Engineering Services for Town of Blackville

Agency:	Lower Savannah Council of Governments
State:	South Carolina
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	541330 - Engineering Services
Posted Date:	Jan 20, 2026
Due Date:	Feb 19, 2026
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TOWN OF BLACKVILLE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

ENGINEERING SERVICES

Town of Blackville

Request for Proposals

Issue Date: January 20th, 2026

Solicitation Name: Engineering Services

Return Proposals No Later Than 2:00 P.M., February 19th, 2026.

SEND PROPOSALS TO:

Town of Blackville

Pamla Baughman

Deputy Town Administrator

5983 Lartigue St,

Blackville, SC 29817

(803) 284-2444

One (1) original and three (3) hard copies of your Proposals are required. Proposals submitted via

facsimile machine or email are unacceptable.

MUST BE SIGNED TO BE VALID

By signing this Statement, I certify that we (our firm) will comply with all requirements of Section

44-107-10 ET Seq., relating to the S.C. Drug Free Workplace Act.

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

DATE

PRINTED NAME

COMPANY

MAILING ADDRESS

CITY

PHONE

STATE

ZIP CODE

Return this signed form with proposal package.

Must include an original copy signed by a person duly authorized to legally bind the person, partnership,

company or corporation submitting the Proposals.

PART I

GENERAL INFORMATION

Proposals will be considered as specified herein or attached hereto under the terms and conditions of the

Proposal.

Proposals must be made in the official name of the firm or individual under which business is conducted

(showing official business address). The original copy must be signed by a person duly authorized to legally

bind the person, partnership, company or corporation submitting the Proposals. Proposals are to include

all applicable requested information and are encouraged to include any additional information they wish to

be considered.

One (1) original and three (3) copies of your Proposals are required.

By submission of your signed proposals, you are certifying that if awarded a contract in excess of $50,000

under this solicitation, you will comply with Title 44, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to

health, Chapter 107, The Drug-Free Workplace Act.

Proposals submitted via facsimile machine or email are unacceptable.

SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONS

All questions or requests for information must be submitted as indicated below. Send all questions or

requests for additional information to Sydney Kinard, Community Development Manager, Lower Savannah

Council of Governments (P.O. Box 850, Aiken, South Carolina 29802; skinard@lscog.org). Mark either

on the envelope or make the email subject line “RFP Questions”. Questions must be submitted in writing

and received by 5:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 5th, 2026. After this date, no further questions will

be addressed. After all questions have been received, a written addendum containing appropriate responses

will be e-mailed to all known RFP holders by no later than 5:00 P.M. on Friday, February 6th, 2025.

PART II

SCOPE OF PROPOSALS

It is the intent of the Town of Blackville to solicit Proposals from qualified engineering firms to provide

permitting, bidding, and construction oversight services for the construction of a community pavilion.

All Proposals must be complete and carefully worded and must convey all the information requested in

PART V of this RFP in order to be considered responsive. If the statement fails to conform to the essential

requirements of the RFP, the Town of Blackville will be the judge as to whether that variance is significant

enough to consider the RFP non-responsive and therefore not considered for award.

Unless stated otherwise herein, the basic and governing language of the contract resulting from this

solicitation shall be comprised of the RFP documents, including any attachments and amendments and the

successful firm’s signed Statement. In the event of a conflict between the two documents, this RFP shall

govern.

PART III

SCOPE OF WORK

It is the intent of the Town of Blackville to solicit Proposals from qualified engineering firms to provide all

permitting, bidding, and construction oversight services for the construction of a community pavilion.

The project will include, but will not be limited to, construction of a pavilion outfitted with restrooms, and

all necessary site preparation.

This project is being funded by a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and all pertinent federal

regulations will apply to this contract.

The successful engineer will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

1. PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS

a) Prepare detail construction cost estimates.

b) Prepare bidding and contract documents of the proposed work to be in compliance with all local,

state and federal requirements to include: Notice and Instructions to Bidders, Bid Forms, Contract

Agreement, General and Supplemental Conditions, Technical Specifications, and Drawings.

c) If required, provide surveying and mapping services necessary for any acquisition of rights-of-way

and/or easements, adhering to the Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Act of 1970

as amended, and HUD’s implementing regulations at 49 CFR Part 24.

d) Obtain all regulatory agency permit and approvals, as required.

e) Meet with local officials and the designated grant administrator to review plans, project schedule,

and cost estimates. One (1) start-up meeting and one (1) meeting prior to the bidding is anticipated.

Monthly conference calls through the design phase are anticipated.

2. BIDDING AND CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

The engineer shall provide contract administration services to include, but not be limited to, the following:

a) Prepare all required advertisements and make available required sets and plans and specifications

for bidding purposes.

b) Prepare required addenda, if necessary.

c) Attend and conduct bid opening. Tabulate bid Proposals, review contractor’s insurance coverage,

bonding, schedules and other bid submittals. Analyze and make recommendations to the Town of

Blackville regarding award of contract.

d) Attend and conduct a pre-construction conference.

This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.

Engineering Services for Town of Blackville

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