Metro area
HVAC & Plumbing contracts in the Charleston, SC area
Also called: Charleston-North Charleston, SC
Numbers cover FY2021–FY2025 (Oct 2020 – Sep 2025). Data as of Oct 21, 2026; complete through Jul 13, 2026. Data status
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Typical award (median)
$26,340
The middle of 80 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $12.4k and $88.1k.
Typical number of bids
3
Median bids per award, reported for 55 of 55 competed awards. 14% drew only one bid.
Won by small businesses
88%
Share of the 80 priced awards.
Median = the middle award: half were smaller, half were larger. Bids = how many offers the agency received.
What this means
- The middle HVAC & plumbing award in the Charleston, SC area was $26.3k (FY2021-FY2025, 80 priced awards).
- That is 26% lower than the median for HVAC & plumbing in South Carolina ($35.4k).
- Competed awards drew a median of 3 offers (reported for 55 of 55).
- 14% of competed awards drew only one offer.
- In FY2025 the middle award was $52.7k, up 12% from FY2024 ($47.1k).
- Tip 61% of awards with a reported set-aside were reserved for small businesses, so small firms were not bidding against large companies.
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Awards per year
- FY2025, the latest full year: 18 awards
- FY2026 is still being reported
Show the numbers
| Year | Awards | Median award |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 18 | $23,006 |
| FY2017 | 17 | $23,817 |
| FY2018 | 21 | $7,682 |
| FY2019 | 24 | $18,062 |
| FY2020 | 11 | $14,766 |
| FY2021 | 19 | $13,358 |
| FY2022 | 12 | $36,512 |
| FY2023 | 18 | $27,636 |
| FY2024 | 13 | $47,084 |
| FY2025 | 18 | $52,662 |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 17 | $46,895 |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $26,340
Recent awards
The latest 25 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.
| Project | How it was awarded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Service and Maintenance of Chillers Center Wide EO 14222 Sec 3 S1 Approved Action EO Exemption Call 0N Section 2 70LGLY26FGLB00143 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional | Carolina Chillers, LLC | $129,081 | 4 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Emergency Boiler Safety Relief Valve Replacement Charleston VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC 36C24726P0833 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional | Padro Services LLC | $25,940 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Preventive Maintenance for Five Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) Chiller Systems 1305M226P0320 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $42,200 | 3 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Energy Management Services for Johnson Controls International (JCI) Building Automation Systems (BAS) for the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) in Charleston, SC. 1305M226P0316 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional | Govglobal Consulting LLC | $83,740 | 3 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 10, 2026 | NIST Air Handling Unit (AHU) Lifecycle Replacement. ORFY26-02315 Approved on April 28, 2026, in the Amount of $550,000.00. 1305M226P0234 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase Provisional | Accord Federal Services, LLC | $288,118 | 7 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Replace Server Room Mini Split at USCG Base Charleston 70Z03626PCHAR0032 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional | Qevyx, LLC | $19,850 | 15 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Mechanical PM 36C24726P0814 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional | Padro Services LLC | $175,600 | 3 | Competed Open to all |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Replace Three Boilers, Three Air-Cooled Chillers, Associated Pump Systems, Variable Speed Drives, a Rooftop HVAC Unit Serving HML. OR-26-00249 and OR-FY26-03208 Approved for This Procurement. 8 Small Business Set-Aside 1305M226P0182 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase Provisional | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $1,741,486 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Jul 15, 2026 | AH C1&C2 Drain Pan Replacment 1232SA26F0374 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional | Carolina Chillers, LLC | $63,141 | 1 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Open to all |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Refrigeration System and Outside Controls Replacement for Hollings Marine Lab in Charleston, SC 1305M226P0160 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | C.R. Hipp Construction, Inc. | $98,598 | 4 | Competed Open to all |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Shower Repair 36C24726P0660 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Padro Services LLC | $46,895 | 1 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| May 18, 2026 | Install Government Furnished Fume Hood and Table to Include Ductwork and HVAC Exhaust Components 1333MG26P0012 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Revival Heating and Air LLC | $19,797 | 2 | Competed Small business |
| Mar 27, 2026 | AHC1 and AHC1 Chill Water Coil Replacement 1232SA26F0148 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Carolina Chillers, LLC | $193,840 | 2 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Open to all |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Repair Hot Water Tanks Charleston VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC 36C24726P0419 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | M&H United LLC | $266,500 | 5 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Mar 6, 2026 | RTU 34 Humidifier Replacement Service 36C24726P0397 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Revival Heating and Air LLC | $32,428 | 6 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Feb 12, 2026 | CGC Hamilton #1 AC Renew/Repair 70Z08526PLREP0091 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | 3MC Mobile & Mechanical Repair LLC | $249,181 | 4 | Competed Small business |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Repair of the Medical Gas System 36C24726P0271 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Cancelled / $0 | Elite Veteran Solutions, LLC | $136,187 | 8 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Jan 26, 2026 | SC-Bears Bluff NFH-Heat Pump Replacement 140FC226P0005 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | PHG Industries LLC | $18,476 | 41 | Competed Small business |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Contractor to Repair the Backflow Assembly for the Sprinkler Fire System for the Hazardous Materials Building at U.S. Coast Guard Base Charleston 70Z03626PCHAR0004 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP | $2,715 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Hot Water Heater Tanks Repair, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, SC 36C24726P0265 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Cancelled / $0 | KSC Federal Contractors LLC | $235,690 | 5 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Contractor to Remove Concrete, Repair Degraded Piping, and the Concrete. 70Z03626PCHAR0002 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Carolina Relining Solutions, LLC | $5,223 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Emergency AHU-33 Repair 36C24725P1216 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Daikin Applied Americas Inc | $14,900 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 22, 2025 | To Complete the Services Detailed in the Attached Statement of Work. 1305M425C0020 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Ark Construction Management LLC | $989,970 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Sep 16, 2025 | CHS - Chiller Plant Annual Service Provide Annual and Semi-Annual Maintenance of HML Chiller/HVAC System 1333MG25P0020 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Revival Heating and Air LLC | $35,445 | 13 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Internal Inspection/Maintenance of Natural Gas Boilers, BLDG. 515. FA441825P0065 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | WC Rouse, LLC | $6,182 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
Value at award = the contract value when it was signed. Bids = offers received; "–" means not reported. Set-aside = reserved for a group, such as small or veteran-owned businesses. IDIQ = an umbrella contract; work under it is placed as task orders.
Who won
Companies with the most priced awards here, FY2021–FY2025.
| # | Company | Awards | Total value at award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.R. Hipp Construction, Inc. | 9 | $245,054 |
| 2 | Carolina Chillers, LLC | 8 | $97,118 |
| 3 | Venergy Group LLC | 5 | $269,816 |
| 4 | Acro Construction, LLC | 3 | $887,378 |
| 5 | Socon Service, Inc. | 3 | $222,150 |
| 6 | BTR Enterprises of SC LLC | 3 | $67,968 |
| 7 | Talon Veteran Services Incorporated | 2 | $271,670 |
| 8 | Johnson Controls, Inc | 2 | $144,223 |
| 9 | Sanford Federal, Inc. | 2 | $134,386 |
| 10 | Paula F Price Enterprises LLC | 2 | $129,550 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Competed 55 (69%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
- Not competed 25 (31%)
Sole-source: only one company was asked.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- Open to all 31 (39%)
No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
- Small business 27 (34%)
Only small businesses could bid.
- Veteran-owned 16 (20%)
Reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned (VOSB) small businesses.
- 8(a) 5 (6%)
Reserved for firms in SBA's 8(a) program for disadvantaged small businesses.
- HUBZone 1 (1%)
Reserved for small businesses in a Historically Underutilized Business Zone.
Left out of the numbers above: 12 equipment purchases. Why?
Contracts ending soon
Recurring work whose current contract ends within 18 months, so the agency will likely buy it again (a "recompete"). The company doing it today is the incumbent.
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Contract ends Oct 12, 2027
Tab HAVC System and Filter Changing
Incumbent: Winergy LLC Buyer: VA Network Contracting Office 7 Value at award: $44,852
36C24723P0090 on USAspending (opens in a new tab)
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