Dumpster service for KYTC District 09

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Division of Purchases, on behalf of the Division of Highways, issued a Request for Bid (RFB) on March 10, 2026, for comprehensive dumpster and waste removal services across KYTC District 09 facilities located in six eastern Kentucky counties: Elliott, Greenup, Mason, Lewis, Boyd, and Carter. The procurement requires bidders to provide pickup and monthly rental services for multiple container sizes at various locations, including 40-cubic-yard roll-off containers at county maintenance facilities, a 4-cubic-yard front-load container at the Boyd County Traffic Facility, bi-weekly pickups of 4-cubic-yard dumpsters at the Flemingsburg Roadside Section Office, and monthly service with three weekly pickups for two 2-cubic-yard containers at Carter County Rest Area facilities on both eastbound and westbound locations. The contract will be evaluated on a best-value basis with price as the sole evaluation criterion (100 points maximum), with the lowest-priced bidder receiving maximum points. Bids must be submitted electronically through the Kentucky Vendor Self Service system by March 24, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, with written questions due by March 13, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The initial contract period runs from May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2027, with options for four additional one-year renewal periods subject to written approval and potential renegotiation. Successful bidders must maintain Contractor's General Liability Insurance with limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and Kentucky workers' compensation insurance, with an ACORD Certificate designating the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet as additional insured within ten days of notice of intent to award, and prices shall be firm for the first twelve months with subsequent increases permitted only if justified by industry-wide changes and submitted at least thirty days in advance.

Kentucky resident bidders may receive reciprocal preference against nonresident bidders, and qualified bidders including Kentucky Industries for the Blind and nonprofit organizations serving individuals with severe disabilities are eligible to receive preferences of fifteen to twenty percent of maximum points, providing designated set-aside opportunities for disadvantaged enterprises. All vendors must be registered with the Kentucky Secretary of State if they are foreign entities, and bidders must submit affidavits regarding campaign finance law compliance, resident status (if claimed), and contractor employee immigration compliance prior to or at the time of award. The RFB does not identify any incumbent vendors or current contractors, nor does it specify existing infrastructure or technology integration requirements. No budget range or award value is provided in the solicitation documents, allowing bidders to submit competitive pricing based on their proposed service delivery model. The tentative award date is May 1, 2026, and all submissions must be made electronically through the mandatory Kentucky eProcurement system, with emailed or hard-copy submissions not accepted.