City of Isle of Palms, South Carolina
Request for Proposals (RFP) 2026.01
Removal and Replacement of two (2) Tennis Courts
In compliance with the City of Isle of Palms procurement ordinances, the City is requesting proposals
from qualified vendors for the removal and replacement of two deteriorated tennis courts at the Isle of
Palms Recreation Center. The request will be awarded pursuant to the City’s procurement ordinance.
The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive irregularities.
Proposals should be submitted to the following:
Douglas Kerr
City Administrator
City of Isle of Palms
1207 Palm Boulevard
Post Office Box 508
Isle of Palms, South Carolina 29451
Deadline for Questions: The deadline for questions is 2:00pm, Eastern Time, Thursday, March 26, 2026.
Proposers should send questions regarding this Request for Proposals to Karrie Ferrell, Recreation
Director, in writing or email to kferrell@iop.net. Questions received before this deadline will be answered
via addendum posted on www.iop.net. Questions received after this deadline will not be answered.
If an addendum is issued, proposers must acknowledge receipt of the addendum with
their proposal.
Deadline for Submissions: The deadline for submission is 10:00am, Eastern Time Wednesday, April 8,
2026. Proposals will be received at 1207 Palm Boulevard, Isle of Palms, South Carolina 29451 in a sealed
envelope. Sealed envelopes must be clearly marked RFP 2026.01, Removal and Replacement of two (2)
Tennis Courts” and include one (1) hard copy and one (1) electronic copy saved to a USB flash drive.
It will be the responsibility of the proposers to verify receipt by the City. Proposals may be delivered by
hand or by mail, but no proposal shall be considered which is not actually received by the City at the place,
date and time appointed by the City and the City shall not be responsible for any failure, misdirection,
delay or error resulting from the selection by any proposer of any means of delivery.
All proposals submitted shall include a current e-mail address. Once selection is complete, Notice of Award
shall be posted on the City’s website. Notice of Award and notices of non-award shall be sent to all
Proposers via e-mail.
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information: Your proposal is a public document under the South Carolina
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), except as to information that may be treated as confidential as an
exception to disclosure under the FOIA. If you cannot agree to this standard, please do not submit your
proposal. All information that is to be treated as confidential and/or proprietary must be CLEARLY
identified, and each page containing confidential and/or proprietary information, in whole or in part, must
be stamped and/or denoted as CONFIDENTIAL, in bold, in a font of at least 12-point type, in the upper
right-hand corner of the page. All information not so denoted and identified will be subject to disclosure
by the City.
Proposers acknowledge and agree that the City will not be liable for any costs, expenses, losses, damages
(including damages for loss of anticipated profit) or liabilities incurred by the respondent or any member
of the respondent’s organization as a result of, or arising out of, submitting a proposal, negotiating
changes, or due to the City’s acceptance or non-acceptance of the proposal or the rejection of any and all
proposals. Proposers are responsible for submission of accurate, adequate and clear descriptions of the
information requests. Neither issuance of the RFP, preparation and submission of a response, nor the
subsequent receipt and evaluation of any response by the City of Isle of Palms will commit the City to
award a contract to any respondent even if all the requirements in the RFP have been met.
Proposers must have or be able to procure an Isle of Palms Business License.
Firms considering submission under this RFP will be expected to have read and be prepared to enter into
the attached contract, which is a part of this RFP. The City of Isle of Palms reserves the right to accept or
reject any and all proposals, or any parts thereof; to waive irregularities or informalities in any proposal
received to allow the proposal to be considered; to negotiate terms and conditions with Proposers; and
to select a Proposer or to cancel in whole or in part this RFP, if it is in the best interest of the City to do so.
Those proposals determined not to be in compliance with provisions of this RFP and the applicable laws
and or regulations will not be processed.
By signing its proposal, proposer certifies that it will comply with the applicable requirements of Title 8,
Chapter 14 of the South Carolina Code of Laws and agrees to provide the City upon request any
documentation required to establish either: (a) that Title 8, Chapter 14 is inapplicable both to Bidder and
its subcontractors or sub-subcontractors; or (b) that proposer and its subcontractors or sub-
subcontractors are in compliance with Title 8, Chapter 14. Pursuant to Section 8-14-60, “A person who
knowingly makes or files any false, fictitious, or fraudulent document, statement, or report pursuant to
this chapter is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined within the discretion of the court or
imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.” Proposer agrees to include in any contracts with its
subcontractors language requiring its subcontractors to (a) comply with the applicable requirements of
Title 8, Chapter 14 and (b) include in their contracts with sub-subcontractors, language requiring the sub-
subcontractors to comply with the applicable requirements of Title 8, Chapter 14.
Scope of Work
A site visit to the Isle of Palms Recreation Center is mandatory prior to submitting a proposal. Please
contact Karrie Ferrell, at (843) 886-8294, to schedule the site visit. Only those proposers who include the
attached validation that they conducted a site visit to the Isle of Palms Recreation Center will be
considered.
The Scope of work for the project includes, but is not limited to, the following:
• Removal of existing courts
• Engineer site drawings for courts using the existing footprint and lighting.
• Site preparation
• Grading
• Fencing
• Net posts
• Protection of water source/water fountain at courts
• Removal and reinstallation of vegetation
• All materials, equipment, supplies, furnishings, labor and supervision as necessary.
• Application of two (2) color coatings
• Line Striping per the United States Tennis Association regulations
Proposal Format
In responding to this request, firms should provide a price quote for the scope of work and detailed
project schedule of the tasks needed to accomplish this work.
Work History and References: Firms submitting proposals should delineate experience with similar
projects. Specific examples of similar projects must be provided.
Provide a brief description of similar projects of comparable size and complexity for which the Proposer
provided services within the past five (5) years. Limit information to no more than five (5) projects. All
such descriptions should include:
1. Project location
2. Renovation and/or Replacement
3. Description of original project budget versus actual cost.
4. Name and contact information for a reference with knowledge of the Proposer’s
work on the specified project.
Provide the Firm(s) and if possible the names and proposals of all subconsultants that will be part of the
Proposer’s Team and identify the specific work the sub-consultant will perform. Once the City issues a
contract, no change in sub-consultants assigned to the project will be permitted without prior written
approval from the City.
Evaluation Criteria
The City will evaluate proposals based on the factors outlined within this RFP and the City’s
procurement ordinance, which shall be applied to all eligible, responsive proposals in selecting the
successful firm. The City reserves the right to disqualify any proposal from a proposer it deems as non-
responsive and/or non-responsible. The City reserves the right to make such investigations of the
proposals of the proposer as it deems appropriate.
Award of any contract may be made without discussion with Proposers after proposals are
received. The City reserves the right to cease contract negotiations if it is determined that the proposer
cannot perform the services specified in their response.
Recommendation of award for contract will be made based not only on price, which is an important factor,
but also on quality of proposal, qualifications, experience, technical expertise, references and ability to
execute the work. After careful evaluation, the Recreation Committee will make a recommendation to
City Council for award of a contract.
City of Isle of Palms, South Carolina
Request for Proposals (RFP) 2026.01
Removal and Replacement of two (2) Tennis Courts
Documentation of Site visit to the Isle of Palms Recreation Tennis Courts
In association with RFP 2026.01 I, Karrie Ferrell, attest that
_______________________________________________accompanied me on
(Insert name and name of firm)
____________________ for a site visit to the Recreation Tennis Courts.
(insert time and date)
Signature of Karrie Ferrell
______________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Respondent
NOTE: This sheet must be turned in with the respondents’ proposal to the City.
This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.