Title 11, Public Finance

Exceptions in Competitive Sealed Bidding Procedures. The process of competitive sealed bidding as required by Section 11-35-3015(2)(b) must be performed in accordance with the procedures outlined in Article 5 of this code subject to the following exceptions: (a) Invitation for Bi…

(1) After notice of an award or intended award has been given, whichever is earlier, the prospective contractor identified in the notice may not substitute a business as subcontractor in place of a subcontractor listed in the prospective contractor's bid or proposal, except for o…

In accordance with this section, the applicable section of Article 5, and procedures published by the State Engineer, a governmental body may limit participation in a solicitation for construction to only those businesses, including potential subcontractors, that are prequalified…

(1) Applicability. In addition to the requirements of Section 11-35-1530 (Competitive Sealed Proposals) or Section 11-35-1535 (Competitive Negotiations), the procedures in this section apply as provided in items (2), (3), and (4) below. (2) Content of Request for Proposals. A Req…

(1) Bid Security. (a) Requirement for Bid Security. Bid security is required for all competitive sealed bidding for construction contracts in a design-bid-build procurement in excess of one hundred thousand dollars and other contracts as may be prescribed by the State Engineer's …

Regulations shall be promulgated that specify when a governmental body shall require offerors to provide appropriate errors and omissions insurance to cover architectural and engineering services under the project delivery methods set forth in Section 11-35-3005(1)(a), (d), (e), …

The governmental body may require one or more of the following forms of security to assure the timely, faithful, and uninterrupted provision of operations and maintenance services procured separately or as one element of another project delivery method: (a) operations period sure…

(1) Contract Clauses. State construction contracts and subcontracts may include clauses providing for adjustments in prices, time of performance, and other appropriate contract provisions including, but not limited to: (a) the unilateral right of a governmental body to order in w…

The board may promulgate regulations setting forth cost principles which shall be used to determine the allowability of incurred costs for the purpose of reimbursing costs under provisions in construction contracts which provide for the reimbursement of costs.

Every contract modification, change order, or contract price adjustment under a construction contract with the State is subject to Sections 2-47-40 and 2-47-50.

Consistent with any applicable regulation of the board, a governmental body may approve and pay for amendments to architectural/engineering contracts and change orders to construction contracts, within the governmental body's authority, which do not alter the general scope or int…

Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Information Technology (IT)" means information resources, telecommunications, and information services: (a) "Information resources" means any equipment including interconnected systems or subsystems of equipment that is used in…

Policy. It is the policy of this State to announce publicly all requirements for architect-engineer, construction management, and land surveying services and to negotiate contracts for such services on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualification for the particular type…

(A) As used in this section: (1) "Design services" means architect-engineer, construction management, or land surveying services as defined in Section 11-35-2910 and awarded pursuant to Section 11-35-3220. (2) "Resident" means a business that employs, either directly or through c…

(1) Agency Selection Committee. A governmental body shall establish its own architect-engineer, construction management, and land surveying services selection committee, referred to as the agency selection committee, which must be composed of those individuals the agency head det…

(1) Procurement Procedures for Certain Contracts. A governmental body securing architect-engineer, construction management, or land surveying services which are estimated not to exceed fifty thousand dollars may award contracts by direct negotiation and selection, taking into acc…

As relates to this code and the ensuing regulations, a "Manual for Planning and Execution of State Permanent Improvements" may be published by the board or its designee for use by governmental bodies and included, by reference, in the regulations of the board. The manual may be r…

(a) An architect or engineer performing design work, or a construction manager performing construction management services, both as described in Section 11-35-2910(1) and (3), under a contract awarded pursuant to the provisions of Section 11-35-3220 or Section 11-35-3230, may not…

With the approval of the appropriate chief procurement officer, and in accordance with any applicable regulations, a procurement officer may establish contracts providing for an indefinite quantity, within state maximum or minimum limits, of specified supplies, service, or inform…

(1) General Applicability. Indefinite quantity contracts may be awarded on an as-needed basis for architectural-engineering and land-surveying services pursuant to Section 11-35-3220. (2) Architectural-Engineering and Land-Surveying Services. When architectural-engineering and la…

(A) The term "task order contract" means a contract that does not procure or specify a firm quantity of services, other than a minimum or maximum quantity, and that provides for the issuance of task orders for the performance of tasks during the period of the contract. Subject to…

(1) Contract Clauses. The board may promulgate regulations requiring the inclusion in state supplies, services, and information technology contracts of clauses providing for adjustments in prices, time of performance, or other contract provisions, as appropriate, and covering the…

The board may promulgate regulations setting forth cost principles that must be used to determine the allowability of incurred costs for the purpose of reimbursing costs under provisions in supplies, services, and information technology contracts that provide for the reimbursemen…

Until such time as the General Assembly may act upon the warehousing and inventory management plan, all powers and responsibilities for management of warehouses and inventory shall be vested in the agency owning, renting, or leasing the warehouses or inventory.

Subject to existing provisions of law, the board shall promulgate regulations governing: (1) the sale, lease, or disposal of surplus supplies by public auction, competitive sealed bidding, or other appropriate methods designated by such regulations; (2) the transfer of excess sup…

Except as provided in Section 11-35-3830 and the regulations pursuant thereto, the sale of all state-owned supplies, or personal property not in actual public use must be conducted and directed by the Department of Administration. The sales must be held at such places and in a ma…

(1) Trade-in Value. Unless otherwise provided by law, governmental bodies may trade-in personal property, the trade-in value of which may be applied to the procurement or lease of like items. The trade-in value of such personal property shall not exceed an amount as specified in …

The Division of Procurement Services may license for public sale publications, including South Carolina Business Opportunities, materials pertaining to training programs, and information technology products that are developed during the normal course of its activities. The items …

Governmental bodies approved by the Department of Administration may sell any supplies owned by it after the supplies have become entirely unserviceable and can properly be classified as "junk", in accordance with procedures established by the department. All sales of unserviceab…

(1) General Application. This code applies only to contracts solicited or entered into after the effective date of this code unless the parties agree to its application to a contract entered into prior to its effective date. (2) Application to State Procurement. This code applies…

(A) Procurement information must be a public record to the extent required by Chapter 4, Title 30 (The Freedom of Information Act), except as otherwise provided by this code, and with the exception that commercial or financial information obtained in response to a request for pro…

(1) Right to Protest. (a) A prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor who is aggrieved in connection with a solicitation shall protest to the appropriate chief procurement officer in the manner stated in subsection (2) within fifteen days of the date of issuance o…

The agency may request that the appropriate chief procurement officer require any bidder or offeror who files an action protesting the intended award or award of a contract solicited under Article 5 of this code and valued at one million dollars or more to post with the appropria…

(1) Authority. After reasonable notice to the person or firm involved, and a reasonable opportunity for that person or firm to be heard, the appropriate chief procurement officer has the authority to debar a person for cause from consideration for award of contracts or subcontrac…

(1) Applicability. This section applies to controversies between a governmental body and a contractor or subcontractor, when the subcontractor is the real party in interest, which arise under or by virtue of a contract between them including, but not limited to, controversies bas…

(1) Applicability. The provisions of this section apply where it is determined by either the appropriate chief procurement officer or the Procurement Review Panel, upon administrative review, that a solicitation or award of a contract is in violation of the law. The remedies set …

The board may provide by regulation for appropriate action where it is discovered either: (a) that a person lacking actual authority has made an unauthorized award or modification of a contract, or (b) that a contract award or modification is otherwise in violation of the Consoli…

Remedies available in a contract controversy brought under the provisions of Section 11-35-4230. The appropriate chief procurement officer or the Procurement Review Panel, in the case of review under Section 11-35-4410(1), may award such relief as is necessary to resolve the cont…

(1) Signature on Protest Constitutes Certificate. The signature of an attorney or party on a request for review, protest, motion, or other document constitutes a certificate by the signer that the signer has read the document, to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief…

There is no remedy against the State other than those provided in this chapter in any case involving a procurement subject to this code. The rights and remedies granted in this article are to the exclusion of all other rights and remedies against the State for matters arising out…

(1) Creation. There is created the South Carolina Procurement Review Panel which is charged with the responsibility to review and determine de novo: (a) requests for review of written determinations of the chief procurement officers pursuant to Sections 11-35-4210(6), 11-35-4220(…

The appropriate chief procurement officer and an affected governmental body shall have the opportunity to participate fully as a party in a matter pending before the Procurement Review Panel and in an appeal of a decision of the Procurement Review Panel, whether administrative or…

If a final order of a chief procurement officer or the Procurement Review Panel is not appealed in accordance with the provisions of this code, upon request of a party to the proceedings, the chief procurement officer or Procurement Review Panel may file a certified copy of the f…

Unless required for the disposition of ex parte matters authorized by law, members or employees of the panel assigned to render a decision or to make findings of fact and conclusions of law in a matter pending before the panel shall not communicate, directly or indirectly, in con…

(A) All vouchers for payment of purchases of services, supplies, or information technology must be delivered to the Comptroller General's office within thirty work days from acceptance of the goods or services and proper invoice. After the thirtieth work day, following acceptance…

(A) The purchase of furniture, floor coverings, wall coverings, or other decorative or ornamental items by a governmental body must be reported to the governing board, commission, or council of the respective governmental body before the purchase, when the cost of the furniture, …