Aiken & Arnold Palmer Roundabout Construction

The City of Louisville Metro Government, on behalf of Bath County, Kentucky, is soliciting sealed bids for the Aiken & Arnold Palmer Roundabout Construction project (IFB260180), an intersection upgrade to a single-lane roundabout at Aiken Road and Arnold Palmer Boulevard. Bidders must submit proposals through the Bonfire procurement portal by 3:00 p.m. EST on March 31, 2026, with the question period extending from March 3, 2026 through March 17, 2026. The project scope includes roadway, drainage, utility, and site improvements, with approximately 71 line items covering excavation, asphalt paving, concrete work, drainage infrastructure, erosion control, and traffic control measures. Metro Government has established two bid alternates with different traffic management strategies: Alternate #1 maintains through-traffic with temporary diversion and requires 20-week completion, while Alternate #2 allows full intersection closure with a 15-week completion deadline. Required bid submissions include Good Faith Effort documentation, vendor information forms, acknowledgements and preferences certifications, W-9 forms, ban-the-box compliance certificates, bid bonds, statements of qualifications, and completed bid tables in Excel format. All bidders must conduct a mandatory site visit, and bid prices must remain firm for six months following the bid closing date, with payment terms of Net 30 days. The Metro Government will assess liquidated damages for failure to meet project completion dates and requires bid bonds of 5% of the base bid, along with performance and payment bonds of 100% of contract price.

The procuring entity offers multiple pricing preferences available to qualifying contractors: 5% price reductions for both local vendors meeting established criteria and businesses providing minimum wage of $10.10 per hour to employees, and 3% reduction for bidders with qualified apprenticeship programs meeting 15% apprenticeship labor hour requirements. All bidders must comply with Louisville Metro Code Section 112.30 ban-the-box hiring requirements, which prohibits discriminatory hiring practices against persons with prior criminal convictions except in specified circumstances. The project establishes minority, female, and historically excluded business enterprise (MFHBE) participation goals requiring bidders to demonstrate good faith efforts: 15% for Minority Business Enterprises (MBE), 5% for Female Business Enterprises (FBE), and 0.5% for Historically Excluded Businesses (HBE). Contractors claiming self-performed work must submit completed Form GFE-1, while those using subcontractors must complete Forms GFE-1 and GFE-2 documenting good faith efforts to engage certified MFHBE subcontractors and suppliers. Commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000 combined single limit and workers' compensation at statutory limits are required. The project specifications require compliance with Louisville Metro Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (2016 with 2018 revisions) and current KYTC Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, including utility coordination with Louisville Gas and Electric Company for gas main relocation work and contact with Kentucky 811 for utility locating services at least two business days before commencing buried utility work.