- A. All bidders on set aside projects must be eligible for participation in the State DBE Program as provided in Regulation 63-702.
- B. Bidders on set aside contracts for highway and bridge construction contracts must be prequalified pursuant to 25 S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 63-300 through 63-308 (1976). Any bidder eligible to participate in the State DBE Program whose prequalification status is not renewed solely because of its lack of net liquid assets may request a review of its prequalified status. A Review Committee shall be appointed by the State Highway Engineer for this purpose. The Department’s Executive Assistant for Minority Affairs or a representative from the Office of DBE Program Development will be a member of the Review Committee.
- C. Bidders on set aside contracts for building construction or building renovation contracts are subject to the provisions of the State Consolidated Procurement Code, S.C. Code Ann. Section 11-35-10, et seq. (1976), as amended, and all regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. Bidders on building construction and building renovation contracts must have a bidder’s and contractor’s license from the South Carolina Contractor’s Licensing Board, if required by law.
- D. All bidders on set aside contracts are subject to the provisions of 25 S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 63-309 and 63-310 (1976) regarding disqualification of bidders for violations of bidding laws or offenses involving business integrity.
- E. In the event of any conflict between the above stated statutes and or regulations and these regulations, these regulations shall control.
- F. All bidders are subject to the bidding requirements and conditions as set forth in the Department’s Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, specifically Section 102.
HISTORY: Added by State Register Volume 16, Issue No. 6, eff June 26, 1992. Amended by State Register Volume 24, Issue No. 4, eff April 28, 2000.