Demolition Svc Martin Co P. 03

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), Division of Purchases, on behalf of the Division of Right of Way and Utilities, issued a Request for Bid (RFB 605 2400000543) for demolition services in Martin County, Kentucky for Parcel 03 (Project KY 40 Over Buck Creek, Item No. 12-0192.00). The procurement seeks the complete removal and proper disposal of the Buck Creek Regular Baptist Church, a 2,916 square-foot structure, and its associated septic system located at 12 Big Elk Road, Beauty, Kentucky 41203. Qualified contractors must provide comprehensive demolition services including constructing temporary equipment access across the existing bridge (which cannot be removed), installing a temporary stream crossing consisting of three 24-inch double-walled plastic pipes across the Right Fork of Buck Creek with clean rock fill, removing all structures and septic systems, performing licensed rodent control services, pumping the septic tank via licensed service, evacuating refrigerants if applicable, disposing of all hazardous materials and debris at permitted facilities, conducting Kentucky 811 utility locating, and seeding and straw-mulching all disturbed areas. All work phases and associated costs must be included as a lump-sum bid price submitted electronically through the Kentucky Vendor Self Service (VSS) eProcurement system by April 26, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, with a tentative award date of April 22, 2024. Written questions were due by April 2, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. No mandatory onsite prebid meeting will be held; prospective bidders must conduct independent site inspections to determine access, zoning, easements, and existing conditions. Award will be made on a best-value basis with price weighted at 100 percent to the lowest-priced responsive and responsible bidder.

Reciprocal preferences apply to Kentucky resident bidders as defined by KRS 45A.494, with qualified bidder preferences available to Kentucky Industries for the Blind (20 percent preference), Kentucky Correctional Industries (20 percent preference), and nonprofit organizations serving individuals with severe disabilities (15 percent preference). Successful bidders must provide a Performance Bond or Irrevocable Letter of Credit in the amount of the contract or $10,000, whichever is greater (with letters of credit accepted only up to $20,000), and General Liability Insurance with $1,000,000 limits per occurrence plus Kentucky workers' compensation insurance. The contract is a one-time award with no renewal options specified. Contractors must commence work within 21 calendar days of receiving the work order, with penalties of $1,000 per day assessed for each of the first seven calendar days any parcel remains uncleared and potential contract cancellation after 28 calendar days; additional $200 per-occurrence penalties apply for failure to submit required receipts from licensed services. The specific bid value was not disclosed in the available solicitation documents; however, all costs for equipment access construction, temporary stream crossing installation and removal, debris disposal, licensed services, and site restoration must be incorporated into the lump-sum bid amount.