RFB-65-20 Ballard WMA Front Slough Structures LaCenter KY

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, issued Request for Bid (RFB) 65-20 for construction services at the Ballard Wildlife Management Area in LaCenter, Kentucky. The primary objective is to replace two aging water control structures along the Front Slough with modern cast-in-place concrete drive-over structures. The North Front Slough Structure, currently comprising a 36-inch diameter corrugated metal pipe located at coordinates 37.179569 N, 89.016704 W, will be replaced with a 3-bay cast-in-place concrete drive-over structure; similarly, the South Front Slough Structure, currently a 24-inch diameter pipe at coordinates 37.170473 N, 89.023235 W, will be replaced with an identical 3-bay structure. Interested bidders were required to attend a mandatory pre-bid meeting and site tour held on October 10, 2019, at 11:00 AM Central Time at the Ballard Wildlife Management Area Office, 864 Wildlife Lodge Road, LaCenter, Kentucky. Sealed bids were due by 2:00 PM on October 24, 2019, submitted to the Finance Division of Engineering & Contract Administration at The Bush Building, 403 Wapping Street, 2nd Floor, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. Plans and specifications were available without charge through the State of Kentucky Plan Room at www.stateofkyplanroom.com or by contacting Lynn Imaging at 1-800-888-0693, with optional printed sets available for purchase. Key project contacts included Amanda Greer (502-782-8545) at the Division of Contract Administration, Josh Morgan (502-782-0320) at the Division of Engineering, and Michael Scott (502-564-5199) from Fish and Wildlife.

The solicitation documents do not specify set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or incumbent vendors, nor is a definitive budget range or award value listed. Bidders were required to identify their firm's position as either a prime bidder, miscellaneous subcontractor, material supplier, or other entity. The procurement required that all bids be submitted in sealed envelopes with the bid number and project title clearly marked on the lower left-hand corner, and any bids received after the 2:00 PM closing time on October 24, 2019, would be considered late and potentially rejected if any timely bids were received. Online bidding was explicitly prohibited for this solicitation. The project involved integration with existing Ballard Wildlife Management Area infrastructure adjacent to the Ohio River, where the replacement structures would serve critical water management functions.