Eq Rental Offset Drill w/Op D-7

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Division of Purchases, issued Request for Bid (RFB 605 2000000492) on behalf of District 7 Office (Manchester District) in Casey County for the rental of specialized equipment and related services for offset drill operations with operator. The procurement encompasses fourteen line items split between state-funded and federally-funded work, including offset drill rental with operator (25,000 linear feet for each funding source), traffic control services (1,300 man-hours for each funding source), used railroad rail supply (13,000 linear feet for each funding source), cribbing installation with department-furnished and vendor-furnished materials (25,000 square feet each for both funding sources), excavation services (6,000 cubic yards for each funding source), and backfill material and installation (6,000 cubic yards for each funding source). Equipment specifications require drill rigs capable of drilling 9-5/8 inch minimum diameter holes and installing railroad steel up to forty feet in length, with drill rigs configured to offset a minimum of eight feet from the carrier vehicle. The solicitation was issued February 25, 2020, with a written questions deadline of March 9, 2020 at 3:30 PM, Commonwealth response on March 10, 2020 by 7:00 PM, and bid submission deadline of March 17, 2020 at 10:00 AM, with a tentative award date of March 24, 2020. The resulting Master Agreement will be effective upon award and expire March 31, 2021, with options to extend for four additional one-year periods with written approval from both parties. Evaluation is based on a best-value ranking approach with 95 points allocated to price (lowest bidder receives maximum points) and 5 points for response time (best response time receives maximum points), and vendors must provide a specific vendor response time guarantee without vague language. Bidders must submit signed solicitation face pages, equipment specifications or product literature, required affidavits, and insurance certificates, including proof of Contractor's General Liability Insurance with $1,000,000 per occurrence limits and Kentucky workers' compensation insurance within ten days of award notice.

Kentucky resident bidders receive reciprocal preference in the award process, and qualified organizations including Kentucky Industries for the Blind, nonprofit corporations under KRS Chapter 163, qualified nonprofit agencies for individuals with severe disabilities, and Kentucky Correctional Industries receive set-aside preferences of 15 percent and 20 percent respectively. State-funded line items (Lines 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13) are not subject to prevailing wage requirements due to 2017 Kentucky legislation repealing state prevailing wage mandates, while federally-funded line items (Lines 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14) require compliance with Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage rates and the Federal Highway Administration FHWA-1273 contract provisions, including nondiscrimination requirements, equal employment opportunity standards, and Clean Air Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act compliance. The procurement also requires adherence to Buy America Clause provisions for domestic sourcing of materials on federally-funded components. No specific incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation documents, and no explicit budget range or award values are stated in the available procurement materials, leaving the contract value contingent upon competitive bidding outcomes.