2026 Spring Paving Project

The City of Owensboro, Kentucky (located in Cumberland County) is issuing Request for Bids (RFB) #4460 for the 2026 Spring Paving Project, seeking a qualified contractor to provide comprehensive pavement rehabilitation services including milling, texturing, and bituminous concrete resurfacing of streets, parking lots, sport courts, and walking trails throughout the city. The project encompasses 54 base bid items across 21 locations, with work quantities totaling approximately 5,925 tons of milling and texturing, 5,925 tons of bituminous concrete surface application, 1,950 square yards of Petromat installation, 1.22 miles of trail work, 12,884 linear feet of dirt shoulder reestablishment, parking lot striping, and emergency call number signage. Base bid items 1 through 4 are restricted to nighttime work between 8:00 PM and 8:00 AM, while items 5 through 54 must be conducted between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM, with all base bid items required to be completed by June 30, 2026. Required qualifications include pre-qualification status with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, performance of a minimum of 51 percent of labor on the project by the primary contractor, and requirement that all subcontractors maintain pre-qualification status for street work. Bid submissions must include a completed subcontractor registry page listing all subcontractors (or indicating "NONE"), contractor qualification statements, a sworn statement pursuant to Kentucky Revised Statute 45A.395 affirming compliance with campaign finance laws, a vendor statement pursuant to KRS 45A.343 certifying compliance with Kentucky statutory requirements, and bid security equivalent to five percent of the bid amount. The bid opening is scheduled for Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. local prevailing time, with questions to be submitted via the City's Bonfire portal at https://owensboro.bonfirehub.com no later than seven days before bid opening (by January 15, 2026), and all bid submissions must be uploaded through the Bonfire portal.

The procurement includes no designated set-aside provisions for disadvantaged enterprises, though contractors must comply with Kentucky statutory requirements regarding corporate taxes (KRS Chapter 136), sales and use taxes (KRS Chapter 139), income taxes (KRS Chapter 141), wage and hour provisions (KRS Chapter 337), occupational safety (KRS Chapter 338), unemployment insurance (KRS Chapter 341), and workers' compensation (KRS Chapter 342). No incumbent vendor or current contractor information is identified in the solicitation documents. The contractor must furnish performance and payment bonds each equal to 100 percent of the contract amount within ten working days of award notification, and maintain insurance including worker's compensation at statutory limits, commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, and commercial automobile liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, with the City named as additional insured. All prices must be quoted exclusive of taxes and must remain firm for 90 days following bid opening. Monthly progress payments will be made at 100 percent of completed work less 10 percent retainage (which may be reduced to 5 percent after 50 percent project completion), with liquidated damages assessed at $500 per calendar day for delays past the completion date. The project is funded through the City of Owensboro's General Fund with limited funding available; the specific award value or budget range is not disclosed in the solicitation documents, though the City reserves the right to reject bids and deduct items based on fund availability.