Rolled Girder Bridge District 1 - Federal

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Division of Purchases is issuing a Request for Bid (RFB) for the design, fabrication, and delivery of prefabricated rolled girder bridges for District 1. The solicitation encompasses 20 line items representing four bridge lengths (40, 50, 60, 70, and 80 feet) available in weathering steel or galvanized steel with either TL-1 or TL-2 design-rated rail systems, each measuring 24 feet in width between guardrails and including stay-in-place forms with an 8-inch concrete wearing surface to be completed by others. All bridges must incorporate elastomeric bearing pads and ASTM F3125 Grade A325 high-strength bolts, with delivery to KYTC District 1 facilities within the 12-county service area (Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken, Marshall, and Trigg counties). Qualified vendors must maintain a registered professional engineer on staff to seal all designs and submit responses electronically through Kentucky's Vendor Self Service portal by March 26, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Evaluation will be based solely on price as the sole criterion (100 points maximum), with the lowest-priced conforming bid receiving the highest score and subsequent bids scored proportionally. The contract will commence upon award through March 31, 2026, with four optional one-year renewal periods, and deliveries must occur within 180 calendar days of receiving a delivery order, with one percent per day penalties assessed for late deliveries. A site visit may be required within seven calendar days of notification, and shop drawings must receive KYTC approval prior to fabrication.

This procurement is restricted to vendors registered in the Commonwealth eProcurement system and is funded through Federal Highway Administration sources, requiring strict compliance with Buy America provisions under 23 U.S.C. 313, 23 C.F.R. 635.410, and the Build America, Buy America Act, mandating that all steel manufacturing processes and coating applications occur in the United States. Vendors must submit certifications of compliance with Buy America, non-collusion affidavits, campaign finance compliance documentation, and resident bidder status claims if applicable, all due prior to contract award. Pricing must be submitted as firm, fixed unit costs on an F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid basis with all freight charges included, and price increases are not permitted during the first 12 months of the contract; thereafter, increases require written justification based on industry-wide price changes submitted 30 days in advance. A 10-year warranty on hot-dip galvanized steel is required, commencing from the delivery date, and vendors must comply with Kentucky Revised Statutes requirements for tax compliance, unemployment insurance, and workers' compensation. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the solicitation documents provided, though the master agreement structure with optional renewals through March 31, 2030, indicates a multi-year procurement commitment.