South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 63 - DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Article 8 - DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES PROGRAM
Section 63-707 - Guidelines for Selection of Set Aside Projects
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
In selecting and designing contracts suitable for set aside projects, the Department will consider a number of factors including, but not limited to, the following:
A. Availability of certified DBEs within 100 miles of work to be performed;
B. Capabilities of the available certified DBEs in relation to the type of work required by the contract;
C. Limitation of estimated value of contract to $250,000.00 in most cases;
D. Limitation of the work of a single contract to a maximum of four roads within a reasonable distance of each other;
E. Equitable geographic distribution of contracts throughout the State, insofar as is possible with available contracts;
F. Availability of technical assistance for contract;
G. The requirement of Section 12-28-2930(c) that the Department shall advertise a number of highway construction projects at each regularly scheduled highway letting to be bid exclusively by DBEs.