Steel Sheet Piling D1

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), Division of Purchases, on behalf of the Department of Highways District 1, is soliciting bids for the procurement of steel sheet piling materials. The procuring jurisdiction is Larue County, Kentucky. The deliverable consists of 100 units of MSZ19-406 steel sheet piles with a 30-foot length, a thickness of 0.406 inches, a bare coating, and a weight of 64.60 pounds per linear foot. All materials must be delivered to 706 State Drive, Smithland, Kentucky 42081, with vendors required to provide 48-hour notice to the designated point of contact, Bryce Benifield, prior to delivery. Delivery must be completed within 30 calendar days from contract award, with a one percent daily penalty assessed for each day delivery is delayed beyond the contracted due date, except for delays caused by events outside vendor control. The Request for Bid was issued on November 13, 2025, with the deadline for written questions at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 10, 2025, with responses posted by November 12, 2025. Bid submissions are due by November 20, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, with the tentative award date of November 25, 2025. All bids must be submitted electronically through the Kentucky eProcurement system at https://vss.ky.gov, and vendors must register in the Vendor Self Service (VSS) system 24-48 hours prior to submission. Evaluation will be conducted on a best-value basis using weighted scoring methodology, with 95 points allocated to pricing and 5 points allocated to delivery time, with pricing quoted on an F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid and Allowed basis inclusive of all freight and shipping charges. All bids must remain valid for a minimum of 90 calendar days following the bid closing date.

Kentucky resident bidders are eligible for reciprocal preference equal to preferences given by nonresident bidder home states, while qualified bidders including Kentucky Correctional Industries, Kentucky Industries for the Blind, and nonprofit agencies serving individuals with severe disabilities receive preference adjustments of 20 percent or 15 percent of maximum points respectively. All vendors must submit required affidavits regarding resident bidder status, campaign finance law compliance, and recycled content certification with their bid responses. The solicitation documents do not identify any incumbent vendors, current contractors, or existing infrastructure requiring integration. No specific contract award value or budget range is disclosed in the available solicitation materials. All bids must comply with Kentucky Revised Statutes and standard Commonwealth procurement terms and conditions, and responses must include supporting documentation uploaded through the VSS platform with a maximum file size of 65,000 KB per attachment, limited to ten documents per submission.