Steel Sheet Piling D1

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), Division of Purchases, is soliciting bids for 100 units of MSZ19-406 Steel Sheet Piling through a Request for Bid (RFB) for District 1, specifically for Larue County. The steel sheet piling must be 30 feet in length, with a 0.406-inch thickness, weighing 64.60 lb/linear foot, and featuring a section modulus of 49.20. Delivery is required to 706 State Drive in Smithland, Kentucky, with the vendor responsible for transportation and advance notification to the point of contact, Bryce Benifield. The bid evaluation will use a best value approach, allocating 95 points to pricing (with the lowest bidder receiving maximum points) and 5 points to delivery time, for a total possible 100 points. Key deadlines include November 10, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time for written questions, with responses posted by November 12, 2025, and electronic bid submissions due November 18, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time through the Kentucky eProcurement system.

The procurement includes several preferences and requirements for bidders, with reciprocal preference for Kentucky resident bidders under KRS 45A.490-494. Qualified bidders, such as Kentucky Correctional Industries (receiving a 20 percent preference) and qualified nonprofit agencies (receiving a 15 percent preference), may receive additional consideration. All bidders must register in the Commonwealth eProcurement System and submit required affidavits, including a Required Affidavit for Bidders, Offerors, and Contractors. A Certification of Recycled Content form is mandatory, requiring a minimum of 10 percent recovered material or post-consumer waste content. Vendors proposing delivery times greater than 30 days will be disqualified, and a 1 percent daily deduction from the invoice will be applied for each day delivery exceeds the contracted due date. While no specific funding source is identified, the tentative contract award date is November 22, 2025, with the procurement structured as a one-time contract with no specified term or renewal options.