Renovation of an educational facility in Lexington, Kentucky. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

For the furnishing of all labor, materials, supplies, tools, appliances, equipment, services, etc., necessary for the construction of Project #2402.13 Interventional Services, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, as set forth in the specifications and as shown on the drawings for as prepared by Stengel Hill Architects and approved by the Capital Construction Procurement Section and the Capital Project Management Division and under the terms and conditions of this Invitation. This package involves the installation work for Bid Package # 02 - Interventional Services Project. The work will be performed under contract with the Construction Manager, Turner Construction Company. TC-160 General Trades TC-161 Architectural Millwork TC-163 Drywall and Ceilings TC-164 Hard Flooring TC-165 Soft Flooring TC-166 Painting TC-167 Fire Protection TC-168 Plumbing and Mechanical TC-169 Electrical and Technology Bids will be received from Prime Contractors on a Lump Sum Amount for each bid package as defined in the Bid Documents. All phases of the work shall be bid to and through the Prime Contractors. Bids shall be submitted in the manner herein described and on the official proposal form included with the conditions and specifications and shall be subject to all the conditions as set forth and described in the Bid Documents. Bids shall be submitted only on the Official Forms supplied by the University of Kentucky, Capital Construction Procurement Section. Failure to comply with the foregoing requirements will be cause for invalidation of bid. Final award of Contract will be made on the basis of the lowest, responsive and responsible bid which offers the best value as determined by the University. The time for completion as further defined in Article 28 of the General Conditions shall be as follows: Substantial completion shall be as described in Form of Proposal within Volume 1 with final completion being thirty (30) days thereafter. All bids shall be accompanied by a bid guarantee of not less than five (5%) percent of the amount of the base bid. A 100% Performance Bond and 100% Payment Bond shall be furnished by the successful bidder, at the Construction Manager's option. All bonding and insurance requirements are contained in the Instruction to Bidders, General Conditions and Special Conditions. The University of Kentucky is committed to increasing the participation of minority business enterprises in construction and renovation projects, and encourages the use of minority subcontractors and material suppliers. All contractors should make an effort to locate and use minority business enterprises in bidding this project. For assistance in identifying minority vendors and subcontractors, the contractors may contact: The Kentucky Procurement Assistance Program, 500 Mero Street, 23rd Floor , Frankfort, Kentucky 40601,(800-838-3266) email address CED.kpap@ky.gov,and/or The Office of Business & Occupational Development, Transportation Cabinet, 200 Mero Street, Suite 614, Frankfort, Ky. 40622, (502-564-3601) Attn: Mr. Melvin Bynes, email address Melvin.Bynes2@ky.gov Bidders using minority enterprises as subcontractors and material suppliers are requested to identify these contractors in the space provided on the Form of Proposal. The successful contractor will be asked to supply associated contract amounts rounded to the nearest $500.00 prior to the signing of a contract. Pre-Bid Conference: Parking will not be provided. Decisions and clarifications discussed at this meeting will not be incorporated into the bid documents unless submitted in writing and responded to by an addendum issued no later than seven (7) days prior to bidding. Anyone wishing to discuss specific items is requested to submit the items in writing to Mike Mudd or Suellen Bowling, Capital Construction Procurement, no later than 5pm on April 24th, 2019. Written questions can be submitted by email to: jsutton@uky.edu or sbowlin@uky.edu or fax to 859.257.1951. Note: Responses to Written Questions received after the above date will NOT be incorporated into the bid documents by an addendum as a result of limited preparation and honoring the issued no later than seven (7) days prior to bidding. The University of Kentucky, Capital Construction Procurement Section, reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive all formalities and/or technicalities where the best interest of the University may be served. Bidders wishing to submit a request for consideration of an alternate under the provisions of Article 48.3 of the General Conditions to the Contract to any article, device, equipment, product, material, fixture, patented process, form, method or type of construction, or by name, make, trade name, or catalog number shall submit a written request to the University at least 14 calendar days prior to the official bid date of the Project including all necessary information and sufficient detail to allow evaluation by the Consultant and the University and, if the University determines the alternate is acceptable, an addendum will be issued allowing the change and advising all bidders of the option. If no addendum is issued to allow the requested change, the Bidder shall assume the request is not approved and shall prepare the bid on that basis. The apparent low bidder will be requested to meet with the Construction Manager to review the bid and scope of services. The time and place of this meeting will be announced at the bid opening. **The value reflects the overall value of the project and not of this specific package.