Mobile 14'Lx8'Wx8'HAir Quality Monitoring Equip Shelter

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Division for Air Quality, issued Request for Bid (RFB) 758 1900000453 on February 8, 2019, to procure one mobile air quality monitoring equipment shelter measuring 14 feet in length by 8 feet in width by 8 feet in height for use in Elliott County. The shelter must be a portable unit designed to house air monitoring equipment and comply with all local, state, and federal requirements, including the 2018 Kentucky Building Code. Specific deliverables include a structure constructed with aluminum skid runners compatible with EKTO twin axle transport trailers, 24-gauge pre-finished metal exterior cladding with fiberglass-reinforced interior cladding, commercial-grade flooring, an insulated roof with slip-resistant grating, OSHA-compliant safety railings, a 36-inch insulated access door with staircase for roof access, a workbench, roof penetration inlets, and a 200-ampere electrical system with a minimum of nine interior duplex outlets and one exterior GFI outlet. The shelter must maintain interior temperatures of 75 degrees Fahrenheit plus or minus 4 degrees using a 1.5-ton Bard Series HVAC unit with R-410A refrigerant, and all equipment must be new and of the current year model in first-class condition with instruction and operating manuals provided. Delivery and installation to the Division for Air Quality at 300 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky, including vendor offloading, must be completed and invoiced by June 30, 2019, with failure to meet this deadline resulting in a one percent daily deduction from the invoice. The bid closing date was February 20, 2019, at 1:30 p.m., with vendor questions due by February 13, 2019, at 12:00 p.m. ET, and bids submitted to the Finance Office of Procurement Services at 702 Capitol Ave, Capitol Annex Room 095, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. Evaluation criteria consist of a best value approach using two measurable factors: Price (100 points) and Delivery (Pass/Fail), with the lowest-priced bidder receiving maximum points and other bidders scored proportionally. All proposed pricing must remain valid for a minimum of sixty calendar days after the bid due date, and prices must be quoted on an F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid and Allowed basis, excluding Federal Excise Tax and Kentucky Sales or Use Tax.

Kentucky resident bidders are eligible for reciprocal and preferential scoring, and qualified bidders including Kentucky Correctional Industries, Kentucky Industries for the Blind, and nonprofit agencies for individuals with severe disabilities are also eligible for preferential consideration. All bidders must submit a completed Required Affidavit certifying compliance with Kentucky campaign finance laws (KRS 45A.110 and 45A.115), lobbying disclosure requirements (KRS 45A.485), sales and use tax registration (KRS Chapter 139), state tax obligations, and boycott restrictions as defined in Executive Order 2018-905, with the affidavit having a maximum effective period of one year and requiring notarization prior to contract award. Resident bidders must further certify that they are authorized to conduct business in Kentucky and have maintained Kentucky corporate income tax filings, unemployment insurance fund contributions, and workers' compensation policies for one year prior to and through the date of advertisement. Non-bid contractors must also certify compliance with campaign contribution limits outlined in KRS 121.056 and KRS 121.330, which restrict contributions to gubernatorial candidates and elected officials with jurisdiction over the contract award. No specific incumbent vendors, current contractors, or budget ranges are identified in the solicitation documents. Vendors must submit one signed original response under sealed cover and bid all line items, with failure to do so resulting in a non-responsive bid, and the winning bidder must submit shop drawings within 30 calendar days of contract award.