South Carolina Code 11-35-3015. Source selection methods assigned to project delivery methods
(2) Design-bid-build:
(a) Design. Architect-engineer, construction management, and land surveying services. The qualifications based selection process in § 11-35-3220 (Qualifications Based Selection Procedures) must be used to procure architect-engineer, construction management, and land surveying services, unless those services are acquired in conjunction with construction using one of the project delivery methods provided in § 11-35-3015 (3), (5), (6), (7), and (8).
(b) Construction. Competitive sealed bidding, as provided in § 11-35-1520 (Competitive Sealed Bidding), must be used to procure construction in design-bid-build procurements.
(3) Construction Management at-risk. Contracts for construction management at-risk must be procured as provided in either § 11-35-1520 (Competitive Sealed Bidding) or § 11-35-1530 (Competitive Sealed Proposals).
(4) Operations and Maintenance. Contracts for operations and maintenance must be procured as set forth in § 11-35-1510 (Methods of Source Selection).
(5) Design-build. Contracts for design-build must be procured by competitive sealed proposals, as provided in § 11-35-1530 (Competitive Sealed Proposals) or competitive negotiation, as provided in § 11-35-1535 (Competitive Negotiations).
(6) Design-build-operate-maintain. Contracts for design-build-operate-maintain must be procured by competitive sealed proposals, as provided in § 11-35-1530 (Competitive Sealed Proposals) or competitive negotiation, as provided in § 11-35-1535 (Competitive Negotiations).
(7) Design-build-finance-operate-maintain. Contracts for design-build-finance-operate-maintain must be procured by competitive sealed proposals, as provided in § 11-35-1530 (Competitive Sealed Proposals) or § 11-35-1535 (Competitive Negotiations).
(8) Other. Contracts for an alternate project delivery method approved pursuant to § 11-35-3005(2) must be procured by a source selection method provided in § 11-35-1510, as specified by the authority approving the alternative project delivery method.