4663 Letcher County - Charlie Cornett and Bo Fork – Shoulder & Culvert Repair

Letcher County Fiscal Court is requesting bids for shoulder and culvert repair work on the Charlie Cornett and Bo Fork project, with bids due July 9, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. EST through the DFS Procurement Portal. Work must be completed by July 29, 2026, and all pricing shall be all-inclusive unit pricing with no increases permitted except for county-approved changes. Contractors with overdue county work are ineligible for additional work until completion.

The scope spans six sites and includes geotextile fabric installation (131.66 square yards), Class III channel lining (194.89 tons), DGA road base installation (18.98 tons), temporary rip rap removal, HDPE culvert pipe replacement (20 linear feet of 12-inch diameter), crushed limestone backfill (12.46 tons), and one 18-inch culvert headwall. All work must conform to Division 400 of the Kentucky Department of Highways 2019 Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction.

The project is funded through a FEMA grant. Required bid documents include proof of insurance, a Drug-Free Workplace Policy, and seven certification forms addressing cost proposals, non-collusion, lobbying, affirmative steps for small and minority businesses, debarment status, conflict of interest, and drug-free workplace compliance. Letcher County actively encourages responses from minority, women, veteran-owned, and HUBZone businesses.

Bids will be opened July 9, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EST at the Letcher County Judge Executive's Office in Whitesburg, Kentucky. Contract award will occur at a special Fiscal Court meeting on July 10, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EST at the same location. Work may not begin until the contract is fully executed and the contractor contacts Matt Amburgey at (606) 595-8710 to schedule work and inspection. Payment follows only after work completion, documentation receipt and reconciliation by the Grants Management Team, and Fiscal Court approval. Invoices require minimum four before and four after photographs with GPS coordinates and dates, material-source documentation and quantities, and proof of debris disposal to permitted landfills or recycling locations.