Eq Rental w/out Operator Impact Crusher D-1

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), Division of Purchases, is issuing a Request for Bid (RFB) for equipment rental services to support a concrete crushing and aggregate production project on Interstate 24 near Cadiz, Kentucky within Spencer County. The procurement seeks rental of an impact crusher without operator, a mobile screening plant, and two portable stacking conveyors, all of which must be track-mounted or similarly mobile and equipped with magnet and belt systems to remove embedded steel from broken concrete. The equipment must be capable of producing three aggregate sizes: Channel Lining (4"+), Aggregate #23's (2-3"), and Dense Graded Aggregate, with the project anticipating processing approximately 100,000 tons of concrete in less than two months with an expected start date of late February or early March 2021. Bidders must submit responses electronically through the Kentucky eProcurement System by February 25, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, with written questions required by February 17, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., and an anticipated award date of March 4, 2021. The contract will be for an initial period beginning upon award and expiring February 28, 2022, with no optional renewal period, and evaluation will be based on a "best value" basis with price receiving 95 of 100 available points and delivery receiving 5 points. Vendor registration in the Kentucky eProcurement System is mandatory 24-48 hours prior to bid submission, and all bids must be submitted on the provided bid sheet on an F.O.B. Destination, Freight Prepaid basis with rental rates based on a maximum of 40 machine hours or 7 calendar days per week and 200 machine hours or 28 calendar days per month.

Kentucky resident bidders may receive reciprocal preference against nonresident bidders based on the preferences of the nonresident's home state, and qualified Kentucky organizations may receive a 15-20 percent preference in the evaluation process. The vendor selected will be responsible for equipment delivery, setup, initial operator training, maintenance, and return transport at no expense to the Transportation Cabinet, while the Cabinet will provide fuel, lubrication, and wear parts; equipment breakdown must be repaired or replaced within two working days with no rent paid during downtime. All bidders must submit an Annual Affidavit certifying compliance with Kentucky's campaign finance laws, sales and use tax registration obligations, state tax compliance, and non-engagement in prohibited boycotts, with the affidavit requiring notarization and remaining effective for one year from signature. No specific incumbent vendor or current contractor information is identified in the solicitation documents, and no set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are referenced. The contract is funded by state transportation appropriations and governed by Kentucky Revised Statutes and the Commonwealth's General Conditions and Instructions for Solicitations and Contracts, though specific award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in the available documentation.