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The SRF Process

• The applicant (sponsor) must submit a CWSRF Project Questionnaire (for wastewater projects) or a DWSRF Project Questionnaire (for drinking water projects) to the SRF Section within DHEC. To be sure your project is fundable, you may want to contact us before submitting a Project Questionnaire.

• If the project is eligible for funding, it will be ranked in accordance with the Integrated Priority Ranking System and placed on the State’s Comprehensive Priority List. If a project remains on the Comprehensive Priority List for 4 years and is not ready to proceed, an updated Project Questionnaire (PQ) will be requested.

• Every year, DHEC will develop an Intended Use Plan that identifys projects expected to receive loans for the upcoming fiscal year (July 1- June 30). At this point, DHEC and the BCB will contact the sponsor to discuss the permitting and loan application requirements.

• The next step in the permitting process is submittal of a Preliminary Engineering Report (PER).  Please refer to either the DWSRF PER Guidance Document  or the CWSRF PER Guidance Document.

• Once the PER has received approval, a construction permit application must be submitted.  Refer to the DWSRF Permit Guidance Package or the CWSRF Permit Guidance Package for more detailed information. After the project is reviewed and all requirements have been met, a construction permit will be issued for the project.
  

Once you are ready to advertise for bids please refer to one of our three Guides for Methods of Bidding. Guide to Traditional SRF Bidding Guide to the SRF Request for Proposals (RFP) Guide to the SRF Prequalification of Construction Bidders (RFQ) A Project Construction Summary (DHEC Form 3589) must also be submitted during this process.  Depending on the project, there may be several Federal Requirements that need to be met. Please refer to the  Federal Requirements for the SRF Program Guidance Package for more detailed information. The Construction Contracts Guidance Package  provides information on the preconstruction conference and disbursement information. View all documents and forms.

To be sure everything runs smoothly, please refer to the following contacts: 

David Price at 803-898-3993
DHEC contact for any questions related to SRF process.

Trish Comp at 803-737-3808.
Budget and Control Board contact for any financial questions related to SRF process. 

Ben Gaston at 803-898-4162
Any questions related to the SRF bidding process or federal requirements.

Celeste Osterberg at 803-898-3547
Any questions related to SRF draw requests.