Storm Utility Potholing - Chestnut Street

The City of Bowling Green Stormwater Utility in Union County, Kentucky is soliciting competitive bids for vacuum excavation and utility potholing services on Chestnut Street. This service procurement requires the selected contractor to furnish all necessary labor, tools, equipment, supplies, and materials to perform utility location and mapping work using vacuum excavating techniques. The primary scope of work includes removing material above water distribution and stormwater conveyance pipes to facilitate accurate mapping and documentation of existing utilities, with additional responsibilities encompassing backfill operations, traffic control management, and complete pavement restoration following excavation activities. The project corridor extends along Chestnut Street and intersecting streets including 2nd Street, Short Street, 3rd Street, and 4th Street, with detailed utility mapping required from station 10+00 to station 27+67. The contractor must identify and map multiple utility conflicts including 30-inch and 16-inch water lines, 8-inch and 12-inch sanitary sewer lines, gas lines, and existing storm structures including rectangular concrete box culverts and various pipe installations. The bid solicitation was posted on April 9, 2026, with proposals due by April 16, 2026. Required qualifications include compliance with all applicable Federal and State OSHA/EPA regulations and the ability to coordinate with existing infrastructure during excavation operations.

The procurement documents specify mandatory insurance requirements that all bidders must maintain, including commercial general liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence, automobile liability coverage at $1,000,000 combined single limit, and workers' compensation insurance at Kentucky statutory limits with employer's liability of $1,000,000 per accident. All insurance policies must be written on an occurrence basis or, if claims-made, include an extended reporting period of at least three years from insurance carriers rated A- or better by Best's ratings. Service providers are required to name the City of Bowling Green as an additional insured on a primary and non-contributory basis and submit certificates of insurance through the myCOI system prior to commencing work. The procurement documents do not indicate any specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions limiting competition to particular organization types. No incumbent contractors or award value ranges are identified in the available procurement documents. Interested contractors should note that no employer-employee relationship is established under this agreement, and service providers remain fully liable regardless of City approval of insurance documentation.