RFB-172-19 Storage Building KY Vet Cemetery SE Hyden KY

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Veterans Affairs, issued Request for Bid (RFB) 172-19 for construction of a new storage building at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Southeast located at 1280 KY Highway 118 in Hyden, Kentucky. The primary deliverable is a post-frame building system (pole barn) constructed with exterior metal siding and roof panels on a monolithic slab foundation, along with removal of existing concrete pavement and addition of three strands of barbed wire to existing chain link fencing surrounding the maintenance area. Interested contractors were required to attend a mandatory pre-bid meeting and site tour on February 8, 2019, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time at the cemetery location. Sealed bids were due on February 19, 2019, at 2:00 P.M. to the Finance Division of Engineering & Contract Administration at The Bush Building, 403 Wapping St, 2nd Floor, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. Plans and specifications were available at no cost through the State of Kentucky Plan Room website (stateofkyplanroom.com) or by contacting Lynn Imaging at 1-800-888-0693, with optional printed copies available for purchase. Bidders were required to identify their firm's position as either prime bidder, miscellaneous subcontractor, material supplier, or other entity, and online bidding was prohibited for this solicitation. Key contacts included Margaret MacDonald for procurement, Ed Krebs as the architect, and Josh Morgan for engineering.

The solicitation documents do not specify any set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, or other restricted classifications of organizations. No incumbent vendor information or existing contractor data was disclosed in the procurement documents. The request for bid does not identify a specific award value, budget range, or contract amount, indicating that pricing would be determined through the competitive bidding process based on sealed bids submitted by qualified contractors. All bidders were required to submit sealed envelopes with specific identification information in the lower left-hand corner, and bids had to be signed by an authorized agent unless submitted electronically. The modifications to the original solicitation (Addendum 2 and Addendum 3) were issued to clarify project requirements and procedures, with both amendments posted on February 12, 2019.