Eq Rental Offset Drill w/Operator D-5

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Division of Purchases, is issuing a Request for Bid (RFB) for equipment rental services specifically for Highway District 5. The procurement seeks an offset drill with operator on a per-linear-foot basis for railroad rail drilling work. The equipment must be truck-mounted with offset drilling capability of a minimum of five feet from the tire edge to hole center, capable of drilling 7 to 10 inch diameter holes to depths of 40 feet into soil and rock, operable on both sides of the carrier, and functional on 15% slopes. The drill must feature a mast jib capable of lifting and dropping steel railroad rails up to 40 feet in length and weighing up to 2,000 pounds into drilled holes, require a minimum 150 horsepower motor, and include at least a 300 CFM compressor capable of 16,000 pounds of pull-down pressure. The contractor must provide all operator services, maintenance, repairs, fuel, lubrication, equipment delivery to and from work sites at no expense to the Transportation Cabinet, and traffic control in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. The estimated usage is 14,500 linear feet, though this is provided as reference only and does not guarantee minimum purchase quantities; payment will only be rendered for drilled footage actually required as determined by department personnel. Bids are due electronically through the Kentucky Vendor Self Service e-procurement system by 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time on June 4, 2021, with a public bid reading to follow at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time the same day. Award is anticipated by June 10, 2021, with the initial contract period running from the award date through May 31, 2022, followed by four optional one-year renewal periods subject to written approval from both vendor and KYTC.

The solicitation does not identify any set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational type participation. Bidders are not required to be certified as disadvantaged enterprises, and the documents provided do not reference any incumbent vendors or current contractors. All bidders must submit an executed Annual Affidavit certifying compliance with Kentucky campaign finance laws, sales and use tax registration, state tax payment obligations, and prohibitions against boycotts of persons or entities in open-trade jurisdictions. Successful bidders must maintain contractor's general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and Kentucky worker's compensation insurance, with certificates of insurance due within ten days of award notice. Pricing shall be submitted as a per-linear-foot rate through the e-procurement system, with bidders required to enter $0.01 and zero delivery charges in the system while simultaneously submitting actual bid prices on an attached bid sheet. The contract is a master agreement available for use by KYTC District 5 only, though the Commonwealth reserves the right to extend the agreement to other state agencies and political subdivisions with vendor consent. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the solicitation documents.