RFB-241-25 DOC KCIW Main Building Window Replacement Ph 2

This Request for Bid (RFB-241-25) is issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Corrections for the Main Building Window Replacement Phase 2 project at the Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women (KCIW) in PeWee Valley, Kentucky. The procurement solicits qualified contractors to execute a comprehensive window replacement project involving four primary scope components: removal of 68 existing detention windows including associated masonry, lintels, flashing, and steel components; installation of new detention windows with matching new masonry, flashing, and steel lintels; repair of damaged concrete wall panel edges; and application of water repellant coating to replacement areas. Interested bidders must attend a mandatory site visit scheduled for May 12, 2025, at 1:00 P.M. Eastern Time at 3000 Ash Avenue, PeWee Valley, Kentucky 40056, with NCIC background checks and Central Registry Checks required to be submitted by May 7, 2025, at 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time. All bids must be submitted electronically through the Commonwealth's eProcurement system by June 4, 2025, at 1:30 P.M. Eastern Time, with a public bid reading conducted via conference call at 2:30 P.M. Eastern Time on the same date. Bidders must register in the Vendor Self Service (VSS) System at https://vss.ky.gov at least 24 to 48 hours prior to submission, and all bid documents including the Official Bid Document and any required Bid Bond must be combined into a single PDF attachment. Project plans and specifications are available at no charge from https://www.stateofkyplanroom.com through Lynn Imaging (1-800-888-0693), and contractors must download materials from this source to be registered as planholders and receive addenda. Contractors must maintain a job foreman on-site throughout the duration of construction, implement comprehensive protective measures including barricading work areas and providing canvas tarps, and maintain a watertight building envelope throughout the project with no phased construction permitted.

No set-aside designations or restrictions specific to disadvantaged enterprises are explicitly identified in the available solicitation documents. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement materials. The contractor is responsible for all protective measures, debris removal, substrate preparation, ground restoration with grass seeding, daily magnetic sweeping for debris removal, providing portable facilities for workers, and repair of any damage to asphalt, paved surfaces, concrete, and existing landscaping at the contractor's expense. Professional conduct standards are strictly enforced on the correctional facility site, with prohibited items including tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and firearms. The solicitation documents do not disclose an estimated contract value or budget range; bidders are required to enter $0.00 in the e-procurement system for the contract amount, with the actual contract amount to be submitted on the Official Bid Document as an attachment. Key project contacts include Purchasing Agent Susan Ward (502-226-0335), Project Manager Tony Yates, and Agency Representative Tony Waddell of the Department of Corrections.