RFB-211-20 KEWS Towers 2020

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Division of Engineering & Contract Administration, issued Request for Bid (RFB) 785 2000000624, titled "RFB-211-20 KEWS Towers 2020," to procure construction services for the Kentucky Emergency Warning System infrastructure improvements across five sites: Hartford, Jeptha Knob, Purdy, Frazier Flats, and Rose Hill. The primary objectives include replacing damaged and dilapidated shelters supporting the warning system, upgrading and expanding sites to accommodate new larger shelters as needed, and performing electrical and grounding upgrades at two locations. This procurement is classified under Commodity Code 912 (Construction Services, General, Including Maintenance and Repair) and requires sealed bid submission to the Finance Division of Engineering & Contract Administration at The Bush Building, 403 Wapping Street, 2nd Floor, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. The solicitation was issued on April 24, 2020, with a closing date and time of May 19, 2020, at 2:00 PM ET, after which late bids would be deemed ineligible unless no timely bids were received. Site visits were conducted on May 4, 2020, at two locations: Rose Hill in Mercer County from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET and Jeptha Knob in Shelby County from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET. Questions were required to be submitted to Lucien Miller by May 15, 2020, to be included in solicitation addenda. Plans and specifications were available for download at no cost through http://www.stateofkyplanroom.com or by contacting Lynn Imaging at 1-800-888-0693, with printed copies available for purchase at cost.

The solicitation documents do not explicitly identify set-aside designations, restrictions on entity types, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, incumbent vendors, or specific award values or budget ranges. Bidders were required to identify their firm's position as prime bidder, miscellaneous subcontractor, material supplier, or other entity type, suggesting the Commonwealth was open to various organizational structures for bid submission. No information regarding prevailing wage requirements, bonding requirements, or other standard construction qualifications was detailed in the available documents. The project involves integration with existing Kentucky Emergency Warning System infrastructure at five established sites, requiring contractors to work within the parameters of these operational facilities. Key contacts for this procurement included Amanda Greer (Division of Contract Administration), Josh Morgan (Division of Engineering), Lucien Morris (Commonwealth Office of Technology), and Chuck Miller (Commonwealth Office of Technology).