Precast Reinforced Concrete Culverts D11

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Division of Purchases, on behalf of the Division of Highways, is issuing a Request for Bid (RFB) for the furnish and delivery of precast reinforced concrete culverts (RCBC) in District 11. The procurement encompasses seven line items totaling 332 linear feet of RCBC sections in various dimensions (6x4, 8x4, and 10x5 spans) to be delivered to multiple locations in Harlan County, Kentucky along routes KY 522, KY 1254, and KY 991. All culvert sections must be designed for HL-93 loading with a cover height of 2 feet or less, shipped in sections not exceeding 6 feet in length, and must comply with Section 605 and Section 611 of the KYTC Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (2026 edition). Qualified vendors must be registered in the Commonwealth eProcurement System, provide evidence of commercial general liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, and submit shop drawings within 14 calendar days of contract award for review and approval by the Section Engineer. Pricing must be submitted on a per-linear-foot basis on an F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid basis, with the vendor responsible for all fabrication, loading, transportation, and delivery. The vendor must guarantee delivery of all materials within 45 days of notification of approved shop drawings, with a penalty of $400 per calendar day for late delivery. Award will be determined using a best-value ranking approach with 95 points allocated to price and 5 points allocated to delivery time. The bid closing date is April 14, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, with a tentative award date of April 20, 2026; the deadline for written questions is March 27, 2026, with responses posted by March 31, 2026. Online electronic bidding through the Kentucky Vendor Self Service (VSS) portal at https://vss.ky.gov is required, with emailed and hard copy submissions not accepted.

Federal funding from the Federal Highway Administration will be used for payment, requiring full compliance with Buy America and Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act provisions, including certification that all steel and iron manufacturing processes occurred in the United States. Required submittals include a Non-Collusion Certification, a Buy America/BABA Materials Certificate of Compliance, and a Required Affidavit for Bidders, Offerors and Contractors. The Commonwealth will handle offloading, excavation, culvert trench preparation, joint sealing, subgrade preparation, grouting, and backfilling, while the vendor assumes responsibility for all fabrication and delivery logistics. Bidders should expect detailed inspection and testing requirements upon delivery, including dimensional verification and concrete strength validation through compression testing to ensure compliance with specified standards before acceptance and payment. No specific incumbent vendors, set-aside designations, or disadvantaged enterprise restrictions are identified in the solicitation documents. The exact award value or budget range is not specified in the procurement documentation; pricing will be determined through the competitive bidding process on a per-linear-foot basis with final award dependent on the best-value evaluation criteria.