Electrical Maintenance D11

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Division of Purchases, is soliciting bids through a Request for Bid (RFB) for Electrical Maintenance services to support District 11 operations across eight eastern Kentucky counties: Bell, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, and Whitley. The procurement encompasses comprehensive electrical maintenance and repair services for traffic signals, flashing beacons, school flashers, and roadway lighting, with deliverables including field construction, troubleshooting, repair, and installation work across 73 line items. Services required include labor categories (electrician at a maximum rate of $90 per hour, laborer at $60 per hour, and equipment operator at $75 per hour), equipment rental (bucket trucks, line trucks, skid steer loaders, and compressors), materials (conduit, wire, cable, poles, cabinets, signals, and luminaires), specialized installations, and on-call emergency response services at $15 per hour. Contractors must hold a current electrical contractor license from the Kentucky Department of Housing, Building, and Construction, maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence, provide vehicle titles for equipment, and submit employee qualification documentation including IMSA certifications. All work must comply with OSHA, KOSHA, National Electrical Code, and Kentucky Department of Highways specifications. The RFB was posted on March 20, 2026, with electronic bids due by April 7, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Award will be based on best value using price as the sole evaluation criterion, and the contract will commence June 1, 2026, and expire May 31, 2027, with four optional one-year renewal periods. The anticipated award date is June 1, 2026. Online bidding through the Kentucky Vendor Self Service (VSS) platform is required; paper bids will not be accepted.

No specific set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise restrictions are detailed in the provided solicitation documents. The RFB does not identify any incumbent vendors or current contractors. Contractors must furnish materials for items designated as "furnish and install," while the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will provide remaining materials. There is no stated budget range or maximum award value provided in the solicitation documents; pricing is structured on a unit basis with maximum hourly rates for labor categories and equipment rental. Vendors seeking additional clarification or support with the online submission process may contact the Customer Resource Center at Finance.CRCGroup@ky.gov, 502-564-9641, or toll-free at 877-973-4357.