RFB-63-19 Foundation Repair, Northpoint Train Ctr Burgin

The Commonwealth of Kentucky's Division of Engineering and Contract Administration issued Request for Bid (RFB) 785 1900000142, designated RFB-63-19, soliciting general construction services for foundation repair and maintenance work at the Northpoint Training Center located at 710 Walter Reed, Burgin, Kentucky. This procurement falls under Commodity Code 912 (General Construction Services) and seeks to address foundation repair needs at the facility, which is operated by the Department of Corrections and Facilities and Support Services. Qualified bidders must submit sealed bids in person to The Bush Building, 403 Wapping Street, 2nd Floor, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, with a mandatory pre-bid meeting and site tour held on September 7, 2018, at 1:30 PM Eastern Time at the project location. All bid submissions were due by September 20, 2018, at 2:00 PM, with online bidding prohibited and the bid receiving clerk's time and date stamp serving as the official receipt indicator. Project specifications, drawings, and related documentation were available through the State Plan Room at no cost for digital downloads, with hard copies available for purchase, and all submissions required processing through the Owner's Document Collaboration System (eCommunications). Bidders were required to clearly identify their position as prime bidder, miscellaneous subcontractor, material supplier, or other entity, and all bids received after the closing time and date would be considered late and potentially ineligible for evaluation if any timely bid had been received. Key contacts for the solicitation included Kristi Sharp, CPPB (502-564-3636), Bryan Johnson of Poage Engineers & Associates (859-255-9034), Carl Kratzer of the Division of Engineering (502-782-0374), and Alan Watt of the Department of Corrections (502-892-3414).

The available solicitation documents do not specify any set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or identify any incumbent vendors or current contractors for this procurement. The project referenced existing 1987 construction drawings that would form the basis for bidders' foundation repair proposals, indicating that bidders would need to review and coordinate with this legacy infrastructure. Addenda modifications to the original solicitation were issued on September 13, 2018 (Addendum #2 and #3), which contained additions, deletions, and changes to the original specifications and drawings distributed by Lynn Imaging. The solicitation documents do not disclose a specific contract award value or budget range for this foundation repair project. Bids were to be evaluated based on their ability to meet the stated specifications and project requirements as outlined in the complete solicitation documentation, though specific evaluation criteria weighting was not detailed in the available RFB materials.