Site work for a water / sewer project in Bulan, Kentucky. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The proposed Kathleen Godsey Slide HP AML Reclamation Project, approximately 1.75 acres total, consists of a landslide that is affecting the Messer Family Cemetery. The slide is just southeast of the residence and is approximately 60 feet wide and 250 feet long. The scarp line begins at the pre-law contour cut bench and the slide extends through a portion of the cemetery and continues downhill toward Combs Branch. Further movement of the slide poses a high risk of damage to the 7 graves, headstones, and chain link fence in the cemetery. The project is at the end of Fred Messer Cemetery Road in the upper reaches of Combs Branch, just off Kentucky Route 476 in Perry County. The site is located in the Hazard North Quadrangle. The slide may be located within the cemetery at 37 19 ' 32.26" N, 83 08 ' 57. 90" W. To reach the site from the intersection of KY Route 476/ KY Route 550 Travel west on KY Rt. 476 for 1.6 miles toward Hazard, turn right onto Fred Messer Cemetery Road and travel 950 feet to the end of the road. The slide and cemetery will be to your right. Reclamation will entail the removal approximately 5,000 cubic yards of slide material above the cemetery. This unstable material will be moved to a fill area adjacent and downhill of the cemetery to prevent further slide movement in the area. This will also bisect the existing slide and will direct any drainage away from the cemetery. The removal of this material will eliminate existing access to the mine bench. An existing road will be opened up to provide landowner access. Sediment will be controlled by installation of silt fence and or hay bale checks. All areas will be graded, drainage controls installed, fertilized, seeded, and mulched. The project site has previously been disturbed by landslide movement, coal mining operations, house seat development, utility installation, road construction, and landowner activities. These disturbances consist of significant upheaval, mixing, and removal of earthen material from deep excavation, grading, sub-surface drilling, fill material placement, and erosion. There should be no undisturbed earthen material to a depth of several feet at the areas slated for significant project-related construction activities. Construction disturbances will be kept to a minimum with a sediment and erosion control program. Prior to beginning any major earth disturbance, all silt control measures will be installed. These include silt traps and silt barriers (bales & silt fence) at the project site and the waste area. All trees to be removed are in the impacted unstable area. All disturbed areas will be promptly revegetated at the end of construction using lime, fertilizer, residential or wildlife seed, and mulch, as necessary. Standard measures will be used for dust control and work hours will occur during AML's standard time frame of 7 am to 7 pm Monday-Friday with shorter hours for (critical) work items. Access to the site is via county roads, residential driveways and yards, and an existing access road. This project will include maintenance and repair of existing previously constructed public county roads utilized during the construction of this project, which are administered by the county or local road authority. This construction activity will be conducted under the authority and supervision of the local public road authority and will consist of standard road construction practices appropriate to mitigate impacts to the local community. Estimated Length of Project: (Substantial Completion) + 90 Calendar Days (Final Completion) No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of thirty (30) days after the date set for the opening of bids. All bids shall be accompanied by a bid guarantee (in the form of a bid bond or certified check) of not less than five (5%) percent of the amount of the total bid. A 100% Performance Bond and a separate 100% Payment Bond shall be furnished by the successful bidder. All bonding and insurance requirements are contained in the Instructions to Bidders and/or General Conditions. Bonds should be executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Division of Contracting & Administration, Commonwealth of Kentucky, reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive all informalities and/or technicalities where the best interest of the Commonwealth may be served.