The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers’ campus in North Charleston plans to hire a small construction company for up to $33 million in building work over five and a half years.
In a notice posted Oct. 19, FLETC’s Charleston procurement office said it intends to award one indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for construction, additions, alterations, maintenance and repairs at buildings and structures on the campus. The contract is set aside for companies in the Small Business Administration’s HUBZone program, which favors firms in historically underutilized business zones.
The government estimates about $6 million in task orders a year, though that amount isn’t guaranteed, the notice says. Orders are expected to range from about $2,000 to $1.5 million and could involve trades from roofing and electrical work to roadwork and masonry. Pricing will be based on RSMeans construction cost data adjusted for Charleston. The contract would run for a base year and four option years, with a possible six-month extension, and guarantees the winner $50,000.
FLETC expects to post the solicitation within two to four weeks, with proposals due about 30 days after that, according to the notice.
The campus already has one such contract. In March, FLETC awarded a HUBZone construction contract worth up to $27.5 million to SDC Tidewater JV LLC of Baltimore, according to a federal award notice. Federal records show 13 task orders worth about $6.4 million under it from June through September, for jobs including repaving a parking lot, repairing a roof, replacing HVAC units and renovating a warehouse.
North Charleston-based Hightower Construction Co. held the previous contract, which ran from October 2020 through March 2026, records show. The new notice does not say how work on the campus will be divided between the two contracts.
FLETC Charleston covers more than 200 acres on the former Charleston Naval Base and hosts training academies for agencies including the Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration, according to FLETC. The agency says continued construction and renovation of buildings, dormitories and platforms “remain a high priority.”
