Demolition and site work for a warehouse / distribution facility in Lexington, Kentucky. Completed plans call for the demolition of a warehouse / distribution facility.

Written Questions Due: 8-24-21 The Demolition Package of this project includes the demolition and removal of existing warehouses 1, 2, & 7, including site, and site utility demolition. The demolition as part of this bid package will ready the site for the new warehouse construction, to be issued in subsequent bid packages. Bids will be received from Prime Contractors on a Lump Sum Amount for the total project. 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, 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. The time for substantial completion for all phases shall be Seventy-Five (75) consecutive calendar days and Final Completion shall be Thirty (30) consecutive calendar days, thereafter. Substantial Completion will include all site restoration completed, site clean-up and fully functional. 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. All bonding and insurance requirements are contained in the Instruction to Bidders, General Conditions and Special Conditions. Contractors must submit their bid in a sealed envelope in Room #322 Peterson Service Building, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0005 and the envelope must contain the following information on the outside lower left-hand corner: SEALED BID INVITATION NO. CCK-2570-22 No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening of bids. Clerical errors and omissions in the computation of the lump sum shall not be cause for withdrawal of the bid without forfeiture of bid bond. Bids may be withdrawn in person only, prior to the closing date for receipt of bids. The University of Kentucky, 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. Anyone wishing to discuss specific items is requested to submit the items in writing to Capital Construction Procurement, no later than 08/24/2021 at 1:00 PM Lexington, KY Time. Written questions can be submitted by email to Ken Scott at kesc245@uky.edu or fax to 859.257.1951. Note: Responses to Written Questions received no later than 08/24/2021 will be provided in an addendum issued on or about 08/26/2021. 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