RFB-144-24 Denver Baker Slide Letcher County

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Division of Abandoned Mine Lands, issued Request for Bids RFB-144-24 for construction services to remediate the Denver Baker Slide project located in Letcher County, Kentucky. This procurement seeks qualified contractors to stabilize a dangerous landslide threatening a residence at 91 School House Hill Road and properties downslope through the construction of three concrete gravity walls and one rail steel and cribbing wall, along with comprehensive site stabilization and restoration work. The scope of work encompasses multiple components including mobilization, utility relocation and replacement, traffic control, structure removal, site preparation, concrete and steel installation, earthwork, subdrain construction and installation, residential seeding, roadway restoration, erosion control measures, and chain-link fencing. All bid documents, specifications, and drawings were available for download at no charge through the State Plan Room at stateofkyplanroom.com, with hard copies available for purchase. A mandatory site visit meeting was scheduled for January 4, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time at the AML Hazard Office in Hazard, Kentucky, with Willard Shepherd serving as the point of contact. The solicitation closed on January 17, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., with all bids required to be submitted electronically through the Owner's Document Collaboration System via MOVEit file transfer, with no late submissions accepted. Bidders were required to complete all bid forms and identify their firm's position as prime bidder, subcontractor, material supplier, or other entity.

The solicitation documents do not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting organizational eligibility to respond; however, an Addendum One issued on January 8, 2024, mandated that all bidders conform to revised Davis Bacon Wage Rates dated January 5, 2024, as a binding condition of contract award. No incumbent vendor or current contractor was identified in the procurement documents. The specific contract award value, budget range, or unit pricing information was not disclosed in the available solicitation materials. Interested parties could obtain additional project information from Willard Shepherd at the Division of Abandoned Mine Lands (606-594-4541) or from Susan Ward at the Division of Contract Administration (502-226-0335). Bid results were to be posted to the Lynn Imaging planroom following the bid opening and review process. This project addresses critical public safety concerns related to abandoned mine land hazards in Letcher County.