4663 Letcher County - 735617 - Bentley Loop, Allen Br Site 8, Boss Hill Site 5, Beetree Br Site 4(A-H) Bill Cornett Site 1, etc. ] – Shoulder Repair, Ditching, Culverts

Letcher County Fiscal Court in Kentucky is issuing a Request for Bids (RFB) for road repair and maintenance services across multiple sites, including Bentley Loop, Allen Branch Site 8, Boss Hill Road and Boss Hill Drive, Beetree Branch Site 4, Bill Cornett Site 1, and Berlin Road Site 2. The scope of work encompasses shoulder repair, ditching, and culvert repair utilizing best construction practices and includes installation of geotextile fabric, Class II and Class III channel lining, DGA road base, crushed limestone backfill, culvert cleaning and replacement, headwall installation, and ditch cleaning and reshaping. Specific quantities include approximately 874.66 square yards of geotextile fabric, 412 tons of Class II channel lining, 21 tons of Class III channel lining, 62.88 tons of DGA road base, 1,530 linear feet of ditch cleaning and reshaping, 70 linear feet of culvert cleaning, 2 culvert headwalls, 40 linear feet of 24-inch diameter HDPE culvert installation, and 37.46 tons of crushed limestone backfill. All work must comply with Kentucky Department of Highways 2019 Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction and Division 400 guidelines. Bids must be submitted through the DFS Procurement Portal at dfs.bonfirehub.com no later than May 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET, with work expected to be completed within 60 days of contract award. Contractors must provide comprehensive documentation including before and after photographs with GPS data and dates, quarry or material source documentation, quantity support documentation, and disposal location documentation for all debris and spoils, with final payment contingent upon completion of all work and approval by Fiscal Court.

This procurement is designated as an Equal Opportunity contract that encourages minority, women, veteran-owned, and HUB-zone business participation, though no specific set-aside percentages are detailed in the available documentation. Contractors with overdue work for Letcher County are ineligible for additional work until their projects are completed. Unit pricing must be all-inclusive, covering labor, equipment, materials, and supplies without adjustment except for county-approved changes, and the county reserves the right to accept or reject any bids and to seek clarification from bidders. The project is funded through a FEMA grant, which may impose additional compliance requirements on selected contractors. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the documentation, nor is a specific budget range or award value disclosed. Interested parties may direct questions to judgeadams@letchercounty.ky.gov and procurement@erassist.com prior to the bid submission deadline.