RoW Mowing Only Logan County D-3

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Division of Purchases issued a Request for Bid (RFB) for right-of-way mowing services in Logan County, District 3. The procurement seeks a master agreement contract for mowing only of roadside turf on highway right-of-way areas, with an estimated scope of approximately 4,798.50 acres across multiple state and local routes. Bidders must possess a Certificate of Eligibility for work items I-29 (Right of Way Mowing) and I-37 (Traffic Control) as required by Kentucky statute and the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction. The contract period runs from award through December 31, 2021, with four optional one-year renewal periods available. The solicitation closed on March 5, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, with bids accepted only through the Kentucky eProcurement system and a public bid reading conducted via telephone conference at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date, with a tentative award date of March 12, 2021. Evaluation will be determined on a best value basis using lowest price as the sole evaluation criterion, with 100 points allocated to pricing. The successful bidder must maintain Contractor's General Liability Insurance with limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and Kentucky workers' compensation insurance, with an ACORD Certificate due within ten days of notice of intent to award, and must provide all equipment, support vehicles, and maintenance tools for acceptable performance while complying with all traffic control requirements and Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices standards.

Kentucky resident bidder preference and qualified bidder preferences apply pursuant to KRS 45A.490-494 and 200 KAR 5:410. All bidders must execute an Annual Affidavit certifying compliance with Kentucky's campaign finance laws, tax registration and payment status, anti-boycott provisions, and various other statutory requirements, with violations within the previous ten years potentially disqualifying bidders. The contract includes a fuel price adjustment clause that applies when diesel fuel prices fluctuate more than five percent from the baseline January 1 price, calculated using a constant factor of 1.25 gallons per acre. The contractor is subject to penalties for late start ($1,000 per day), late completion ($1,000 per day), and various operational violations ($250-$500 per occurrence). No incumbent contractor was identified in the available documentation, and no specific award value or budget range was disclosed in the solicitation materials provided.