Sale of Student Built Sheds at Gilbert High School

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Agency:	Lexington County School District One
State:	South Carolina
Level of Government:	State & Local
Category:	99 - Miscellaneous
Opps ID:	NBD14619130692923531
Posted Date:	Apr 12, 2024
Due Date:	May 3, 2024
Solicitation No:	RFQ2024.6
Source:	Members Only

RFQ2024.6

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Lexington County School Solicitation Number: RFQ2024.6

District One

Date Issued: 04/12/2024

Procurement Officer: Jessica Monts

REQUEST FOR QUOTES

Phone:

E-Mail Address:

803-821-1109

mmonts@lexington1.net

DESCRIPTION: Student Built Sheds at Gilbert High School

The Term "Offer" Means Your "Quote" or "Proposal". Your offer must be emailed submitted in a sealed package. Solicitation

Number & Opening Date must appear on package exterior or in the email subject line. See "Submitting Your Offer" provision.

SUBMIT YOUR SEALED OFFER TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS BELOW OR EMAIL TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE:

PHYSICAL/MAILING ADDRESS:

Lexington School District One

Attn: Procurement Services/Jessica Monts

100 Tarrar Springs Road

Lexington, South Carolina 29072

SUBMIT OFFER BY (Opening Date/Time): May 3rd, 2024, 3:00 p.m. (See "Deadline For Submission Of Offer" provision)

NUMBER OF COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED: 1 Original

CONFERENCE TYPE:

Interested citizens may request a non-mandatory view of the shed prior

to submitting quote/offer by contacting, Craig Belden,

(803)821-1853, to schedule an appointment, Monday through Thursday,

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

(As appropriate, see "Conferences - Pre-Quote/Proposal" & "Site Visit" provisions)

LOCATION: Gilbert High School

840 Main Street

Lexington, SC 29054

AWARD &

AMENDMENTS

Award will be posted on at the Physical Address above on May 6th, 2024. The award, notice of this

solicitation, any amendments, and any related notices will be posted at the following web address:

https://www.lexington1.net/Page/4030

You must submit a signed copy of this form with Your Offer. By submitting a Quote/Offer, You agree to be bound by the terms of the

Solicitation. You agree to hold Your Offer open for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days after the Opening

Date.

(See "Signing Your Offer" provisions.)

NAME OF OFFEROR:

(full legal name of business submitting the offer)

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:

OFFEROR'S TYPE OF ENTITY:

(Check one)

____ Sole Proprietorship

____ Partnership

(Person must be authorized to submit binding offer to contract on behalf of Offeror.)

TITLE:

____ Corporate entity (not tax-exempt)

____ Tax exempt corporate entity

____ Government entity (federal, state, or local)

(business title of person signing above)

PRINTED NAME:

____ Other _________________________

DATE SIGNED:

(See “Signing your Offer” provision)

(printed name of person signing above)

INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING OFFEROR’S NAME: Any award issued will be issued to, and the contract will be formed with, the entity identified as the Offeror. The

entity named as the offeror must be a single and distinct legal entity. Do not use the name of a branch office or a division of a larger entity if the branch or division is not a

separate legal entity, i.e., a separate corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, etc.

STATE OF INCORPORATION

TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NO.

(If you are a corporation, identify the state of incorporation.)

(See "Taxpayer Identification Number" provision)

PAGE TWO

(Return Page Two with Your Offer)

HOME OFFICE ADDRESS (Address for offeror's home office /

principal place of business)

NOTICE ADDRESS (Address to which all procurement and contract

related notices should be sent.) (See "Notice" clause)

Area Code:

Number:

Extension:

Facsimile:

E-Mail Address:

PAYMENT ADDRESS (Address to which payments will be sent.) ORDER ADDRESS (Address to which purchase orders will be sent)

(See "Payment" clause)

(See "Purchase Orders and "Contract Documents" clauses)

____Payment Address same as Home Office Address

____Order Address same as Home Office Address

____Payment Address same as Notice Address (check only one) ____Order Address same as Notice Address (check only one)

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

Offerors acknowledges receipt of amendments by indicating amendment number and its date of issue. (See "Amendments to Solicitation" Provision)

Amendment No. Amendment Issue Amendment No. Amendment Issue Amendment No. Amendment Issue Amendment No. Amendment Issue

Date

DISCOUNT FOR

PROMPT PAYMENT

(See "Discount for Prompt

Payment" clause)

10 Calendar Days (%)

20 Calendar Days (%)

30 Calendar Days (%)

_____Calendar Days (%)

MINORITY PARTICIPATION

Are you a South Carolina Certified Minority Vendor? Yes __________ No__________

If yes, South Carolina Certification # ________________

I. SCOPE OF SOLICITATION

OVERVIEW: Lexington County School District One is soliciting to sell sheds built by the students at Gilbert

High School completed during the 2022-2023 school year.

II. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - A. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

AMENDMENTS TO SOLICITATION: (a) The Solicitation may be amended at any time prior to opening.

All actual and prospective Offerors should monitor the following web site for the issuance of Amendments:

https://www.lexington1.net/Page/4030. (b) Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this

solicitation (1) by signing and returning the amendment, (2) by identifying the amendment number and date in

the space provided for this purpose on Page Two, (3) by letter, or (4) by submitting a Quote that indicates in

some way that the Quoted received the amendment. (c) If this solicitation is amended, then all terms and

conditions which are not modified remain unchanged.

AWARD NOTIFICATION: Notice regarding any award, cancellation of award, or extension of award will

be posted at the location and on the date specified on the Cover Page or, if applicable, any notice of extension

of award.

QUOTE AS OFFER TO CONTRACT: By submitting Your Quote or Proposal, You are offering to enter

into a contract with the District. Without further action by either party, a binding contract shall result upon

final award. Any award issued will be issued to, and the contract will be formed with, the entity identified as

the Offeror on the Cover Page. An Offer may be submitted by only one legal entity; “joint Quotes/Offers” are

not allowed.

QUOTE ACCEPTANCE PERIOD: In order to withdraw Your Offer after the minimum period specified

on the Cover Page, You must notify the Procurement Officer in writing.

QUOTE/Offer IN ENGLISH & DOLLARS: Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in the English language and

in US dollars, unless otherwise permitted by the Solicitation.

CERTIFICATE OF INDEPENDENT PRICE DETERMINATION:

GIVING FALSE, MISLEADING, OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION ON THIS CERTIFICATION MAY RENDER YOU

SUBJECT TO PROSECUTION UNDER SECTION 16-9-10 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS AND OTHER

APPLICABLE LAWS.

(a) By submitting an offer, the offeror certifies that-

(1) The prices in this offer have been arrived at independently, without, for the purpose of restricting competition, any consultation,

communication, or agreement with any other offeror or competitor relating to-

(i) Those prices;

(ii) The intention to submit an offer; or

(iii) The methods or factors used to calculate the prices offered.

(2) The prices in this offer have not been and will not be knowingly disclosed by the offeror, directly or indirectly, to any other

offeror or competitor before Quote opening (in the case of a sealed Quote solicitation) or contract award (in the case of a negotiated

solicitation) unless otherwise required by law; and

(3) No attempt has been made or will be made by the offeror to induce any other concern to submit or not to submit an offer for the

purpose of restricting competition.

(b) Each signature on the offer is considered to be a certification by the signatory that the signatory-

(1) Is the person in the offeror's organization responsible for determining the prices being offered in this Quote or proposal, and that

the signatory has not participated and will not participate in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this

certification; or

(2)(i) Has been authorized, in writing, to act as agent for the offeror's principals in certifying that those principals have not

participated, and will not participate in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this certification [As used in this

subdivision (b)(2)(i), the term "principals" means the person(s) in the offeror's organization responsible for determining the prices

offered in this Quote or proposal];

(ii) As an authorized agent, does certify that the principals referenced in subdivision (b)(2)(i) of this certification have not

participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this certification; and

(iii) As an agent, has not personally participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3)

of this certification.

(c) If the offeror deletes or modifies paragraph (a)(2) of this certification, the offeror must furnish with its offer a signed statement

setting forth in detail the circumstances of the disclosure. [02-2A032-1]

CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS:

(a)(1) By submitting an Offer, Offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that-

(i) Offeror and/or any of its Principals-

(A) Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any state

or federal agency;

(B) Have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for:

commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, state,

or local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or state antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of

embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, or receiving

stolen property; and

(C) Are not presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of any of

the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(B) of this provision.

(ii) Offeror has not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for default by any public

(Federal, state, or local) entity.

(2) "Principals," for the purposes of this certification, means officers; directors; owners; partners; and, persons having primary

management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a subsidiary,

division, or business segment, and similar positions).

(b) Offeror shall provide immediate written notice to the Procurement Officer if, at any time prior to contract award, Offeror learns

that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

(c) If Offeror is unable to certify the representations stated in paragraphs (a)(1), Offer must submit a written explanation regarding

its inability to make the certification. The certification will be considered in connection with a review of the Offeror's responsibility.

Failure of the Offeror to furnish additional information as requested by the Procurement Officer may render the Offeror non-

responsible.

(d) Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render, in good

faith, the certification required by paragraph (a) of this provision. The knowledge and information of an Offeror is not required to

exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.

(e) The certification in paragraph (a) of this provision is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when

making award. If it is later determined that the Offeror knowingly or in bad faith rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to

other remedies available to the District, the Procurement Officer may terminate the contract resulting from this solicitation for

default.

CODE OF LAWS AVAILABLE: The South Carolina Code of Laws is available at

http://www.scstatehouse.net/code/statmast.php. The District’s Procurement Code is available at

http://www.lexington1.net/departments/fiscal-services/procurement.

COMPLETION OF FORMS / CORRECTION OF ERRORS: All prices and notations should be printed in ink or typewritten.

Errors should be crossed out, corrections entered and initialed by the person signing the Quote. Do not modify the solicitation

document itself including the Quote schedule.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF OFFER: Any offer received after the Procurement Officer or his designee has declared that

the time set for opening has arrived, shall be rejected unless the offer has been delivered to the designated Procurement Office or the

District Office’s mail room which services that Procurement Office prior to the Quote opening which is located at the physical

address on the first page of the solicitation.

DEFINITIONS: EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN, THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS ARE APPLICABLE

TO ALL PARTS OF THE SOLICITATION.

AMENDMENT – means a document issued to supplement the original solicitation document.

BOARD – means the Lexington School District One Board of Trustees.

BUYER – means the Procurement Officer.

CHANGE ORDER - means any written alteration in specifications, delivery point, rate of delivery, period of performance, price,

quantity, or other provisions of any contract accomplished by mutual agreement of the parties to the contract.

CONTRACT - See clause entitled “Contract Documents & Order of Precedence.”

CONTRACT MODIFICATION – means a written order signed by the Procurement Officer, directing the contractor to make

changes which the changes clause of the contract authorizes the Procurement Officer to order without the consent of the contractor.

CONTRACTOR - means the Offeror receiving an award as a result of this solicitation.

COVER PAGE – means the top page of the original solicitation on which the solicitation is identified by number. Offerors are

cautioned that Amendments may modify information provided on the Cover Page.

DISTRICT – means Lexington County School District One.

OFFER – means the Quote or proposal submitted in response this solicitation. The terms “Quote” and “Proposal” are used

interchangeably with the term “Offer.”

OFFEROR – means the single legal entity submitting the offer. The term “Bidder” is used interchangeably

with the term “Offeror.” See Bidding provisions entitled “Signing Your Offer” and “Quote/Proposal As Offer To Contract.”

PAGE TWO – means the second page of the original solicitation, which is labeled Page Two.

PROCUREMENT OFFICER – means the person, or his successor, identified as such on the Cover Page.

SOLICITATION – means this document, including all its parts, attachments, and any Amendments.

SUBCONTRACTOR – means any person having a contract to perform work or render service to Contractor as a part of the

Contractor’s agreement arising from this solicitation.

WORK - means all labor, materials, equipment, services, or property of any type, provided or to be provided by the Contractor to

fulfill the Contractor’s obligations under the Contract.

YOU and YOUR – means Offeror.

DRUG FREE WORK PLACE CERTIFICATION: By submitting an Offer, Contractor certifies that, if awarded a contract,

Contractor 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.

DUTY TO INQUIRE: Offeror, by submitting an Offer, represents that it has read and understands the Solicitation and that its

Offer is made in compliance with the Solicitation. Offerors are expected to examine the Solicitation thoroughly and should request

an explanation of any ambiguities, discrepancies, errors, omissions, or conflicting statements in the Solicitation. Failure to do so will

be at the Offeror’s risk. All ambiguities, discrepancies, errors, omissions, or conflicting statements in the Solicitation shall be

interpreted to require the better quality or greater quantity of work and/or materials, unless otherwise directed by amendment.

Offeror assumes responsibility for any patent ambiguity in the Solicitation that Offeror does not bring to the District’s attention. See

clause entitled “Questions from Offerors.”

ETHICS ACT: Ethics Certificate: By submitting an offer, the offeror certifies that the offeror has and will comply with, and has

not, and will not, induce a person to violate Title 8, Chapter 13 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended (ethics act). The

following statutes require special attention: Section 8-13-700, regarding use of official position for financial gain; Section 8-13-705,

regarding gifts to influence action of public official; Section 8-13-720, regarding offering money for advice or assistance of public

official; Sections 8-13-755 and 8-13-760, regarding restrictions on employment by former public official; Section 8-13-775,

prohibiting public official with economic interests from acting on contracts; Section 8-13-790, regarding recovery of kickbacks;

Section 8-13-1150, regarding statements to be filed by consultants; and Section 8-13-1342, regarding restrictions on contributions

by contractor to candidate who participated in awarding of contract. The state may rescind any contract and recover all amounts

expended as a result of any action taken in violation of this provision. If contractor participates, directly or indirectly, in the

evaluation or award of public contracts, including without limitation, change orders or task orders regarding a public contract,

contractor shall, if required by law to file such a statement, provide the statement required by Section 8-13-1150 to the procurement

officer at the same time the law requires the statement to be filed.

OMIT TAXES FROM PRICE: Do not include any sales or use taxes in Your price that the District may be required to pay.

OPEN TRADE REPRESENTATION: By submitting an Offer, Offeror represents that Offeror is not currently engaged in the

boycott of a person or an entity based in or doing business with a jurisdiction with whom South Carolina can enjoy open trade, as

defined in SC Code Section 11-35-5300.

QUESTIONS FROM OFFERORS: (a) Any prospective offeror desiring an explanation or interpretation of the solicitation,

drawings, specifications, etc., must request it in writing. Questions regarding the original solicitation or any amendment must be

received by the Procurement Officer no later than five (5) days prior to opening unless an earlier date is stated on the Cover Page.

Label any communication regarding your questions with the name of the procurement officer, and the solicitation’s title and

number. Oral explanations or instructions will not be binding. Any information given a prospective offeror concerning a solicitation

will be furnished promptly to all other prospective offerors as an Amendment to the solicitation, if that information is necessary for

submitting offers or if the lack of it would be prejudicial to other prospective offerors. See clause entitled “Duty to Inquire.” We will

not identify you in our answer to your question. (b) The District seeks to permit maximum practicable competition. Offerors are

urged to advise the Procurement Officer -- as soon as possible -- regarding any aspect of this procurement, including any aspect of

the Solicitation that unnecessarily or inappropriately limits full and open competition.

REJECTION/CANCELLATION: The District may cancel this solicitation in whole or in part. The District may reject any or all

proposals in whole or in part. [Article 5 - 1710 of the District’s Procurement Code]

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