Service Contract

The City of Owensboro, Kentucky is soliciting bids to establish a list of pre-qualified contractors for on-call technical services across 32 service categories, with bids due September 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. under RFB 4491. No set-asides or preferences are stated.

The scope spans maintenance and repair services including asphalt seal coating and striping, audio-visual repair, backflow preventer inspection, boiler inspection and repair, brush and debris removal, construction crews, dozer and excavator work, electrical work, fencing repair and replacement, glass window replacement, HVAC repair, herbicide and insecticide applications, irrigation repair, landscape lighting repair and maintenance, masonry repairs, mowing and property cleanup, pipe boring, plumbing repair, pump work, radio tower and generator repair or installation, roofing repair, tornado siren repair or installation, trenching, trucking and hauling, vibratory plowing, and welding services. Boiler inspection and repair, electrical work, HVAC repair, herbicide and insecticide applications, and plumbing repair require state licensure or specific certifications. Electrical work, HVAC repair, and plumbing repair must submit separate hourly rates for licensed journeymen and helpers. Trucking and hauling rates are hourly and inclusive of truck operating expenses, driver costs, insurance, fuel, and tarps. All invoices must follow the prescribed format in Attachment A, specifying itemized labor hours at established rates, materials costs, materials markup not to exceed 10 percent, tax, and total amount due.

Pricing is submitted on an hourly rate basis with percentage material markups. Evaluation allocates seven points to hourly rates and three points to material markups on most line items; journeyman rates carry seven points and helper rates two points on tiered-skill categories.

The contract is structured as a services-on-call arrangement with no stated contract duration, renewal options, or anticipated award date identified in the available documents. Bid tabulation shows hourly rates ranging from $35.00 to $345.00 depending on service type and contractor, with multiple pre-qualified contractors including B&K Hughes Enterprises LLC, Morris and James Construction LLC, Murphy Excavating, Lark Electric, IES Kentucky LLC, Comfortech Heating & Cooling, and Carolina Signaling Enterprises.