Design-Build Services for a New Greenwood County Fire Station-523 Whitehall Road

Greenwood County (“Owner”) is requesting proposals from qualified General Contractors for the design and construction of a fire station located at 523 Whitehall Road in Promise Land, SC (parcel ID # 6823-816-469). The design/build project will consist of the design, permitting, clearing, grading and construction of a single-story, approximately 7,500 SF, full-time fire station building. The station will have garage space for four (4) Fire and one (1) EMS apparatus with an 8" heavy-duty concrete driveway to Whitehall Road. Also included in the station shall be sleeping quarters for up to 8, 3 1/2 bathrooms, kitchen, utility room with washer/dryer, office space, and meeting/multi-purpose room. Greenwood County is seeking a station similar in size, function and layout as Fire Station 45 located at 128 Greenwood Avenue South, Ware Shoals, SC.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 2026-RFP-007
• Department: Treasurer
• Department Head: Steffanie Dorn (County Treasurer)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-05-13T18:00:00.000Z
• Answers Posted By: 2026-05-21T18:00:00.000Z
• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-04-29T15:00:00.000Z — Fire Station 45 128 Greenwood Avenue South Ware Shoals, SC 29692

Evaluation Criteria

• PROJECT TEAM/EXPERIENCE (20 pts) —

  List project team members and previous work experience of similar scope.

• COST PROPOSAL (50 pts) —

  Provide an overall cost proposal, with unit costs of each numbered scope of work, and any alternate options that may provide a cost savings to the owner.

• DESIGN (30 pts) —

  Provide a conceptual site plan layout and floor plan of the new fire station.

• Local Preference (10 pts) —

  A local vendor is defined as a business entity that maintains a principal place of business in Greenwood County, South Carolina. To qualify as a local vendor, a business must have a physical address in Greenwood County where meaningful operations are conducted. A P.O. Box or virtual office alone does not suffice. Subcontractors may contribute to a general contractor’s eligibility for local vendor preference points, based on the percentage of total project work awarded to local subcontractors. The preference point calculation will be determined by the proportion of local subcontractor participation in the project, which must be identified in the Proposal.

Submission Requirements

• Cover Sheet (required) —

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• Bid Holding & Authorization Form (required) —

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• Experience of Firm (required) —

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• References (required) —

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• Certificate of Insurance (required) —

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• Surety Bonding/Certificate of Insurance (required) —

  Upload a copy of evidence of your capacity to provide bonding in the amount of your proposed price (e.g. a letter from your Surety agent stating that one or more Sureties will issue bonds in the amount of your proposed price if your team is selected) and a copy of the firm’s certificate of insurance, showing the firm’s current limits of commercial general liability, employer’s liability, business automobile liability and professional liability.

• Bid Bond/Security (required) —

  Upload a copy of your Bid Bond, certified check, or bank cashier’s check for not less than five percent (5%) of the base proposal.

• Price Proposal (required) —

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• Drug Free Workplace Certification (required) —

  By submitting a Bid, the Bidder certifies that, if awarded a contract, the Bidder 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.

• Bid Certification (required) —

  You agree to hold your Bid open for a minimum of ninety (90) calendar days after the Opening Date. You agree that your bid can be made public under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C § 552. Greenwood County reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any informalities or irregularities.

• Contractor License Information (required) —

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  Firm will be disqualified if firm does not possess a valid and current South Carolina Contractor’s license for the project.

• Non-Discrimination Statement (required) —

  The Company certifies that:

  • No person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefit of, or otherwise discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, or gender in connection with any RFP submitted to Greenwood County or the performance of any agreement resulting there from.
  • That it is and shall be the policy of this Company to provide equal opportunity to all businesspersons seeking to contract or otherwise interested in contracting with this Company, including those companies owned and controlled by racial minorities, cultural minorities, and women;
  • In connection herewith, we acknowledge and warrant that this Company has been made aware of, understands and agrees to take affirmative action to provide such companies with the maximum practicable opportunities to do business with this Company.
  • That the promises of non-discrimination as made and set forth herein shall be and are hereby deemed to be made as part of and incorporated by reference into any agreement or portion thereof which this company may hereafter obtain and;
  • That the failure of this Company to satisfactorily discharge any of the promises of non-discrimination as made and set forth herein shall constitute a material breach of agreement entitling the Greenwood County to declare the agreement in default and to exercise any and all applicable rights and remedies, including, but not limited to, cancellation of the agreement, termination of the agreement, suspension and debarment from future contracting opportunities, and withholding and or forfeiture of compensation due and owing on an agreement. 
• Pricing (required) —

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• Pre-Bid Meeting (required) —

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• Bid Bond/Security (required) —

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• Bid Holding & Authorization Form (required) —

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