PREQUALIFICATION for 1220 Catawba Street Renovation for the Carolina Institute for Battery Innovation

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INVITATION FOR CONSTRUCTION PREQUALIFICATION
AGENCY: USC - Columbia
PROJECT NAME: PREQUALIFICATION for 1220 Catawba Street Renovation for the Carolina Institute for Battery
Innovation
PROJECT NUMBER: H27-N443-CB CONSTRUCTION COST RANGE: $8,000,000 to $8,222,500
PROJECT LOCATION: 1220 Catawba Street, Columbia, SC
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT/SERVICES: (450 character limit)
The base building project will renovate approximately 18,500 GSF of the existing Catawba St. high bay industrial biomass
facility. Two partial floors above the main floor will be constructed for office spaces, conference room, and supporting
spaces. The main floor will primarily house dry room spaces (out of scope) that will be installed by a turn-key vendor
parallel to the base building construction.
SUBMITTAL DUE DATE: 10/14/2026 TIME: 02:00 PM NO. OF COPIES: Printed: 0 Electronic: 1
PROJECT DELIVERY METHOD: Design-Bid-Build PREQUALIFICATION
PRIME CONTRACTOR LICENSE (SPECIAL STANDARD OF RESPONSIBILITY): (150 character limit)
N/A
AGENCY PROJECT COORDINATOR: Candis Golston
EMAIL: golstonc@mailbox.sc.edu TELEPHONE: (803) 777-2026
DOCUMENTS OBTAINED FROM: https://supplier.ps.sc.edu
To be considered for Prequalification, a Contractor will be required to contact the Agency Project Coordinator and obtain
a Contractor's Statement of Qualifications & Questionaire. The Contractor will review the Criteria listed in the form and
verify if can meet or exceed the Criteria. The Contractor will complete the form, provide any additional documentation
required by the Criteria, and submit it to the Agency at the address noted below by the submittal due date and time noted
above.
PUBLIC NOTICES: All notices (Meetings; Prequalification) shall be posted at the following location:
1600 Hampton Street, Suite 721, Columbia, SC 29208
LICENSURE: To be considered for selection, persons or firms must be properly licensed in accordance with the
requirements of Title 40 of the SC Code of Laws, as amended at the time of qualification submission.
To submit confidential information, see Appendix I, OSE Manual, https://procurement.sc.gov/manual.
In accordance with the South Carolina Green Purchasing Initiative, it is preferred submittals not exceed 20 double-sided
pages.
All written communication with parties submitting information will be via email.
Agency will accept submittals via email above (PDF file no larger than 10MB):
Yes No
Any actual bidder, offeror, contractor or subcontractor who is aggrieved in connection with this solicitation or the intended
award or award of a contract under this solicitation may protest to the State Engineer in accordance with SC Code 11-
35-4210 at: CPO, Office of State Engineer, 1333 Main Street, Suite 700, Columbia, SC 29201 email: protest-
ose@mmo.sc.gov.
A/E NAME: Cooper Carry, Inc. A/E CONTACT: Trevor Jordan
EMAIL: trevorjordan@coopercarry.com TELEPHONE: (704) 831-7718
NON-MANDATORY PRE-SUBMITTAL CONFERENCE: Yes No
CONFERENCE DATE: TIME:
CONFERENCE PLACE:
SUBMITTAL DELIVERY ADDRESSES:
HAND-DELIVERY: MAIL SERVICE:
Attn: Candis Golston "Enclosed H27-N443-CB" Attn: Candis Golston "Enclosed H27-N443-CB"
1600 Hampton Street, Suite 721 1600 Hampton Street, Suite 721
Columbia, SC 29208 Columbia, SC 29208
APPROVED BY: DATE: 10/01/2026
(OSE PROJECT MANAGER)