RFB-244-25 24038AMLBAML Perry County

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Division of Abandoned Mine Lands, is issuing Invitation to Bid RFB-244-25 (RFB 785 2500000668) for construction services to remediate a hillside slide caused by drainage from pre-law mining operations in Perry County. The primary project site encompasses approximately 2.9 acres (with 2.0 acres of expected disturbance) located at 325 Harvey Lane, Hazard, Kentucky 41701, with an associated waste disposal area of 3.6 acres located 4.0 miles away. The scope of work includes excavation and drainage control measures, specifically strip-to-rock operations, subdrain construction, HDPE pipe installation with concrete headwalls and drop boxes, guardrail lagging with rail steel protection, concrete ditch construction, revegetation efforts, and roadway repairs, all to be completed within 180 calendar days from the effective contract award date. The revised bid schedule contains 37 line items with unit prices subject to Allowable Price Limits, including mobilization capped at $40,000 (not to exceed 5 percent of total bid), site preparation at $750 per acre, reinforcing steel at $0.75 per pound, concrete at $170 per cubic yard, 18-inch HDPE pipe at $10 per linear foot, and bituminous repair at $90 per ton. Contractors must comply with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, maintain comprehensive erosion and sediment control best management practices with weekly inspections, obtain all required permits except those specifically designated as the AML's responsibility (including KPDES permits, stream construction permits, and USACE Section 404 permits), and assume responsibility for workmanship and materials for one year from final payment. A mandatory site visit meeting is scheduled for May 8, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time at the Hazard AML Office, 101 Bulldog Lane, Hazard, Kentucky, with Lucas Gumm from the Division of Abandoned Mine Lands; the bid submission deadline is June 17, 2025, at 9:30 A.M. Eastern Time through the Commonwealth's eProcurement system, with a public bid reading via conference call at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time the same day.

The solicitation documents do not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting competition to disadvantaged enterprises or particular organizational types; the opportunity appears open to all qualified construction contractors capable of meeting the technical and compliance requirements. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available documentation. Bidders must be registered in the Vendor Self Service (VSS) System at https://vss.ky.gov prior to submission, allowing 24 to 48 hours for account activation, and must submit the Official Bid Document and any required Bid Bond as a single combined PDF attachment through the eProcurement system exclusively, with postal and hand-delivered bids not accepted. All plans, specifications, and bid documents are available without charge through https://www.stateofkyplanroom.com via Lynn Imaging (1-800-888-0693), and interested contractors should register as planholders to receive all addenda. The procurement documents do not explicitly disclose the total anticipated contract award value or budget range, though the 37-line-item bid schedule with quantities ranging from lump sum mobilization to 10,000 cubic yards of earthwork indicates a substantial construction project; inquiries regarding procurement should be directed to Purchasing Agent Susan Ward at 502-226-0335 or Susan.Ward@ky.gov, and project-specific questions to Lucas Gumm at 606-877-8486 or lucas.gumm@ky.gov.