FERC Comprehensive Assessment

Greenwood County (“Owner”) is requesting proposals from qualified firms to complete a Comprehensive Assessment of the Buzzards Roost Hydroelectric Project.

Background

The Part 12D Report requires the following key components and deliverables:

1. Comprehensive Assessment (CA) as defined in 18 CFR § 12.31(f) and described in 18 CFR § 12.37.
2. Part 12D Inspection Plan in advance, including an IC Team Proposal, and obtain written approval from the Director, D2SI in advance of the Part 12D Inspection, as described in 18 CFR § 12.34.
3. A Pre-Inspection Preparation Report (CA-PIPR). Appendix 16-E of the Engineering Guidelines provides an outline for the CA-PIPR.
4. Inspection of the following project components:
5. The IC Team must document their findings in a final Part 12D Report, specifically a Comprehensive Assessment Report (CAR), which is described in 18 CFR § 12.38. Appendix 16-D of the Engineering Guidelines provides an outline for the CAR.
6. The IC Team is to present their findings to Licensee and Commission staff during a CA Review Meeting, as described in Section 16-7.5 of the Engineering Guidelines.
7. You must provide a plan and schedule for corrective measures to address the IC Team’s recommendations, as required by 18 CFR § 12.41 and further described in Section 16-7 of the Engineering Guidelines.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 2026-RFP-023
• Department: County Engineering
• Department Head: Rett Templeton (County Engineer)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-07-14T18:00:00.000Z
• Answers Posted By: 2026-07-21T18:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• EXPERIENCE/TECHNICAL APPROACH (50 pts) —
  • Provide details of experience with FERC Part 12D assessments, particularly of similar project types.  
  • All IC team members shall meet the minimum experience requirements as outlined in Section 16-3 of the Chapter 16 FERC Guidelines. Provide resumes of the following key personnel:
    • Independent Consultant
    • PFMA Facilitator
    • Risk Facilitator  
    • Subject Matter Experts
      • Geotechnical/Geology
      • Hydraulics/Hydrology
      • Mechanical/Electrical
      • Structural
  • Detailed methodology for the inspection, PFMA workshop, and risk assessment.
• COST (20 pts) —

  The engineering support for the Comprehensive Assessment shall be a time and materials, not-to-exceed fee. Provide estimated fees for each of the Project tasks. Also, provide the hourly billing rate for Project staff.

• TIMELINESS (20 pts) —

  The firms proposed timeline to complete the following required tasks with bolded milestones:

  Milestone	Schedule
  Initial Site Visit	Firm Proposed
  Submit Part 12D Inspection Plan (IP) to Owner	Firm Proposed
  Final Part 12D Inspection Plan (IP) to FERC	January 15, 2027
  Submit PIPR to Owner	Firm Proposed
  Final PIPR to FERC	May 1, 2027
  PFMA Workshop	Firm Proposed
  L2RA Workshop	Firm Proposed
  Submit CA Report to Owner	Firm Proposed
  Final CA Report to FERC	December 1, 2027
  CA Review Meeting	Firm Proposed

• REFERENCES (10 pts) —

  Information gathered from three provided references for which the contractor has performed similar work in the past three years.

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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• Proposal (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) —

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• 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.

• Engineer's Certificate of Authorization Number (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 RFQ 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. 
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