L&A Building Skylight Cleaning and Refurbishing

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department for Facilities & Support Services, Division of Building Services, issued Request for Bid (RFB) 785 2200000180 seeking qualified contractors to provide skylight cleaning and refurbishing services at the Library and Archives building located at 300 Coffee Tree Road, Frankfort, Kentucky. The scope of work includes removal of existing caulk, sealant, rubber, and other materials from upper and lower skylights; cleaning glass substrates; reinstalling with Dow Corning 123 sealant or approved equivalent materials; resealing the upper and lower skylights; and cleaning all glass panels. Bids were due on October 8, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. EST, with a public bid reading scheduled via conference call at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the same date. Interested contractors were required to schedule site visits by contacting Terry Denney at 502-221-1970 prior to bid submission. The resulting contract shall be for a period of six months from the date of award. Award will be made on a best value basis using a scoring methodology allocating 90 points to price (lowest bidder receives maximum points), 5 points to delivery (specific delivery time required in working days), and 5 points to warranty (longest warranty period receives maximum points), for a total of 100 points. All bids were required to be submitted electronically through the MOVEit secure file transfer system at https://ftp.ky.gov as a single PDF file with the company name and RFB number in the file name.

The solicitation includes reciprocal preference provisions for Kentucky resident bidders as defined by Kentucky Revised Statutes 45A.490-494, along with qualified bidder preferences providing a 20 percent preference for Kentucky Correctional Industries and a 15 percent preference for other designated nonprofits. All bidders are required to submit a signed face of solicitation, completed Bid Information Form, Revenue Form 10A100, Certificate of Authority for foreign entities, required affidavits affirming compliance with Kentucky procurement ethics and tax obligations, and Equal Employment Opportunity forms if applicable. Proposed pricing must remain valid for a minimum of 60 calendar days after the bid due date and shall be quoted on an F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid and Allowed basis exclusive of federal excise taxes and Kentucky sales or use taxes, with no price increases permitted during the first twelve months of the contract. No specific budget range or award value was disclosed in the procurement documents. Commonwealth Buyer Kyla Satterly (kyla.satterly@ky.gov, 502-782-0033) served as the sole point of contact for all procurement questions.