RFB-235-25 KRA Locks 2 & 3 Guide Wall Repairs Project

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Kentucky River Authority (KRA) and the Department for Facilities and Support Services, is seeking a contractor for the RFB-235-25 KRA Locks 2 & 3 Guide Wall Repairs Project located in Harrison County. This comprehensive infrastructure project involves demolishing existing upper guide walls at Kentucky River Locks 2 and 3 and constructing new sheet pile retaining walls with tie-back anchors. The base bid work includes extensive site preparation, erosion control, demolition, dredging, earthwork, constructing tie-ins to existing lock features, slope construction, temporary shoring, and site restoration. A virtual pre-bid meeting was originally scheduled for May 8, 2025, at 11:00 AM ET, with subsequent bid due dates that have been extended through multiple addenda. The most recent bid submission deadline is September 24, 2025, at 1:30 PM ET, with electronic submissions mandatory through the Commonwealth's eProcurement system. Bidders must be registered in the Vendor Self Service (VSS) System and submit a combined PDF of the Official Bid Document and Bid Bond, with project documents available at no cost through the State of Kentucky Plan Room website.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises were explicitly detailed in the procurement documents. The project will involve complex civil engineering work, including constructing earth-retaining sheet pile walls with tie-backs anchored into bedrock, concrete sidewalks with mooring pins, and slope regrading. While no specific budget was listed, the project involves two distinct construction seasons: Lock 3 is scheduled for construction from July 1 through November 30, 2026, with substantial completion by that date, and Lock 2 is scheduled for construction from July 1 through November 30, 2027, with substantial completion by that date. The project will require specialized construction capabilities, including underwater work, sheet piling installation, percussion drilling, grout injection, and anchor installations. Contractors will be responsible for comprehensive quality control testing, with the engineer potentially performing quality assurance testing at the owner's discretion. Multiple addenda indicate ongoing refinement of technical specifications, suggesting a complex and potentially high-value infrastructure rehabilitation project.