L&A Building Skylight Cleaning and Refurbishing

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet, Division of Engineering and Contract Administration, on behalf of the Department for Facilities & Support Services, Division of Building Services, is seeking qualified contractors to provide cleaning and refurbishing services for the upper and lower skylights at the main entrance of 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; cleaning glass substrates; reinstallation with Dow Corning 123 sealant or approved equivalent; resealing of skylights; and cleaning all glass panels, with all labor and materials to be provided by the contractor. Award will be determined using a best value ranking approach with scoring allocated as follows: Price (90 points), Delivery (5 points), and Warranty (5 points). Bidders must submit a clear delivery timeline in working days and warranty period in months, with prices remaining valid for a minimum of sixty days after the bid due date and quoted F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid and Allowed. Vendors' written questions are due February 9, 2022 at 12:00 p.m., with the Commonwealth's response to follow on February 16, 2022. Bids must be submitted electronically through MOVEit by February 23, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, followed by a public bid reading by conference call at 10:30 a.m. the same day. Interested contractors may schedule site visits by contacting Terry Denney at 502-221-1970, and the contract will be awarded to a single contractor for an initial period of six months from the date of award.

Kentucky resident bidders and qualified bidders, including Kentucky Correctional Industries and Kentucky Industries for the Blind, are eligible for reciprocal or preferential scoring under state law. Required bid submissions include a signed face of solicitation, completed Bid Information Form, Revenue Form 10A100, Certificate of Authority for foreign entities, required affidavits, EEO forms if applicable, and Certificate of Insurance. Bidders must execute the Annual Required Affidavit confirming compliance with Kentucky campaign finance laws, debarment and suspension disclosure, current sales and use tax registration, absence of state tax delinquency, non-participation in prohibited boycotts, and other statutory compliance requirements. All contractors and subcontractors must maintain compliance with Kentucky workers' compensation insurance requirements under KRS Chapter 342 and unemployment insurance requirements under KRS Chapter 341. Price increases are prohibited during the first twelve months of the contract; any increase thereafter requires written justification based on industry-wide price changes and approval by the Commonwealth. The specific award value or budget range for this procurement is not disclosed in the available documentation; however, the Commonwealth reserves the right to cancel the RFB if responses exceed available funding.