offer, you certify that, as of the date you sign, you are not on the then-current

version of the Iran Divestment Act List. (C) You must notify the Procurement Officer

immediately if, at any time before posting of a final statement of award, you are added to

the Iran Divestment Act List.

IRAN DIVESTMENT ACT – ONGOING OBLIGATIONS: (A) you must notify the

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Request for Proposals: Testing/Inspection Services for Early Sitework Testing/Inspection Documents and Specifications for Early Sitework Drawings for Early Sitework

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