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SC Code § 11-35-530 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-530. Advisory committees.

 The following advisory committees may be established by the board for the purpose of advising the board:  (a) The board may appoint a purchasing policies and procedures advisory committee comprised of state and local government, and public members to discuss the performance of public purchasing in the State and to consider specific methods for improvement.  (b) The board may appoint an information technology and procedures advisory committee comprised of state and local government and public members to discuss the purchasing performance of information technology for government in the State and to consider specific methods for improvement.  (c) The board may appoint a construction, architect-engineer, construction management, and land surveying services advisory committee comprised of state and local government and public members to discuss the purchasing performance of these services in the State and to consider specific methods of improvement. The advisory committee shall be comprised of the following: the State Engineer, a state agency representative, a banker, an attorney, a representative of local government, a registered architect, a registered engineer, a licensed building contractor, and a licensed subcontractor.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 9, eff May 13, 2019.  Editor's Note  2019 Act No. 41, Section 80, provides as follows:  "SECTION 80. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to solicitations issued after that date."  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 41, Section 9, in the first undesignated paragraph, substituted "board" for "policy committee"; in (a) and (b), deleted "in accordance with regulations of the board" following "and public members"; and in (c), in the first sentence, substituted "may" for "shall" and deleted "in accordance with regulations of the board" following "public members".
SC Code § 11-35-540 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-540. Authority and duties of the board.

 (1) Authority to Promulgate Regulations. Except as otherwise provided in this code, the board may promulgate regulations, consistent with this code, governing the procurement, management, control, and disposal of all supplies, services, information technology, and construction to be procured by the State. These regulations are binding in all procurements made by the State.  (2) Nondelegation. The board may not delegate its power to promulgate regulations.  (3) Approval of Operational Procedures. Governmental bodies shall develop internal operational procedures consistent with this code; except, that the operational procedures must be approved in writing by the appropriate chief procurement officer. The operational procedures must be consistent with this chapter. Operational procedures adopted pursuant to this chapter are exempt from the requirements of Section 1-23-140.  (4) The board shall consider and decide matters of policy within the provisions of this code including those referred to it by the chief procurement officers. The board has the power to audit and monitor the implementation of its regulations and the requirements of this code.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 376, Section 12; 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 10, eff May 13, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 41, Section 10, deleted (5), which related to the chief executive officer of the board designating offices or board officers for references in this code to a "designated board office" or a "designated board officer".  Subarticle 3  Exemptions
SC Code § 11-35-810 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-810. Creation of Materials Management Office.

 There is hereby created, within the Division of Procurement Services, a Materials Management Office to be headed by the Materials Management Officer.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 178, Section 16; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 376, Section 14; 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 12, eff May 13, 2019.  Editor's Note  2019 Act No. 41, Section 80, provides as follows:  "SECTION 80. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to solicitations issued after that date."  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 41, Section 12, substituted "Division of Procurement Services" for "Office of General Services".
SC Code § 11-35-820 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-820. Creation of Information Technology Management Office.

 There is created within the Division of Procurement Services, the Information Technology Management Office to be headed by the Information Technology Management Officer. The office is responsible for administering all procurement and contracting activities undertaken for governmental bodies involving information technology in accordance with this chapter, and may establish a training and certification program in accordance with Section 11-35-1030. All procurements involving information technology, and any pre-procurement and post-procurement activities in this area, must be conducted in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the board.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 376, Section 15; 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 13, eff May 13, 2019.  Editor's Note  2019 Act No. 41, Section 80, provides as follows:  "SECTION 80. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to solicitations issued after that date."  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 41, Section 13, in the first sentence, substituted "Division of Procurement Services" for "board", inserted the second sentence, and in the third sentence, deleted ", except as otherwise provided in this code by specific reference to the Information Technology management Office" at the end.
SC Code § 11-35-830 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-830. Creation of the Office of State Engineer.

 There is created within the board, the State Engineer's Office to be headed by the State Engineer. All procurements involving construction, architectural and engineering, construction management, and land surveying services, as defined in Section 11-35-2910, and any pre-procurement and post-procurement activities in this area, must be conducted in accordance with the "Manual for Planning and Execution of State Permanent Improvements" and with any regulations promulgated by the board, unless otherwise provided in this code by specific reference to the State Engineer's Office.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 376, Section 16.
SC Code § 11-35-835 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-835. Office of State Engineer to review completed documents within specified time.

 The Office of State Engineer must review properly completed schematic design, properly completed design development, and properly completed construction documents within a total of forty-five days of submission of documents.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 178, Section 17; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1.
SC Code § 11-35-840 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-840. Delegation of authority.

 Subject to the regulations of the board, the chief procurement officers may delegate authority to designees or to any department, agency, or official.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1.
SC Code § 11-35-845 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-845. Oversight of permanent improvement projects.

 Each agency of state government that has total management capability as defined and certified by the State Engineer's Office must be allowed to oversee the administration of construction projects with the State Engineer's Office serving as an audit function. The State Engineer's Office shall assist those small agencies who do not have the necessary expertise in permanent improvements.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 178, Section 18; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 376, Section 17.  Subarticle 7  Advisory Committees and Training
SC Code § 11-35-1010 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-1010. Relationship with using agencies.

 The chief procurement officers shall maintain a close and cooperative relationship with the using agencies. The chief procurement officers shall afford each using agency reasonable opportunity to participate in and make recommendations with respect to procurement matters affecting the using agency.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1.
SC Code § 11-35-1020 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-1020. Advisory groups.

 The chief procurement officers may appoint advisory groups such as user committees to assist with respect to specifications and procurement in specific areas and with respect to any other matters within the authority of the chief procurement officers. The chief procurement officers shall develop methods for obtaining necessary and relevant information from the affected agencies, whether through user committees or by surveys and other methods. The chief procurement officers shall make every reasonable effort to ensure that such contracts are developed as will best suit the interest of the State, giving due emphasis to user needs, total costs, and open competitive methods of public purchasing.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1.
SC Code § 11-35-1030 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-1030. Procurement training and certification.

 The chief procurement officers develop a system of training for procurement in accordance with regulations by the board. The training must encompass the latest techniques and methods of public procurement. If considered appropriate by the chief procurement officers, the training must include a requirement for the certification of the procurement officer of each purchasing agency.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 178, Section 19; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 376, Section 18.  Subarticle 9  Auditing and Fiscal Reporting
SC Code § 11-35-1220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-1220. Collection of data concerning public procurement.

 The chief procurement officers are authorized to prepare statistical data concerning the procurement, use, and disposition of all supplies, services, information technology, and construction. All using agencies shall furnish these reports as the chief procurement officers may require concerning use, needs, and stocks on hand, and the chief procurement officers shall prescribe forms to be used by the using agencies in requisitioning, ordering, and reporting supplies, services, information technology, and construction. The chief procurement officers shall limit requests for information to those items necessary for the effective operation of the purchasing system, but using agencies must be required to provide information as requested.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 376, Section 20.
SC Code § 11-35-1230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-1230. Auditing and fiscal reporting.

 (1) The Division of Procurement Services, through consultation with the chief procurement officers, shall develop written plans for the auditing of state procurements.  (2) In procurement audits of governmental bodies thereafter, the auditors from the Division of Procurement Services shall review the adequacy of the governmental body's internal controls in order to ensure compliance with the requirement of this code and the ensuing regulations. A noncompliance discovered through audit must be transmitted in management letters to the audited governmental body and the board. The Division of Procurement Services shall provide in writing proposed corrective action to governmental bodies. Based upon audit recommendations, the board may revoke certification as provided in Section 11-35-1210 and require the governmental body to make all procurements through the appropriate chief procurement officer above a dollar limit set by the board, until such time as the board is assured of compliance with this code and its regulations by that governmental body.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1986 Act No. 510, Section 8; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 376, Section 21; 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 15, eff May 13, 2019.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the "Budget and Control Board", the "State Budget and Control Board" or the "board" were changed to the "State Fiscal Accountability Authority", the "authority", or the "Division of Procurement Services" of the "State Fiscal Accountability Authority", pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(B), effective July 1, 2015.  Editor's Note  2019 Act No. 41, Section 80, provides as follows:  "SECTION 80. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to solicitations issued after that date."  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 41, Section 15, in (1), substituted "Division of Procurement Services" for "designated board office"; inserted the (2) identifier in the first undesignated paragraph and deleted former (2), which related to the requirement that the Division of Budget Analysis with the Comptroller General shall assume responsibility for certain fiscal reporting procedures; in (2), in the first sentence, substituted "Division of Procurement Services" for "designated board office" and "governmental body's" for "system's", in the second sentence, substituted "board" for "State Fiscal Accountability Authority", in the third sentence, substituted "The Division of Procurement Services" for "The auditors", and in the fourth sentence, deleted "of the designated board office" following "audit recommendations".
SC Code § 11-35-1240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-1240. Administrative penalties.

 (A) The board shall prescribe administrative penalties for violation of the provisions of this code and of regulations promulgated under it, excluding those matters under the jurisdiction of the Ethics Commission as provided by law.  (B) Violation of these provisions is grounds for loss of or reduction in authority delegated by either the board or this code.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 376, Section 22.
SC Code § 11-35-1250 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-1250. Authority to contract for auditing services.

 No contract for auditing or accounting services shall be awarded without the approval of the State Auditor except where specific statutory authority is otherwise provided.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1.
SC Code § 11-35-1260 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-1260. Authority to contract for legal services.

 No contract for the services of attorneys shall be awarded without the approval of the State Attorney General except where specific statutory authority is otherwise provided.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1.
SC Code § 11-35-1510 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-1510. Methods of source selection.

 Unless otherwise provided by law, all state contracts must be awarded by competitive sealed bidding, pursuant to Section 11-35-1520, except as provided in:  (1) Section 11-35-1250 (Authority to Contract for Auditing Services);  (2) Section 11-35-1260 (Authority to Contract for Legal Services);  (3) Section 11-35-1525 (Fixed Priced Bidding);  (4) Section 11-35-1528 (Competitive Best Value Bidding);  (5) Section 11-35-1529 (Competitive Online Bidding);  (6) Section 11-35-1530 (Competitive Sealed Proposals);  (7) Section 11-35-1535 (Competitive Negotiations);  (8) Section 11-35-1540 (Negotiations After Unsuccessful Competitive Sealed Bidding);  (9) Section 11-35-1550 (Small Purchases);  (10) Section 11-35-1560 (Sole Source Procurements);  (11) Section 11-35-1570 (Emergency Procurements);  (12) Section 11-35-1575 (Participation in Auction or Bankruptcy Sale);  (13) (Reserved)  (14) Section 11-35-3015 (Source Selection Methods Assigned to Project Delivery Methods);  (15) Section 11-35-3220 (Architect Engineer, Construction Management and Land Surveying Services Procurement Procedures); and  (16) Section 11-35-3230 (Exception for Small Architect-Engineer and Land Surveying Services contracts).  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2000 Act No. 387, Part II, Section 100A; 2006 Act No. 376, Section 24; 2008 Act No. 174, Section 8; 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 17, eff May 13, 2019.  Editor's Note  2008 Act No. 174, Section 21, provides as follows:  "This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to solicitations issued on or after January 1, 2008."  2019 Act No. 41, Section 80, provides as follows:  "SECTION 80. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to solicitations issued after that date."  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 41, Section 17, inserted (7), and redesignated (7) to (15) as (8) to (16); and in (16), substituted "contracts" for "Contracts".
SC Code § 11-35-1525 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-1525. Competitive fixed price bidding.

 (1) Conditions for Use. When the procurement officer determines in writing that the use of competitive sealed bidding is either not practicable or not advantageous to the State, a contract may be entered into by competitive fixed price bidding subject to the provisions of Section 11-35-1520 and the ensuing regulations, unless otherwise provided for in this section.  (2) Fixed Price Bidding. The purpose of fixed price bidding is to provide multiple sources of supply for specific services, supplies, or information technology based on a preset maximum price which the State will pay for such services, supplies, or information technology.  (3) Public Notice. Adequate public notice of the solicitation shall be given in the same manner as provided in Section 11-35-1520(3).  (4) Pricing. The State shall establish, before issuance of the fixed price bid, a maximum amount the State will pay for the services, supplies, or information technology desired.  (5) Evaluation. Vendors' responses to the fixed price bid will be reviewed to determine if they are responsive and responsible.  (6) Reserved.  (7) Award. Award must be made to all responsive and responsible bidders to the state's request for competitive fixed price bidding. The contract file shall contain the basis on which the award is made and must be sufficient to satisfy external audit.  (8) Bids Received After Award. As provided in the solicitation, bidders not responding to the initial fixed price bid may be added to the awarded vendors' list provided the bidder furnishes evidence of responsibility and responsiveness to the state's original fixed price bid as required by the solicitation.  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 376, Section 26; 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 19.A, eff May 13, 2019.  Editor's Note  2019 Act No. 41, Sections 19.B, 80, provides as follows:  "[SECTION 19.]B. The deletion of Section 11-35-1525(9) may not be interpreted as an indication that the failure of a specific offeror to receive business is grounds for a dispute."  "SECTION 80. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to solicitations issued after that date."  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 41, Section 19.A, in (1), in the second sentence, substituted "When the procurement officer" for "When a purchasing agency"; reserved (6), which related to discussions with responsive bidders; in (8), in the second sentence, substituted "As provided in the solicitation, bidders" for "Bidders" and "required" for "authorized"; and deleted (9), which related to remedies.
SC Code § 11-35-1540 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-1540. Negotiations after unsuccessful competitive sealed bidding.

 When bids received pursuant to an invitation for bids under Section 11-35-1520 are considered unreasonable by the procurement officer, or are not independently reached in open competition, or the low bid exceeds available funds as certified by the appropriate fiscal officer, and it is determined in writing by the chief procurement officer, the head of a purchasing agency, or the designee of either officer above the level of procurement officer, that time or other circumstances will not permit the delay required to resolicit competitive sealed bids, a contract may be negotiated pursuant to this section, provided that:  (1) each responsible bidder who submitted a bid under the original solicitation is notified of the determination and is given reasonable opportunity to negotiate;  (2) the negotiated price is lower than the lowest rejected bid by any responsible and responsive bidder under the original solicitation;  (3) the negotiated price is the lowest negotiated price offered by any responsible and responsive offeror.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 24, eff May 13, 2019.  Editor's Note  2019 Act No. 41, Section 80, provides as follows:  "SECTION 80. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to solicitations issued after that date."  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 41, Section 24, in the first undesignated paragraph, substituted "procurement officer" for "procuring agency".