RFB-179-20 Linda Donato Slide HP Clay co

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Division of Abandoned Mine Lands, issued Request for Bids (RFB) 179-20 for construction services related to the Linda Donato Slide HP Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Project located in Clay County, Kentucky. This procurement sought sealed bids for hillside stabilization and site remediation work to restore access to residential property. The scope of work included removal of slide material, trees, and debris blocking a residential driveway; excavation and transportation of unstable material to a designated waste area approximately 700 feet east of the site; installation of a Gabion Retaining Wall with Class II/III backfill; construction of a safety fence above the wall; replacement of roadway stone in kind; implementation of sediment control measures; and revegetation of the designated waste area. A mandatory pre-bid meeting and site tour were conducted on February 28, 2020, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time at Pleasant Run Baptist Church Parking Lot in Manchester, Kentucky. The solicitation closed on March 10, 2020, at 10:30 A.M., with sealed bids required to be submitted to the Finance Division of Engineering and Contract Administration at The Bush Building, 403 Wapping Street, 2nd Floor, Frankfort, Kentucky. Plans and specifications were available through the Kentucky planroom website (www.planroom.ky.gov) or Lynn Imaging for a non-refundable fee, with Addendum No. 2 issued on March 3, 2020, revising specifications and drawings including the bid schedule.

The solicitation did not specify set-aside designations or restrictions on types of organizations eligible to respond, nor did it reference disadvantaged enterprise requirements or existing incumbent contractors. Interested parties were required to identify their position as prime bidder, miscellaneous subcontractor, material supplier, or other entity, indicating that the procurement was open to multiple participant types. The RFB documents did not specify a unit cost, line total, or overall award value, indicating that pricing was to be determined entirely by bidder proposals. Project inquiries could be directed to Bob Jones at the Division of Abandoned Mine Lands (502-782-2599, bob.jones@ky.gov) or Susan Ward at the Division of Contract Administration (502-782-0345, Susan.Ward@ky.gov). Online bidding was prohibited for this solicitation, requiring all bids to be submitted in sealed envelopes by the specified deadline.