2026 Fall Paving Project

The City of Owensboro, Kentucky is seeking a contractor to rehabilitate streets and alleys through milling, texturing, and resurfacing under Invitation for Bid 4488, with proposals due September 1, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time. This solicitation has closed; Hinkle Contracting Company LLC submitted the sole bid and was awarded the contract.

The scope encompasses approximately 26 streets and multiple alleys across Owensboro, including Bullfrog Boulevard, 3rd Street/Leitchfield, Bluff Avenue, and downtown corridors such as Pearl Street, Triplett Street, Bolivar Street, Clay Street, and Crittenden Street. Street segments range from 320 to 2,385 linear feet with widths from 15 to 40 feet. The contractor must provide all labor, materials, supervision, equipment, construction staking, and incidental services necessary to complete the work. Approximately 7,500 tons of material are required, split between milling and texturing operations and bituminous concrete surface applications. All work is directed by City Engineer Kevin Collignon, P.E.

The contract was awarded to Hinkle Contracting Company LLC at a total cost of $900,967.25, with unit pricing of $38.50 per ton for milling and texturing services and $126.85 per ton for bituminous concrete surface work. The contractor confirmed no subcontractors are involved.

Performance and payment bonds are required at contract execution. Progress payments are made monthly at approximately the first week of each month, calculated at 100 percent of completed work less 10 percent retainage for all completed work (reducible to 5 percent at the owner's discretion after 50 percent completion). Substantial Completion is required before the roadway opens to traffic, with 100 percent Project Completion due within 30 calendar days thereafter. Contract time extensions are available for adverse weather conditions based on National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration data. Liquidated damages apply for failure to meet completion deadlines.