RFB-245-25 Re-Ad of RFB-95-25 KCTCS Expand Leitchfield Campu

This is a Request for Bid (RFB-245-25) issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Division of Engineering & Contract Administration on behalf of the Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS) for general construction services to expand the Elizabethtown Community and Technical College's Leitchfield campus. The project involves constructing a new single-story, standalone building measuring 16,733 square feet, located directly west of the existing campus facility at 101 E Carroll Gibson Boulevard, Leitchfield, Kentucky 42754. The new facility will house Industrial Maintenance Labs, Nursing and Health Science Labs, new classrooms, and an open office administration suite complete with a workroom and conference room. The building will feature loadbearing CMU and structural steel exterior walls on reinforced concrete foundations with spray foam insulation, brick and metal wall panels, a 2-ply SBS roofing system, interior CMU and metal stud walls with gypsum board, and varied flooring types including VCT, sealed concrete, and ceramic tile. Mechanical systems will include water source heat pumps supported by boilers and a fluid cooler, dedicated outside air ventilation, and a gas water heater for domestic hot water. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for May 6, 2025, at 10:30 A.M. Eastern Time, and bids must be submitted exclusively through the Commonwealth's eProcurement system by June 4, 2025, at 1:30 P.M. Eastern Time, with a public bid reading by conference call scheduled for 2:30 P.M. on the same date. Bidders must register in the Vendor Self Service (VSS) system at https://vss.ky.gov at least 24-48 hours prior to submission, and all bid documents including the Official Bid Document and any required Bid Bond must be combined as a single PDF attachment uploaded to the eProcurement system.

The solicitation documents do not identify any specific set-aside designations, restrictions on organizational types, disadvantaged enterprise programs, or incumbent vendor information. Plans and specifications are available at no charge through https://www.stateofkyplanroom.com; contractors must register as planholders to receive all addenda, and those obtaining documents from other sources will not be registered and will not receive modifications. Three addenda have been issued to date, with key changes including value engineering omissions (such as elimination of exterior canopies, reduction of insulation, and deletion of LEED requirements), conversion from a geothermal HVAC system to a boiler-based system, modification of plumbing fixtures from electronic to manual flush valves, substantial reductions in lighting fixtures and electrical receptacles, and elimination of landscape features including trees, shrubs, and decorative paving. The solicitation documents provided do not specify an estimated contract award value or budget range for the project. Bidders should direct questions to Purchasing Agent Susan Ward at 502-226-0335 or Susan.Ward@ky.gov, and must acknowledge receipt of all three addenda on the Form of Proposal at the time of bid submission.