Grave Relocation Magoffin County P508 FHWA ER Eligible

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Division of Purchases is requesting bids on grave relocation services in Magoffin County under RFB 605-2700000174, with responses due November 6, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time and a tentative award date of November 13, 2026. Bidders must be duly licensed funeral directors under Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 316 — the mandatory qualification filter.

The scope includes disinterment of remains for Ivy Jean Brown, William Brown, and Guy Douglas Brown; provision of grave markers with lettering and setting; transportation across approximately five miles from Brown Cemetery to Prater-Preston Cemetery in Salyersville, Kentucky; reinterment of remains; removal and reset of the Brown Monument; and ground clearance and brush removal. The contractor must open and close reinterment plots, seed and straw grounds, pour monument footers, set monuments, and supply all necessary equipment at both disinterment and reinterment locations. All 15 line items on the attached bid sheet must be bid to be considered for award. The contractor must be prepared to replace any vault if deterioration or damage is discovered during disinterment, with vault replacement costs subject to contract modification. Work is driven by highway improvement Project KY 114 - Mountain Parkway (Parcel No. 508, Item 10-169.00) and is FHWA Emergency Relief eligible.

This is a one-time, fixed-price contract with no renewal options. Federal funding requires compliance with Davis-Bacon wage determinations, Buy America provisions, and Build America Buy America requirements; the DBE participation goal is 0 percent. The contractor must provide a performance bond equal to 100 percent of contract price (or $20,000 minimum), commercial general liability insurance with $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate limits, and workers' compensation insurance if applicable. Written questions are due October 26, 2026 at 3:00 p.m., with responses anticipated by October 30. Prospective bidders may contact Amy Ishmael at 606-291-9641 to view cemetery locations prior to submission; no mandatory on-site meeting will be held.