Vertical Overhead Concrete Patching Material

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Division of Purchases, issued a Request for Bid (RFB) on July 17, 2019, for a master agreement contract to supply vertical and overhead concrete patching material to support the Division of Maintenance and Highway Districts 1-12. The procurement requests four line items totaling 50 kits of regular concrete patching material, 9 pallets of regular material (40 kits per pallet), 50 kits of fine concrete patching material, and 9 pallets of fine material (40 kits per pallet), with each kit consisting of dry mixture and liquid activator components. The specified material must cure rapidly within 45 minutes or less, achieve minimum compressive strengths of 2,500 psi at 45 minutes, 5,000 psi within 24 hours, and 11,000 psi within 28 days, with a set time not exceeding 15 minutes and a shelf life of up to six months. Acceptable materials include MG-Krete or approved equivalents listed on the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet/Division of Materials approved list or at minimum phase V of the Kentucky Product Evaluation List at the time of bid opening. The evaluation criteria allocates 95 points to price (lowest bidder receives maximum points) and 5 points to delivery time (best delivery timeframe receives maximum points), with vendors required to clearly state specific delivery timeframes. Critical deadlines include July 23, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. for written questions, July 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. for the Commonwealth's response to questions, and July 31, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. for bid submission, with a tentative award date of August 12, 2019. Sealed bids must be submitted in person to the KYTC Division of Purchases at 200 Mero Street, 4th Floor, Frankfort, Kentucky 40622; fax and electronic submissions are not acceptable.

The solicitation does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions limiting participation to disadvantaged enterprises or specific organization types. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement documentation. The master agreement initial contract period extends through July 31, 2020, with optional renewal for four additional one-year periods subject to written approval and possible renegotiation of terms, and pricing is firm for the first twelve months with only one permitted price increase during the contract period based on industry-wide price changes. All quotations must be F.O.B. destination freight prepaid and allowed. The contract is available for use by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Division of Maintenance and Highway Districts 1-12 and may be extended to other state agencies and political subdivisions with vendor consent. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the solicitation documentation.