Used Railroad Rails D5

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Division of Purchases, issued a Request for Bid (RFB) for the procurement of used railroad rails for District 5, with sealed bids due November 26, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to KYTC Division of Purchases in Frankfort, Kentucky. The solicitation seeks a total of 17,800 linear feet of used railroad steel comprised of two separate quantities: 1,200 linear feet in 30 pieces of 40-foot rails and 16,600 linear feet in 415 pieces of 40-foot rails, with all material meeting a minimum structural grade of 136 pounds per linear yard. All materials must be delivered prepaid on an F.O.B. Destination basis to the KYTC District 5 Bullitt County Maintenance Storage Facility in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, with minimum 24-hour notice required prior to delivery and six hours allowed for unloading by district personnel. The contract award was based on a best value ranking approach weighted at 95 points for price and 5 points for delivery time, with a tentative award date of December 13, 2019, followed by an online reverse auction bidding event scheduled for December 3, 2019. Written questions were due by November 18, 2019, with Commonwealth responses posted by November 19, 2019, and all bid offers required to remain valid for a minimum of 90 calendar days following the bid closing date. All materials must conform to the 2019 Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, and successful vendors face a penalty of one percent per day deducted from invoices for late deliveries beyond the contracted delivery date.

Kentucky resident bidders receive preference equal to the preference given by the bidder's home state, and qualified bidders such as Kentucky Correctional Industries receive additional preference consideration. All vendors must obtain a certificate of authority if required under Kentucky law and maintain active status and good standing throughout the contract period. No specific incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. The procurement is subject to federal compliance requirements, including Buy America provisions, prevailing wage requirements under Davis-Bacon standards, nondiscrimination provisions, and FHWA Form 1273 federal contract provisions applicable to all Federal-aid construction contracts. Payment will be made within 30 working days of receipt of goods and proper invoicing, with an additional one percent monthly penalty applied if payment exceeds 30 working days. Awarded suppliers are obligated to pay a three percent transaction fee to eBridge, the electronic bidding platform, which must be included in their pricing. The contract represents a one-time purchase with no renewal options, and the specific award value is not disclosed in the available solicitation documents.