FW-006-25 - FILO C#16-239 - Whites Creek Mitigation

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) is soliciting competitive bids for stream restoration services under Invitation to Bid No. FW-006-25, designated as FILO C#16-239 for the Whites Creek Mitigation project located in Boyd County. This Request for Bid (RFB) seeks qualified contractors to restore approximately 9,348 linear feet of stream on private property financed through the Kentucky Fees-In-Lieu-Of (FILO) program. The scope of work encompasses comprehensive stream restoration including grading and earthwork to create new stable stream channels, floodplain adjustments to facilitate water storage and transport, installation of in-stream structures such as rock riffles, rock and wood riffles, rock toe, toe wood, in-stream woody habitat, and boulder clusters to create diverse habitat types including riffles, runs, pools, and glides, and restoration of tributaries through excavation and installation of rock steps, log steps, and rock and log A-vanes. Planting requirements are specified across three zones: Zone A (15.4 acres), Zone B (5.9 acres), and Zone C (0.36 acres), with live stakes based on linear feet and two rows on each bank. A mandatory pre-bid site visit and meeting is scheduled for December 17, 2024, at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time at 18780 Creekside Drive, Catlettsburg, Kentucky. All technical questions must be submitted by January 6, 2025, at 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time to Casey Mattingly, PE, at Third Rock Consultants, LLC, with procurement questions directed to Kyla Satterly. Sealed bids must be submitted electronically through the Commonwealth's eProcurement system by January 21, 2025, at 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time, with a virtual bid reading scheduled for 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time on the closing date via Microsoft Teams; mailed and hand-delivered bids will not be accepted.

Bidders must register in the Commonwealth's eProcurement System via the Vendor Self Service (VSS) portal prior to submission and must upload their Official Bid Document and any required Bid Bond as a single combined PDF attachment, entering $0.00 for the contract amount in the e-procurement system with the actual contract amount to be entered on the Official Bid Document. No specific set-asides, disadvantaged enterprise designations, or restrictions on organization types are identified in the solicitation documents. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed in the available documentation. Bidders are advised that all quantities specified in the solicitation are estimates only and do not guarantee actual work quantities; contractors are responsible for independently verifying all quantities and furnishing all materials and work necessary to complete the project according to the Plans and Specifications. All project plans, specifications, and bid documents are available at no charge through https://www.stateofkyplanroom.com, with customer service provided by Lynn Imaging at 1-800-888-0693. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the solicitation documents, and no contract term or award date information is specified.