FW-002-25 - Rebid -FW-006-24 -Ballard Big River Pump Station

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, in collaboration with Ducks Unlimited, is issuing a Request for Bid (RFB 660 2500000026) for construction services at the Ballard Wildlife Management Area in La Center, Kentucky, located in Anderson County and La Grange City. This is a rebid of a previous solicitation (FW-006-24), with bids due on July 31, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The project involves constructing a new pump station at the northern end of Ballard Wildlife Management Area designed to extract water from the Ohio River at approximately 30,000 gallons per minute and deliver it to Shelby Lake to support managed wetlands. The construction scope includes an intake structure on the Ohio River, piping to a cast-in-place concrete pump station, distribution piping to Shelby Lake, installation of three submersible pumps, an electrical and controls tower, road building incorporating steel H-Piles as the primary structural foundation modification, stream crossing culvert construction, and new power line installation. All work is to be completed as a single lump sum base bid with no project phasing. Bidders must submit technical questions by July 22, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time to project contacts including Thomas Pluemer (Ducks Unlimited consultant), Nick Ray (project manager), or Kyla Satterly (purchasing agent). The site is open to the public for contractor inspection at Ballard Wildlife Management Area, 864 Wildlife Lodge Road, La Center, Kentucky 42056, though no formal site visit or prebid meeting is scheduled. A bid reading conference call is available on the closing date at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time via KDFWR conference line (877-746-4263, Participant code 02 94 361#).

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation is encouraged but not required, with bidders expected to complete DBE forms as specified in bid documents. There are no identified set-aside restrictions limiting the types of organizations that can respond to this solicitation. The owner will supply Tensar Interax Geogrid NX850 for roadway construction, which is already on-site at Ballard Wildlife Management Area, with the contractor responsible for installation according to plans and specifications. Clearing and grubbing debris must be chipped or mulched and spread on-site when feasible, with oversized material requiring off-site removal or burning in designated areas. Plans and specifications are available at no charge through the State of Kentucky Plan Room website (https://www.stateofkyplanroom.com), and all bids must be submitted electronically through the Commonwealth's eProcurement system after registering in the Vendor Self Service (VSS) system, with registration requiring 24 to 48 hours prior to submission. Bid results will be posted to the State of Kentucky Plan Room website following bid opening and review. While no specific budget or award value is stated in the solicitation documents, the project represents a substantial infrastructure investment given the comprehensive scope of construction work required.