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SC Code § 11-35-3245 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-3245. Architect, engineer, or construction manager; performance of other work.

 (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 perform other work, by later amendment or separate contract award, on that project as a contractor or subcontractor either directly or through a business in which he or his architectural engineering or construction management firm has greater than a five percent interest.  (b) For purposes of this section, safety compliance and other incidental construction support activities performed by the construction manager are not considered work performed as a contractor or subcontractor. If the construction manager performs or is responsible for safety compliance and other incidental construction support activities, and these support activities are in noncompliance with the provisions of Section 41-15-210, then the construction management firm is subject to all applicable fines and penalties.  (c) This section applies only to procurements for construction using the design-bid-build project delivery method.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 4, Section 1; 1994 Act No. 345, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 376, Section 47; 2008 Act No. 174, Section 18.  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."
SC Code § 11-35-3305 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-3305. Establishment of indefinite quantity contracts.

 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 information technology, to be furnished during a fixed period, and that provide for the issuance of orders for delivery or performance of individual requirements during the period of the contract. The appropriate chief procurement officer may establish the contracts on behalf of any governmental body or for use by any public procurement unit.  HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 48, 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."
SC Code § 11-35-3310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-3310. Indefinite quantity contracts for architectural-engineering and land-surveying services.

 (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 land-surveying services contracts are awarded, each contract must be limited to a total expenditure of three hundred thousand dollars for a two-year period with individual project expenditures not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars; however, for public institutions of higher learning, and for technical college service contracts authorized by the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education, these limits shall be five hundred thousand dollars for total expenditures and two hundred thousand dollars for individual expenditures within the time periods specified.  (3) Small Indefinite Quantity Contracts. Small indefinite quantity contracts for architectural-engineering and land-surveying services may be procured as provided in Section 11-35-3230. A contract established under this section must be subject to Section 11-35-3230, and any applicable regulations.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 178, Section 35; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2008 Act No. 174, Section 19; 2011 Act No. 74, Pt V, Section 7, eff August 1, 2011; 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 49, 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  The 2011 amendment rewrote the section.  2019 Act No. 41, Section 49, in (1), in the second sentence, substituted "quantity contracts" for "delivery contracts" and deleted "construction services pursuant to the procedures in Section 11-35-3015(2)(b) and for" following "as-needed basis for", deleted (a), which related to construction services, and redesignated (b) as (2) and (2) as (3); and in (3), in the first sentence, substituted "Quantity Contracts" for "Delivery Contracts", in the second sentence, substituted "quantity contracts" for "delivery contracts" and in the third sentence, substituted "applicable regulations" for "regulations promulgated except that for public institutions of higher learning, and for technical college delivery contracts authorized by the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education, the individual and total contract limits shall be fifty thousand and one hundred fifty thousand dollars, respectively".
SC Code § 11-35-3510 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-3510. Cost principles required for supplies and services contracts.

 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 reimbursement of costs.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 376, Section 49.
SC Code § 11-35-3620 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-3620. Management of warehouses and inventory.

 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.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1.  Subarticle 3  Regulations For Sale, Lease, Transfer, and Disposal
SC Code § 11-35-3810 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-3810. Regulations for sale, lease, transfer and disposal.

 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 supplies between agencies and departments.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1.
SC Code § 11-35-3820 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-3820. Allocation of proceeds for sale or disposal of surplus supplies.

 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 manner as in the judgment of the department is most advantageous to the State. Unless otherwise determined, sales must be by either public auction or competitive sealed bid to the highest bidder. Each governmental body shall inventory and report to the division all surplus personal property not in actual public use held by that governmental body for sale. The department shall deposit the proceeds from the sales, less expense of the sales, in the state general fund or as otherwise directed by regulation. This policy and procedure applies to all governmental bodies unless exempt by law.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 376, Section 50; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.U, eff July 1, 2015; 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 52, 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  2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.U, substituted "Division of General Services of the Department of Administration" for "designated board office"; substituted "Division of General Services" for "designated board office"; substituted "report to the division" for "report to the designated board office"; and substituted "The division shall deposit" for "The designated board office shall deposit".  2019 Act No. 41, Section 52, in the first sentence, deleted "Section 11-35-1580 and" following "Except as provided in", substituted "thereto" for "to them", and deleted "Division of General Services of the" preceding "Department of Administration", in the second sentence, substituted "department" for "Division of General Services", and in the fifth sentence, substituted "department" for "division".
SC Code § 11-35-3830 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-3830. Trade-in sales.

 (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 regulations promulgated by the board.  (2) Approval of Trade-In Sales. When the trade-in value of personal property of a governmental body exceeds the specified amount, the Department of Administration shall have the authority to determine whether:  (a) the subject personal property shall be traded in and the value applied to the purchase of new like items; or  (b) the property shall be classified as surplus and sold in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-35-3820. The department's determination shall be in writing and be subject to the provisions of this chapter.  (3) Record of Trade-In Sales. Governmental bodies shall submit quarterly to the Division of Procurement Services a record listing all trade-in sales made under subsections (1) and (2) of this section, including any applicable written determinations.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 53, 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 53, in (2), substituted "Department of Administration" for "board", and in (b), in the second sentence, substituted "The department's" for "The board's"; and in (3), substituted "Division of Procurement Services" for "materials management officer" and inserted ", including any applicable written determinations".
SC Code § 11-35-3840 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-3840. Licensing for public sale of certain publications and materials.

 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 must be licensed at reasonable costs established in accordance with the cost of the items. All proceeds from the sale of the publications and materials must be deposited in the State Treasury in a special account and expended only for the costs of providing the goods and services, and such funds may be retained and expended for the same purposes.  HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 466, Part II, Section 26; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 376, Section 51; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.U, eff July 1, 2015; 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 54, 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  2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.U, substituted "The division" for "The State Budget and Control Board", and substituted "normal course of its activities" for "normal course of the board's activities".  2019 Act No. 41, Section 54, in the first sentence, substituted "Division of Procurement Services" for "division", and rewrote the third sentence.
SC Code § 11-35-3850 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-3850. Sale of unserviceable supplies.

 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 unserviceable supplies by the governmental body must be made in public to the highest bidder, after advertising for fifteen days, and the funds from the sales must be credited to the account of the governmental body owning and disposing of the unserviceable supplies.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 376, Section 2; 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 55, eff May 13, 2019.  Editor's Note  This section was formerly codified as Section 11-35-4020.  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 55, in the first sentence, substituted "Department of Administration" for "board" and "department" for "designated board office".
SC Code § 11-35-4310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-4310. Solicitations or awards in violation of the law.

 (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 forth herein may be granted by either the appropriate chief procurement officer, only after review under Section 11-35-4210, or by the Procurement Review Panel, only after review under Section 11-35-4410(1).  (2) Remedies Prior to Award. If, prior to award of a contract, it is determined that a solicitation or proposed award of a contract is in violation of law, then the solicitation or proposed award may be:  (a) canceled;  (b) revised to comply with the law and rebid; or  (c) awarded in a manner that complies with the provisions of this code.  (3) Remedies After Award. If, after an award of a contract, it is determined that the solicitation or award is in violation of law:  (a) the contract may be ratified and affirmed, provided it is in the interest of the State; or  (b) the contract may be terminated and the payment of such damages, if any, as may be provided in the contract, may be awarded.  (4) Entitlement to Costs. In addition to or in lieu of any other relief, when a protest submitted under Section 11-35-4210 is sustained, and it is determined that the protesting bidder or offeror should have been awarded the contract under the solicitation but is not, then the protesting bidder or offeror may request and be awarded a reasonable reimbursement amount, including reimbursement of its reasonable bid preparation costs.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 178, Section 36; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 60, 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 60, in (1), in the third sentence, inserted ", only" in two places and made a nonsubstantive change; and in (3), in (a), substituted "interest of the State" for "best interests of the State", and made a nonsubstantive change.
SC Code § 11-35-4315 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-4315. Unauthorized award or modification of a contract.

 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 Consolidated Procurement Code or these regulations.  HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 61, 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."
SC Code § 11-35-4320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-4320. Contract controversies.

 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 controversy as allowed by the terms of the contract or by applicable law.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 178, Section 36; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1.
SC Code § 11-35-4330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-4330. Frivolous protests.

 (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 formed after reasonable inquiry it is well grounded in fact and is warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law, and it is not interposed for an improper purpose, such as to harass, limit competition, or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of the procurement or of the litigation.  (2) Sanctions for Violations. If a request for review, protest, pleading, motion, or other document that is filed with the chief procurement officer or the Procurement Review Panel is signed in violation of this subsection, the Procurement Review Panel, upon motion or upon its own initiative, may impose upon the person who signed it, a represented party, or both, an appropriate sanction that may include an order to pay to the other party or parties the amount of the reasonable expenses incurred because of the filing of the protest, pleading, motion, or other paper, including a reasonable attorney's fee.  (3) Filing. A motion regarding a matter that is not otherwise before the panel may not be filed until after a final decision has been issued by the appropriate chief procurement officer. A motion for sanctions pursuant to this section must be filed with the panel no later than fifteen days after the later of either the filing of a request for review, protest, motion, or other document signed in violation of this section, or the issuance of an order that addresses the request for review, protest, motion, or other document that is the subject of the motion for sanctions.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 178, Section 36; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 376, Section 55.
SC Code § 11-35-4340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-4340. Rights and remedies.

 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 of or related to this code.  HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 62, 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."  Subarticle 3  Review Panel
SC Code § 11-35-4420 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-4420. Participation in review.

 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 judicial.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 376, Section 3.
SC Code § 11-35-4425 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-4425. Final order not appealed.

 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 final ruling with a clerk of the circuit court, or a court of competent jurisdiction, as requested. After filing, the certified ruling has the same effect as a judgment of the court where filed and may be recorded, enforced, or satisfied in the same manner as a judgment of that court.  HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 64, 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."
SC Code § 11-35-4430 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 11 - Public Finance|Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code|Section 11-35-4430. Communication with panel members.

 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 connection with any issue of fact, with any person or party, nor, in connection with any issue of law, with any party or his representative, except upon notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. A panel member: (a) may communicate with other members of the panel, and (b) may have the aid and advice of one or more personal assistants. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months.  HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 64, 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."