RFB-49-26 23028AMLBAML, Pike County

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Division of Abandoned Mine Lands is seeking bids for construction services related to abandoned mine land remediation and reclamation in Pike County, Kentucky. This Request for Bid (RFB-49-26 23028AMLBAML) involves a comprehensive site remediation project encompassing approximately 20.6 acres with an expected disturbance of 13.2 acres within project boundaries, plus an offsite waste area of 60.6 acres with 10 acres of expected disturbance. The scope of work includes site preparation, utility relocation, landscaping, structural removal and replacement, concrete work, drainage systems, erosion control, grading, seeding, roadway restoration, and debris disposal. The bid schedule contains 49 line items with varying unit prices and quantities, including earthwork (49,250 cubic yards), HDPE pipe installation in multiple diameters, concrete headwalls, seedbed preparation, hydromulching, bituminous repair (500 tons at $75.00 per ton), and domestic and industrial debris disposal (5 tons at $8.00 per ton). Bidders must ensure unit prices fall within the Allowable Price Limit (APL) range, as prices outside this range may be considered unbalanced bids requiring written justification. Key deadlines include a mandatory site visit meeting on August 20, 2025, at 10:30 A.M. Eastern Time at 319 Owl Branch, Jenkins, Kentucky (37.2611N, 82.5667W), with Toby Baker from the Division of Abandoned Mine Lands serving as the contact, and a bid closing date of August 28, 2025, at 9:30 A.M. Eastern Time, followed by a public bid reading at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time via conference call.

Bidding is restricted to online submission through the Commonwealth's eProcurement system only; postal, courier, and hand-delivered submissions will not be accepted. Bidders must register in the Vendor Self Service (VSS) system at https://vss.ky.gov prior to submission, allowing 24 to 48 hours for registration completion, and must enter the contract amount on the Official Bid Document as a single combined PDF attachment with any required Bid Bond rather than in the eProcurement system line item field. All plans and specifications are available at no charge from https://www.stateofkyplanroom.com, and contractors must download documents from this source to be registered as planholders and receive all addenda and project modifications. The solicitation documents do not specify set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational eligibility, nor do they identify incumbent vendors, current contractors, or existing infrastructure requiring integration. Susan Ward (502-226-0335, Susan.Ward@ky.gov) serves as the Purchasing Agent, and project contact Toby Baker can be reached at 502-782-1196 or toby.baker@ky.gov. The specific award value or budget range for this project is not disclosed in the available solicitation materials.