RFB-189-25 DJJ Hopkinsville Group Home Improvements

The Commonwealth of Kentucky's Department of Juvenile Justice is seeking construction services for improvements to the Hopkinsville Group Home through Request for Bid (RFB-189-25), located at 2625 Madisonville Road in Hopkinsville. The project encompasses two primary volumes of work: Volume One includes adding an ADA-accessible toilet and laundry room, removing and creating offices, installing a larger entrance door, and replacing the HVAC system. Volume Two involves excavating and installing a new drainage area behind existing facilities and removing and replacing the asphalt entrance with new storm piping and guardrails. Mandatory project requirements include a site visit on 02/27/2025 at 10:00 AM Central Time, with contractors required to submit NCIC background checks and Central Registry Check forms by 02/24/2025. Electronic bid submission is exclusively required through the Commonwealth's eProcurement system, with bids due on 03/14/2025 at 1:30 PM Eastern Time. All bidders must be registered in the Vendor Self Service (VSS) system, and no hard copy, emailed, or hand-delivered bids will be accepted. The public bid reading will be conducted via conference call on the bid opening date at 2:30 PM Eastern Time.

While no specific set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise requirements are explicitly stated in the documentation, potential bidders must meet several key qualifications. Contractors must download bid documents from the Kentucky State Plan Room website and follow specific submission guidelines, including entering $0.00 for the contract amount in the e-procurement system while providing the actual contract amount on the Official Bid Document. Project documents and specifications are available at no cost online, with optional hard copies available for purchase through Lynn Imaging. The project number is 2306-253, and contractors must submit a combined PDF of the Official Bid Document and Bid Bond. Though a specific budget range is not detailed, the solicitation indicates this is a comprehensive facility improvement project involving significant structural and systems upgrades. Bidders must carefully review Addendum One, which provides additional specifications including wood door requirements, resilient base installation, and clarifications about project scope, particularly noting the exclusion of HVAC testing and balancing from the project requirements.