Renovation of an elderly care / assisted living facility in Wilmore, Kentucky. Completed plans call for the renovation of a elderly care / assisted living facility.

This project provides for the replacement of the existing CCTV system in place at Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore, KY. The work scope will involve the following features: - Provide and install new CCTV cameras in and around the main facility building. -Removal of all existing CCTV cameras and associated cabling and hardware. -Removal and replacement of existing monitors and equipment in the existing campus security office at the security entry point with a new security workstation and new wall mounted system monitor. -Provide and install a new CCTV headend with new VMS in an existing mechanical space. -The new system and cameras much be installed and made operational while the existing system maintains operation and is removed only after the existing system is installed and fully operational. Estimated Length of Project: 270 (Substantial Completion) + 30 (Final Completion) Sealed bid documents for the following work will be received by the Division of Engineering and Contract Administration. Bids will be received through MOVEit as described in the manner and on the date hereinafter specified for the furnishing of all labor, materials, supplies, tools, appliances, equipment, services, etc., necessary for Video Security Replacement, Thomson Hood Veterans Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, Wilmore, Kentucky, as set forth in the specifications and as shown on the drawings prepared by SFCS, 2115 Lexington Road, Suite 100, Louisville KY 40206, and approved by the Department for Facilities and Support Services of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and under the terms and conditions to this Request for Bid. Bids will be received from Prime Contractors on a Lump Sum Bid Basis for the total project. All phases of work shall be bid to and through the Prime Contracting Firms. Bids shall be submitted in the manner herein described and on the official bid document form included with the conditions and specifications and shall be subject to all the conditions as set forth and described in the Bid Documents. Award shall be issued on the lowest responsive bid by a responsible bidder. The Bid Document shall contain all qualifying requirements and forms. It is the intent of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to use all available funds. Kentucky Workers' Compensation: Pursuant to KRS 45A.480, the Commonwealth of Kentucky may not contract with any person not in compliance with Kentucky's KRS Chapter 342 workers' compensation insurance requirements. Bid is subject to Reciprocal preference for Kentucky resident bidders and Preferences for a Qualified Bidder or the Department of Corrections, Division of Prison Industries (KAR 200 5:410). KRS 45A.490 Definitions for KRS 45A.490 to 45A.494. As used in KRS 45A.490 to 45A.494: (1) "Contract" means any agreement of a public agency, including grants and orders, for the purchase or disposal of supplies, services, construction, or any other item; and (2) "Public agency" has the same meaning as in KRS 61.805. KRS 45A.492 Legislative declarations. The General Assembly declares: (1) A public purpose of the Commonwealth is served by providing preference to Kentucky residents in contracts by public agencies; and (2) Providing preference to Kentucky residents equalizes the competition with other states that provide preference to their residents. Any individual, partnership, association, corporation, or other business entity claiming resident bidder status shall submit along with its response the attached Required Affidavit for Bidders, Offerors, and Contractors Claiming Resident Bidder Status. The BIDDING AGENCY reserves the right to request documentation supporting a bidder's claim of resident bidder status. Failure to provide such documentation upon request shall result in disqualification of the bidder or contract termination. PROJECT CONTACTS: 1. Architect: 2. Consultant: SFCS, (502) 414-4545; skidwell@sfcs.com 3. Project Manager: Scott Baker, Division of Engineering and Contract Administration, (502) 330-5920, Scott.Baker2@ky.gov 4. Agency: Michael Rodgers, Department of Veterans Affairs, (502) 682-0928, michaeld.rodgers@ky.gov 5. Purchasing Agent: Susan Ward, Division of Engineering and Contract Administration, (502) 226-0335, Susan.Ward@ky.gov 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 lump sum base 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 Engineering and Contract 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.