2025 Fall Paving

The City of Owensboro, located in Daviess County, Kentucky, is seeking a contractor to perform comprehensive street, parking lot, and walking trail rehabilitation through milling, texturing, and resurfacing services for the 2025 Fall Paving project. The procurement encompasses approximately 40 street segments and multiple parking areas, requiring the selected contractor to provide all necessary labor, materials, supervision, equipment, construction staking, and incidental work as directed by the City Engineer. Specific requirements include milling existing surfaces, applying new bituminous concrete surfacing, and completing street and parking lot improvements across various city locations, including Trinity Drive, Asbury Road, Kelly Lane, and several numbered streets. The bid submission deadline is August 28, 2025, at 2:00 PM local time, with electronic submissions required through the Bonfire portal. Contractors must be pre-qualified with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and will be evaluated based on their ability to meet technical specifications, provide required documentation, and comply with local regulations. Project completion timelines are set with base bid items (1-66) to be finished by November 15, 2025, and additional items (67-80) by June 30, 2026, with work restricted to weekday hours between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM.

Bidders must provide 100% performance and payment bonds and maintain specific insurance coverages, including $1 million in commercial general liability and commercial automobile liability. The project does not appear to have specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged businesses, though contractors must perform at least 51% of labor directly. Funding will come from the City of Owensboro's General Fund, with the city reserving the right to reject bids or reduce work items based on fund availability. Liquidated damages of $500 per day will be assessed for delays beyond completion dates, and contractors must obtain a city business license and comply with prevailing wage requirements. While specific budget ranges are not explicitly stated, the comprehensive nature of the project involving milling and resurfacing approximately 6,000+ tons of material across multiple street and parking lot locations suggests a substantial contract value. Contractors will be subject to a 10% retainage on progress payments, which may be reduced to 5% once the project exceeds 50% completion, with final payment contingent upon project acceptance by the City Engineer.