RFB-14-27 Former Trimble County Newspaper - AI# 175969

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection is requesting bids for lead soil abatement and site remediation at a former newspaper property in Trimble County, under RFB 785 2600000664, with bids due July 15, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. EST and a mandatory site visit on June 23, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EST at 132 Church Street, Bedford, Kentucky.

The scope encompasses pre-project planning, waste characterization, utility locates, mobilization, excavation of approximately 175 cubic yards of lead-impacted soil, direct loading and transport of excavated material for off-site disposal, importation and placement of tested clean backfill, grading, topsoil placement, seeding, site cleanup, and demobilization.

Bidders must register in the Commonwealth's Vendor Self Service (VSS) system at https://vss.ky.gov prior to submission, allowing 24 to 48 hours for registration. All bid submissions are restricted to the Commonwealth's eProcurement system; postal, email, and hand-delivered bids are not accepted. The Official Bid Document and any required Bid Bond must be combined as a single PDF and uploaded to eProcurement. Bidders should enter $0.00 as the contract amount in eProcurement, with the actual bid amount entered only on the Official Bid Document submission.

Bid documents, specifications, and drawings are available at no charge through https://www.stateofkyplanroom.com. A public bid reading will be conducted by conference call at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the bid opening date, with results posted to the state plan room website following bid opening and review.

The project consultant is Atlas Technical Consultants, LLC. The agency contact is Michael Eads of the Department for Environmental Protection, and the purchasing agent is Susan Ward of the Division of Engineering and Contract Administration.