4860 City of Jenkins, KY - [960530 Elkhorn Lake Silt Pond Hazard Mitigation] – Rock Installation

The City of Jenkins, Kentucky is requesting bids for rock installation hazard mitigation at Elkhorn Lake Silt Pond, with proposals due September 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET and public opening at 3:00 PM ET the same day. Award is scheduled for the Jenkins City Council meeting on September 7, 2026. Contractors with overdue work for the city are ineligible.

The scope involves provision and installation of seven step pool boulder formations—five in the sediment retention pond and two in the creek leading to the lake—totaling approximately 215 tons of three-foot-diameter boulders to provide grade control and preliminary sediment control mitigating sediment accumulation that threatens Elkhorn Lake, the city's primary drinking water source. All work must be performed from the embankment with no equipment operating from within the water. Work completion is required within 60 days of contract award. Pricing must include all labor, equipment, materials, and supplies on an all-inclusive basis and may not be increased except for city-approved changes.

The project is funded through a FEMA grant and requires compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including affirmative action requirements for small and minority businesses and women-owned enterprises. Payment is contingent on work completion and submission of comprehensive documentation including before and after GPS-tagged photographs, quarry source documentation, quantity supporting materials, and waste disposal records, followed by approval by the Grants Management Team and Fiscal Court.

Evaluation criteria (total 100 points) are contractor experience with natural stream design features (20 points), proposal and work plan quality (20 points), cost (30 points), references (10 points), and required interviews (20 points). Bids and required documents must be submitted online at dfs.bonfirehub.com. Questions regarding the RFB should be directed to the same portal. For portal registration or navigation questions, email procurement@erassist.com.