Street Resurfacing; FY'27 CDBG

The City of Covington, Kentucky Department of Public Works is soliciting bids for street resurfacing work funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for Hardin County. This Invitation to Bid (ITB260405) requests services for the milling and resurfacing of approximately 17,929 square yards of streets, including base repairs, manhole adjustments, traffic signal loop detectors, and line striping consisting of stop bars, crosswalks, and thermal markings. The scope of work requires complete surface preparation, hot-mix asphalt paving to specified depths per Kentucky Transportation Cabinet standards, joint sealing, line striping installation within 30 days of asphalt placement, traffic control maintenance, and environmental controls. Bidders must submit sealed bids no later than 10:00 a.m. on May 21, 2026, with public opening occurring at Covington City Commission Chambers, and the selected contractor must complete all work within 90 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, with a completion deadline of October 31, 2026. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, and bidders must provide bid security equal to ten percent of the maximum bid price in the form of a certified check or bid bond. Upon award, the successful contractor must provide performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract price and maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including workers' compensation ($1,000,000), general liability ($2,000,000 bodily injury and property damage per occurrence; $3,000,000 aggregate), and automotive liability ($1,000,000 per person/$1,000,000 per accident bodily injury; $2,000,000 property damage). Prevailing wage rates apply under the Davis-Bacon Act, ranging from $15.85 to $49.92 per hour depending on classification, with liquidated damages of $200 to $4,750 per day assessed if work is not substantially complete by the milestone date.

This procurement includes federal requirements restricting participation to contractors capable of complying with the Davis-Bacon Act, Equal Employment Opportunity provisions, Clean Air and Water Acts, and Copeland Anti-Kickback Act standards. The project is subject to Section 3 requirements with safe harbor benchmarks requiring 25 percent Section 3 worker labor hours and 5 percent Targeted Section 3 worker labor hours, creating set-asides for economically disadvantaged individuals and businesses in low-income areas. All contractors and subcontractors must comply with federal labor standards provisions outlined in HUD Form 4010, including detailed payroll record maintenance and certified weekly payroll reporting with signed Statements of Compliance. Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) participation is monitored through submission of HUD Form 2516, requiring documentation of all prime contractors and subcontractors' racial and ethnic composition, woman-owned business designation, and Section 3 compliance status. Prospective bidders must maintain active registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) and obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number prior to submission. While no specific award value is stated in the documentation, unit price bidding is required for milling, asphalt surfacing, base repair, striping, and manhole adjustments, with the total contract value to be determined by the lowest responsive bid submitted.