RFB-276-24 New Maintenance Facility Ballard County KYTC

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Division of Engineering and Contract Administration, on behalf of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), issued Request for Bids (RFB) 785-2400000755, designated as RFB-276-24, for the construction of a new maintenance facility in Ballard County, Kentucky. This is a sealed competitive bid procurement for construction services involving the demolition of three existing buildings and the construction of an 8,000 square foot maintenance garage featuring a 1,445 square foot business occupancy area and 6,555 square foot storage occupancy area, utilizing a metal building system with concrete foundations. The project scope includes two phases: Phase One encompasses demolition and construction of the new garage, and Phase Two involves structural upgrades to the existing maintenance building with a $30,000 lump-sum allowance for work to be determined by the owner and user agency during construction. Deliverables include concrete paving, walkways, accessible parking spaces, site grading within specified parameters (10 feet beyond the west, north, and east building faces and 35 feet on the south side), fencing, and utility work, with the contractor responsible for layout work performed by a registered civil engineer or surveyor. A mandatory pre-bid site visit was held on June 20, 2024, at 11:00 A.M. Central Time at 312 East 2nd Street, LaCenter, Kentucky, with design team representatives present. The original bid closing date of July 10, 2024, at 1:30 P.M. Eastern Time was extended to July 18, 2024, at 9:30 A.M. Eastern Time, with public bid reading via conference call scheduled for 2:30 P.M. Eastern Time on the closing date using dial-in numbers 502-782-2663 or 844-603-5060. All bids must be submitted exclusively through the Commonwealth's eProcurement system; postal delivery, hand delivery, and email submissions are prohibited. Bidders must register in the Vendor Self Service (VSS) system at https://vss.ky.gov a minimum of 24 to 48 hours prior to submission, with the Official Bid Document and any required Bid Bond combined as a single PDF attachment; bidders must enter $0.00 as the contract amount in the e-procurement system and submit the actual contract amount on the Official Bid Document attachment. Plans and specifications are available at no charge through the State of Kentucky Plan Room at https://www.stateofkyplanroom.com, with hard copies available for a fee through Lynn Imaging at 1-800-888-0693. All procurement questions must be directed to Purchasing Agent Susan Ward at Susan.Ward@ky.gov or 502-226-0335.

The solicitation documents do not specify set-aside designations, restrictions on organizational types, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, or incumbent vendor information. No information regarding evaluation criteria beyond standard competitive bid procedures, award values, or budget ranges is disclosed in the available documents. Bidders are required to provide reasonable unit pricing for placement and compaction of approximately 400 cubic yards of engineered fill compacted to 95% according to ASTM D698, with testing provided by the owner, and soil remediation will be performed by a separate contractor, Linebach Funkhouser, Inc. (LHI), with work expected to commence on or about August 1, 2024. Five addenda were issued clarifying specifications and drawings, including deed restriction easement surveys identifying soil remediation areas, revised architectural details for doors, windows, room finishes, and hollow metal frame specifications, site work scope limitations, and conference call procedures for bid opening. Key project contacts include Architect Paul King, Consultant Bryan Atkins of Marcum Engineering LLC, Project Manager Dwayne Brown, and Agency Representative Chris Smith of the KYTC. The specific contract value or budget range is not disclosed in the procurement documents available.