RFB-275-26 Willisburg Lake Dam Rehabilitation Project

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Division of Water is requesting bids on the Willisburg Lake Dam Rehabilitation Project in Washington County under RFB-275-26, with bids due August 31, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for June 18, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at Willisburg Marina, 11528 KY-555, Willisburg, Kentucky 40078.

The scope encompasses construction of a reinforced concrete auxiliary spillway with two precast concrete culverts; a reinforced concrete stepped chute discharging into a stilling basin; a reinforced concrete floodwall with concrete cutoff along the upstream crest; rockfill placement and stability berms; installation of a new low-level drawdown valve and replacement of an existing low-level drawdown valve; remediation of concrete cracking and seepage in the principal spillway culvert; abandonment of the City of Springfield's raw water intake with new intake lines installed within the principal spillway culvert; and site preparation, erosion and sedimentation control, selective demolition, earthwork, temporary shoring, traffic control, storm drainage, and site restoration. A contractor-designed Water Diversion Plan is required as part of the bid submission.

No domestic content requirements (American Iron & Steel, Build America Buy America, or Buy American) apply to this project. AutoCAD drawing files (designated A09 and B01-B06) must be requested directly from Jonathan Drury at Stantec Consulting Services; bidders must execute an Electronic Document Transfer Agreement before receiving download access. All other plans and specifications are available at no charge through https://www.stateofkyplanroom.com.

Bids must be submitted exclusively through the Commonwealth's eProcurement system; postal, courier, and hand-delivered submissions will not be accepted. Bidders must register in the Vendor Self Service system at https://vss.ky.gov at least 24–48 hours before submission. The Official Bid Document and any required Bid Bond must be combined as a single PDF attachment; bidders enter $0.00 in the eProcurement system and the actual contract amount on the Official Bid Document. A public bid reading will be conducted via conference call at 3:00 p.m. on the closing date. Procurement questions should be directed to Susan Ward, Purchasing Agent, at Susan.Ward@ky.gov or (502) 226-0335. Four addenda have been issued addressing material substitutions, waterproofing specifications, drawing access, and construction restrictions on piling in the embankment.