Letcher County 5076 DSR 019 Peace Valley Road - Streambank Stabilization

Letcher County, Kentucky, through its Fiscal Court, is soliciting bids for Emergency Watershed Protection streambank stabilization along Peace Valley Road under Request for Bids DSR-21-05-23-5076-019, with bids due November 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. The county conducts the procurement in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Successful bidders must certify affirmative steps for minority business participation.

The work covers clearing approximately 300 linear feet of channel debris, stabilizing approximately 120 linear feet of embankment with gabions, and stabilizing approximately 36 linear feet of embankment with steel rail walls across three identified sites. Scope also includes channel clearing and shaping, installation of steel rail walls and gabion baskets, pollution control measures, and seeding and mulching of disturbed areas. Bidders must price 12 identified items on an all-inclusive unit-price basis, with mobilization and demobilization and seeding and mulching priced as lump sums. Bid items include materials such as drainfill stone, rock riprap, gabions, steel railroad rail piling, guard rail lagging, and grouting.

Successful bidders must provide proof of liability insurance, auto coverage, and workers compensation, and must comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Required certifications include non-collusion declarations, debarment, a drug-free workplace affidavit, conflict-of-interest statements, and lobbying activities.

The work completion deadline is December 13, 2026, with potential extension to February 2027 subject to approval. Bid prices remain valid for 180 days. Bids open publicly on November 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM in the Judge Executive's Office, and award is scheduled for November 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM during a special call Fiscal Court meeting at 156 Main St STE 107, Whitesburg, Kentucky. A pre-bid site visit at the Letcher County Fiscal Court office in Whitesburg is scheduled for a date and time to be announced. The county reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to accept multiple bids and award work per location or per line item. Bids are submitted through the DFS Procurement Portal at dfs.bonfirehub.com, and invoices and work completion documentation are submitted through erassist.com/submit/dsr019 after contract execution, with email submissions no longer accepted.