RFB-107-21 Asbestos Abatement, Old Boiler House NTC Burgin

The Commonwealth of Kentucky's Division of Engineering and Contract Administration issued Request for Bid (RFB) 785 2100000220 for asbestos abatement services at the Old Boiler House of Northpoint Training Center in Burgin, Kentucky, affecting Meade County and Brooksville City jurisdictions. This procurement seeks a qualified contractor to complete the removal, management, transport, and disposal of regulated asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) from four existing boilers constructed circa 1937, including friable thermal insulating materials from boiler walls, piping, elbows, valves, breeching, ductwork, and associated fittings. The project scope requires the contractor to assume full responsibility for compliance with Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet regulations and all applicable authorities, with all asbestos waste to be disposed at a permitted landfill and verified through disposal manifests. The base bid was estimated at 375 tons of abated and disposed material, with contractors required to provide unit pricing for reconciliation and adjustment based on actual quantities documented on disposal manifests from the approved permitted landfill. Key deadlines included a mandatory pre-bid meeting and site tour on October 29, 2020, at 9:30 AM Eastern Time at the facility, with background checks required by October 26, 2020, and a final bid closing date of February 10, 2021, at 2:00 PM. All bid submissions were required to be made electronically through the Owner's Document Collaboration System (eCommunications) via MOVEit, with no postal or in-person submissions accepted. Bid documents, specifications, and drawings were available at no charge through the State of Kentucky Plan Room website at https://www.stateofkyplanroom.com, with optional hard copies available through Lynn Imaging for a fee.

The solicitation documentation does not identify any specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting participation to particular types of organizations, disadvantaged enterprises, or minority-owned businesses. Bidders were required to identify their firm's position as prime bidder, miscellaneous subcontractor, material supplier, or other entity, with all required bid forms to be completely filled out at time of submission. The procurement incorporated a $20,000.00 allowance for special disposal of refractory brick materials from Boiler #1, which tested positive for trace amounts of low-level radioactivity (Th-232 and Ra-226), with this allowance to be reconciled based on unit prices provided by the bidder. No incumbent vendors, current contractors, or existing infrastructure integration requirements were identified in the solicitation documents. The specific contract award value and total project budget were not disclosed in the available documents; however, the base bid calculation was established on the estimated 375 tons of material at unit pricing rates to be provided by bidders, with final pricing adjusted based on actual tonnage disposed as documented on disposal manifests from the approved permitted landfill. Procurement inquiries were directed to Kristi Sharp, CPPB, Statewide Procurement Analyst II, at 502-564-3636 and kristi.sharp@ky.gov, with technical and project engineering support provided by Jeff Lee of Lee Engineering, LLC.