RFP-73-27 Design-Build DMA - WHFRTC - Construct New Barracks

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Finance and Administration Cabinet, Department for Facilities and Support Services is soliciting design-build proposals for construction of a new barracks facility at the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Kentucky, with proposals due September 14, 2026, at 1:30 PM ET and a non-mandatory pre-proposal site visit available by contacting Eric Lyons at 502-607-7303 or 270-221-5456.

The scope encompasses design and construction of an approximately 8,500 square foot permanent barracks facility serving as transient housing for Senior NCO/Officer personnel. The facility must include twenty private sleeping rooms with private bathrooms, closets, and workspaces; common lounge with kitchenette and laundry; site development with parking for twenty vehicles; utility infrastructure; fire detection and alarm systems; and all mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems. The design must meet applicable federal, state, and local building codes; DoD Unified Facilities Code standards; Kentucky Building Code 2018; and achieve minimum 30% energy performance improvement over ASHRAE 90.1 Appendix G baseline. Baseline HVAC requires Variable Refrigerant Flow with Dedicated Outdoor Air System; central electric domestic hot water with recirculation; LED lighting; and Building Automation System integration with the owner's Automated Logic Corp statewide server. The facility must achieve a minimum 50-year design life with 25-year useful life before potential renovation. All design professionals and construction trades must be licensed in Kentucky. Personnel entering the site unescorted require background checks and vetting by the Defense Manpower Agency.

The maximum not-to-exceed design-build budget is $3,996,000, structured as firm-fixed-price. Substantial completion must occur within 420 calendar days from commencement; final completion within an additional 30 calendar days. Liquidated damages are $750 per calendar day for delays in substantial completion and $400 per calendar day for delays in final completion. The design-builder must provide performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract sum and maintain a one-year warranty from final completion date. Written questions are due September 6, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST, with final addendum by September 7. Short-listed firms will be notified on or about September 16, with interviews scheduled for September 21, and contract award anticipated on or about September 24. The Purchasing Officer is Lori Denhart at lori.denhart@ky.gov or 502-401-9358. All questions must be directed in writing to the Purchasing Officer; answers are issued by addendum only. Addendum No. 1, issued September 4, 2026, provides clarifications on design specifications, site investigations, and procurement responsibilities and supersedes conflicting provisions in the base RFP.