# University of South Carolina Supplier systems #270055-01

USC contractor prequalification for Carolina Institute for Battery Innovation renovation

**Posted:** September 30, 2026
**Respond By:** October 14, 2026
**Identifier:** 270055-01
**NAICS:** 236220, 236210

The University of South Carolina is seeking qualified construction contractors for a battery-research facility renovation in Columbia.
- **Government buyer:** University of South Carolina–Columbia; the project is administered by the South Carolina Office of State Engineer. USC Purchasing is also identified in the materials, with Candis Golston named on the questionnaire.
- **Project:** 1220 Catawba Street Renovation for the Carolina Institute for Battery Innovation (Project H27-N443-CB), using design-bid-build delivery.
- **Scope:** Renovate approximately 18,500 gross square feet of an existing high-bay industrial biomass facility and construct two partial floors for offices, a conference room, and support spaces. Base-building work includes enabling exhaust, power, and plumbing.
- **Separate-vendor coordination:** Dry-room installation is excluded from this construction scope and will be performed by a separate, unnamed turnkey vendor. The contractor must coordinate construction with that work.
- **Key requirements:** Contractors must demonstrate relevant project experience, qualified project personnel, appropriate South Carolina licensure, and bonding and insurance capacity. The first-level laboratory must be operational by the second quarter of 2027.
- **Estimated construction cost:** $8,000,000–$8,222,500.
- **OEMs and named construction vendors:** No OEMs or construction vendors are named; the dry-room vendor is unidentified.

### Description

The University of South Carolina is seeking contractor qualifications for renovation of approximately 18,500 GSF at its existing high-bay industrial biomass facility at 1220 Catawba Street in Columbia. The work includes constructing two partial floors for offices, a conference room, and support spaces; dry room installation is out of scope and will be performed by a separate turnkey vendor. The base-building scope includes enabling exhaust, power, and plumbing, and the contractor must coordinate its schedule with the separate dry-lab installation. The solicitation documents state a construction cost range of $8,000,000 to $8,222,500 and require the first-level laboratory to be operational by the second quarter of 2027.

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