4860 Letcher County - [957580] – Friday Branch Bridge Embankment Repair

Letcher County Fiscal Court is issuing a Request for Bids (RFB) for bridge embankment repair work at Friday Branch Bridge, designated as Project 957580. The procurement involves installation of geotextile fabric (47.55 square yards), channel lining materials in varying classes (132 tons of Class III and 11 tons of Class II), DGA road base (2.78 tons), removal and disposal of a concrete wing wall, and related site restoration work. All unit pricing must be all-inclusive, covering labor, equipment, materials, and supplies with no price adjustments except for county-approved changes. Contractors must submit bids through the DFS Procurement Portal (dfs.bonfirehub.com) no later than April 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET, and all work must be completed within 60 days of contract award. Required qualifications include submission of copies of insurance and drug-free workplace policies; work must comply with Division 400 of the Kentucky Department of Highways 2019 Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction. Comprehensive documentation is required, including before and after GPS-tagged photographs, quarry or material source documentation, haul-off location records for debris and spoils, and quantity documentation supporting FEMA grant quantities. Payment will be issued only after work completion and validation of all documentation by the Grants Management Team and Letcher County Fiscal Court approval.

Letcher County encourages participation from minority, women, veteran-owned, and hub-zone businesses in this procurement. Contractors with overdue work for the county are ineligible for additional county work until such projects are completed. No incumbent vendors or specific technology integration requirements are identified in the solicitation materials. The county reserves the right to accept or reject any bids submitted. Specific award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in the available documentation; however, the project involves concrete work, embankment repair, and material installation at the GPS-coordinates location 37.125102, -82.78503. Prospective bidders should contact Letcher County's Matt Amburgey at (606) 595-8710 prior to commencing work to ensure proper coordination and contract execution.