Opinion ID: 1315464
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Heading: Overview of the Hospital Policy

Text: The Hospital Policy was adopted on August 24, 1999 to govern contracts involving construction or design services. Hospital Policy II(B)(1). The Hospital Policy generally applies to any expenditure of funds by Greenville Hospital System [the Hospital] for construction under contract exceeding $100,000 and for design services under contract exceeding $50,000, except as specifically set forth herein. Hospital Policy II(B)(2). Invitation for Bids and Request for Proposals shall be the preferred methods for the selection of construction services. Hospital Policy III(A)(1). Further, Request for Proposals shall be the preferred method for the selection of construction management services, design services and design-build services. Hospital Policy III(A)(2). The Methods of Source Selection enumerated in the Hospital Policy include (1) Invitation for Bids, (2) Request for Proposals, (3) Sole Source Procurement, (4) Emergency Procurement, and (5) Small Construction Procurement. Hospital Policy III(B). The Small Construction Procurement method provides: Any construction procurement not exceeding $350,000 may be made by the Director by the solicitation[ ] of written quotations from a minimum of three qualified sources (or, if in the Director's judgment, there are fewer than three qualified sources, from all qualified sources), and the award shall be made to the lowest responsible/responsive bidder. Hospital Policy III(G). Director refers to the President of Greenville Hospital System or his designee. Hospital Policy II(C)(6). Under the Sole Source Procurement method, [a] contract may be awarded for construction or design services without competition when the Director determines in writing that there is only one appropriate, practicable source for the required supply, service, equipment or construction item. Hospital Policy III(E).