The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Division of Engineering & Contract Administration, is conducting a Request for Bids (RFB-214-24) on behalf of Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) in Daviess County for a comprehensive elevator upgrade project. The procurement seeks qualified contractors to upgrade elevator controllers and related mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, electrical, and fire alarm systems across four campus buildings: the Campus Center, Science Center, Technical Education building, and Learning Resource Center. The scope of work includes upgrading existing elevator installations to comply with current codes and local authority requirements, upgrading utility systems within elevator hoistways and equipment rooms, conducting comprehensive testing of all installations, verifying interconnections between elevator and building systems, and furnishing and installing retractable security gates in the Learning Resource Center. Bidders must be registered in the Commonwealth eProcurement System via Vendor Self Service (VSS) at https://vss.ky.gov prior to submission, with 24 to 48 hours required for registration completion. A mandatory site visit was scheduled for March 21, 2024, at 1:00 P.M. Central Time at the OCTC Administration Building, 4800 New Hartford Road, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303. Bids must be submitted exclusively online through the eProcurement system by April 17, 2024, at 1:30 P.M. Eastern Time, with no emailed or hard-copy submissions accepted. Key contacts for the project include Matt Brockman (Hafer Design), Tony Yates, and Susan Ward (Division of Engineering and Contract Administration), with additional project information and plan room documents available at https://www.stateofkyplanroom.com.
The solicitation documents do not specify set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or incumbent vendor information. Bidders must submit the Official Bid Document and any required bid bond as a combined single PDF attachment through the eProcurement system, entering $0.00 as the contract amount in the system line item while providing the actual contract amount on the Official Bid Document itself. All bid responses must achieve "Accepted" status prior to the closing date and time to be considered. The project requires coordination among multiple contractor trades including general, elevator, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, and electrical specialists. Project documentation indicates time-sensitive constraints due to elevator shutdown requirements during construction. Specific budget or award values are not disclosed in the available solicitation documents, though interested bidders should reference the detailed specifications and drawings available through the Kentucky Plan Room and contact the Customer Resource Center at 502-564-9641 or 877-973-4357 for additional information.