RFB-123-19 Maintenance Facility, KYTC Crittenden, KY

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Transportation (KYTC), issued Request for Bid RFB-123-19 for the construction of a new maintenance facility in Crittenden, Kentucky, serving KYTC District 2. The procurement seeks general construction services for an 8,000 square-foot pre-engineered metal maintenance garage featuring a 6,000 square-foot vehicle maintenance area with two bays and a 2,000 square-foot support area containing offices, restrooms, shower facilities, break room, and storage. Additional deliverables include a 2,160 square-foot wood-framed equipment storage shed and an optional 3,600 square-foot cast-in-place concrete salt storage structure to be bid as an alternate item. The facility scope encompasses concrete foundations, sealed concrete flooring, gypsum board partitions, aluminum-framed windows, LED lighting, natural gas heating, HVAC systems, municipal water and sanitary connections, electrical distribution systems, and communications infrastructure, along with site work including excavation, asphalt paving, parking areas, and sidewalk installation. The bid opening occurred on December 12, 2018, at 2:00 PM, with a pre-bid meeting held on November 28, 2018, at 1:00 PM Central Time at the Old Maintenance Facility in Marion, Kentucky. Bidders were required to schedule site visits by contacting Terry Denny at (502) 564-0636, and all bid documents, specifications, and drawings were available through the State of Kentucky Plan Room at no charge for electronic copies, with paid hard copy options available.

The solicitation imposed no specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organization types eligible to respond, though bidders were required to identify their firm's position as prime bidder, miscellaneous subcontractor, material supplier, or other entity. No incumbent vendors or current contractors were identified in the solicitation documentation. Bids were required to be submitted in sealed envelopes to the Finance Division of Engineering & Contract Administration at The Bush Building, 403 Wapping Street, 2nd Floor, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, with all project communications and document submissions mandated through the Owner's Document Collaboration System (eCommunications). The solicitation included four addenda addressing specification changes and clarifications, with late bids not considered if any timely bids had been received. No specific award value or budget range was disclosed in the available procurement documents, though the project's scope and complexity suggest a substantial construction contract. Online bidding was prohibited for this solicitation, requiring sealed physical submission of all bids.