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Project Title: Debris Removal From City Owned Building
Owner: City of Chesnee
Grant No.: CDBG No. 4-CE-24-001
ARC No. 4-G-25-22425

Separate sealed bids for the City of Chesnee for the Debris Removal From City Owned Building project will be received at the Chesnee City Hall at 2:00 P.M. on October 22, 2026 then at said office to be publicly opened and read aloud.
The scope of work includes:
The project site is an existing building located at 111 W Cherokee Street (northwest corner of W Cherokee Street and N Alabama Avenue) in the City of Chesnee, South Carolina. All trash, debris, trees, building materials, collapsed roof, etc. are to be completely removed from the building shell (existing brick walls) and disposed of off-site by the Contractor. Much of the original building roof has collapsed into the building shell; the remainder of the roof is to be carefully removed and disposed of off-site by the Contractor. The Contractor shall make every effort to avoid damaging the existing building shell.
1. Demolish and remove the remnants of the second floor of the building to include the brick support column(s). Clean (remove mortar) and stack bricks removed on pallets for future use in building restoration.
2. Remove all materials down to the existing concrete floor. The existing concrete floor is to be swept clean and pressure washed.
3. Remove all materials attached to the existing interior building walls being careful not to damage the walls.
4. Transportation and disposal of removed materials shall be in accordance with SCDOT and SCDES requirements.
5. Asbestos or other hazardous materials are not expected. If any such materials are encountered, immediately notify the Engineer.
6. All removed materials shall become the property of the Contractor.
7. Work is to be completed within ninety consecutive calendar days.

The Information for Bidders, Bid Form, Contract Plans, Specifications, Bid Bond, Performance and Payment Bond, and other contract documents may be examined at the following:
A. Summit Engineering Group, Inc. Phone: (864) 949-1111
9601 Warren H. Abernathy Highway Email: [email protected]
Spartanburg, SC 29301

B. City of Chesnee Phone: (864) 461-2225
201 W Cherokee Street
Chesnee, C. C. 29323

Copies may be obtained from the office of Summit Engineering Group, Inc. upon payment of $50.00 for each set.

Each bidder must deposit security in the amount and form specified in the Information for Bidders.

This project is being funded in whole or in part by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG). All federal ARC and CDBG requirements will apply to the contract. All contractors and subcontractors are required to be registered in the federal System for Award Management (SAM). Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246 & Order No. 11375 which prohibits discrimination in employment regarding race, creed, color, sex, or national origin.

Bidders must comply with Title VI if the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Davis-Bacon Act, the Anti-Kickback Act, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, and 40 CFR 33.240 and Build America, Buy America Act (BAP), imposed by the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA), enacted under Division G, Title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, Pub. L. No. 117-58) signed into law on November 15, 2021. Absent an approved waiver, all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in this project must be produced in the United States, as further outlined by the Office of Management and Budget’s Memorandum M-24-02, Implementation Guidance on Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure, October 25,2023.

Bidders must also make positive efforts to use small and minority-owned business and to offer employment, training and contracting opportunities in accordance with Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract. The ARC and CDBG application, including the cost estimate, is available for review by contacting Travis Hatcher [email protected] .

The owner reserves the right to waive any irregularities, or to reject any or all bids.
No bidder may withdraw his bid within ninety days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
“EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY”

Date: September 10, 2026