Grave Relocation Bath County (Rebid)

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Division of Purchases, on behalf of the Division of Right of Way and Utilities, is soliciting competitive bids for grave relocation services in Bath County, Kentucky to facilitate highway improvement construction on KY 36 (Project No. 9-0941.00). The procurement involves the relocation of an estimated five graves from the Unnamed Cemetery/Jacob Steele Grave Cemetery to Owingsville Cemetery, approximately 1.5 miles away. Deliverables include opening and closing/restoring disinterment graves, providing reinterment containers (minimum 12-gauge steel, 12 inches wide by 25 inches long by 12 inches deep), transporting remains and monuments, and installing state-specified concrete monuments with matching inscriptions meeting standardized specifications (minimum 1-inch height lettering for names and dates, 4 inches in height by 18 inches in width with concrete foundations extending at least 2 inches beyond the monument on all sides). The successful bidder must be a licensed funeral director in Kentucky and must complete all work within thirty days of receiving the work order, weather permitting. Bids must be submitted by July 31, 2020 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time via mail (USPS, UPS, or FedEx) or email to KYTC.Bids@ky.gov, with a tentative award date of August 11, 2020. Award will be based on best value using lowest price as the sole evaluation criterion (100 points), with the lowest bidder receiving maximum points and other bidders scored proportionally.

Qualified bidders including Kentucky Correctional Industries and nonprofit organizations serving individuals with disabilities receive additional preferences, and Kentucky resident bidders receive reciprocal preference against nonresident bidders from states offering similar preferences. The successful bidder must provide a performance and payment bond equal to 100 percent of the contract price (minimum $20,000), proof of general liability insurance ($1,000,000 per occurrence), and Kentucky workers' compensation insurance within ten days of notice of intent to award. Payment terms consist of 90 percent upon work completion and 10 percent upon final determination that all work is satisfactory with no property damage. The RFB specifies that all work must be performed in accordance with Kentucky Revised Statutes and applicable regulations, with work to be completed weather permitting. No budget range or award value is explicitly stated in the solicitation documents; however, the minimum bond requirement of $20,000 suggests a contract value at or above that threshold. No incumbent contractors or existing infrastructure integration requirements are identified in the procurement documents.