S.C. Code Regs. § 19-445.2098 - Rejection of Individual Proposals

A. Proposals need not be unconditionally accepted without alteration or correction, and to the extent otherwise allowed by law, the State's stated requirements may be clarified after proposals are submitted. This flexibility must be considered in determining whether reasons exist for rejecting all or any part of a proposal.

B. Reasons for rejecting proposals include but are not limited to:

(1) the business that submitted the proposal is nonresponsible as determined under Section 11-35-1810;

(2) the proposal ultimately (that is, after an opportunity, if any is offered, has passed for altering or clarifying the proposal) fails to meet the announced requirements of the State in some material respect; or

(3) the proposed price is unreasonable.

C. The reasons for rejection shall be made a part of the procurement file and shall be available for public inspection.

D. Exceptions to Rejection Procedures.

Any proposal received after the procurement officer of the governmental body or his designee has declared that the time set for opening has arrived, shall be rejected unless the proposal had been delivered to the location specified in the solicitation or the governmental body's mail room which services that location prior to the bid opening.

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S.C. Code Regs. § 19-445.2098

Adopted by State Register Volume 44, Issue No. 04, eff. 4/24/2020.