RFB-169-25 KCTCS Door & Security Upgrade Owensboro CTC

The Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS), through the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Division of Engineering and Contract Administration, is soliciting bids for door and security upgrades at Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) under RFB-169-25 (Solicitation No. RFB 785 2500000403). This general construction project entails replacing all exterior doors and hardware across seven buildings on the main OCTC campus located at 4800 New Hartford Road, Owensboro, Kentucky, and preparing those doors for future electrified security upgrades. The scope includes life safety upgrades focused on door hardware installations across multiple building locations identified by door number designations (AB, AC, ACA, CCB, HB, LRC, SB, and TB series), with 56 doors receiving hardware sets from the Allegion product line, including models such as C714AM, C715F, C205F, C204, and other variants as specified in Exhibit A of the door hardware index. Bidders must acknowledge receipt of all addenda on their final bid documents, with Addendum No. 001 incorporating the door hardware index into Specification 016116. The Request for Bid was issued on February 5, 2025, with a mandatory site visit scheduled for January 23, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. Central Time. Bids must be submitted exclusively through the Commonwealth's eProcurement system by February 13, 2025, at 1:30 P.M. Eastern Time, with a public bid reading via conference call at 2:30 P.M. Eastern Time on the same date. All bidders must be registered in the Vendor Self Service (VSS) System at https://vss.ky.gov prior to submission, allowing 24 to 48 hours for registration completion, and must register as planholders at https://www.stateofkyplanroom.com to receive all project addenda and documents.

The procurement documents do not identify any specific set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or incumbent vendors for this project. No current contractor information or existing infrastructure requirements for integration are specified in the available documentation. Bidders should enter $0.00 for the contract amount in the e-procurement system, with the actual contract amount submitted on the Official Bid Document; however, no specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the solicitation materials. All official bid documents and any required bid bonds must be combined into a single PDF attachment and uploaded through the eProcurement system. Procurement inquiries should be directed to Susan Ward, Purchasing Agent, at Susan.Ward@ky.gov or (502) 226-0335, while technical assistance for bid submission is available through the Customer Resource Center at Finance.CRCGroup@ky.gov, (502) 564-9641, or toll-free at (877) 973-4357. Complete bid documents, specifications, and drawings are available at no charge through https://www.stateofkyplanroom.com, with customer service support available from Lynn Imaging at 1-800-888-0693.