Site work and paving for a road / highway in Frankfort, Kentucky. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

Attached hereto is a copy of the "Advertisement for Bids" for furnishing all labor, equipment, appliances and materials necessary for Dulsenia Slone Slide, AML Project, Knott County, Kentucky. SAME IS DESIGNATED AS: REQUEST NO. Request for Bid No. RFB-27-24 BID ON: DULSENIA SLONE SLIDE AML PROJECT KNOTT COUNTY, KENTUCKY BID DATE: August 22, 2023 10:30 A.M., Eastern Time Responsible Contractors who have proper experience, equipment and qualifications are invited to bid on this work. These factors will be considered in the Award of Contract and all work will be performed under the standard regulations for construction of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The 23052AMLBAML Dulsenia Slone Slide Phase II AML Reclamation Project is located in central Knott, GPS coordinates N 37.34297, W 82.79317. Directions are From the Hazard Central Branch Office, travel South on Hwy 15 for about 16.4 miles to KY 160. Turn left onto KY 160 and travel 3.3 miles to KY 582. Turn right onto KY 582 and travel 12.7 miles to the KY 7 North. Turn left onto KY 7 and travel 3.8 miles to Potato Branch Road. Turn right onto Potato Branch Road and travel 1.2 miles to site on left of road. This project will consist of the removal of a slide that has blocked a rock ditch and the construction of an 84 liner foot Gabion wall 6 foot high to tie to existing wall. Clean rock ditches of debris and re-construct 175 liner foot rock ditch in front of gabion wall and immediate area to promote positive draining. Straw Bales and/or Silt fence are proposed for proper silt control. A revegetation bid item is included to revegetate the site area at the end of construction. Roadway stone bid item is included to stabilize existing roadways. Excess excavated material from reconstruction of ditches, sediment removal and slide will be wasted on existing mine bench adjacent to the site. Any permits will be obtained prior to construction. No trees 3" diameter or more at breast height will be disturbed, with the exception of those in the slide and transition areas. No cave-like structures will be closed, and no cliff-lines will be disturbed. METHOD OF BIDDING: Allowable Price Limit (APL) is part of the contract documents and is stated on the Bid Schedule. The Unit Price (UP) / Lump Sum Price (LS) has a low value defined for each item on the Bid Schedule. Any Unit Price / Lump Sum Price outside this value may be considered an unbalanced bid and may have to be justified in writing if such bid is deemed the low responsive bid. The CONTRACTOR is also cautioned that other considerations for rejection, notwithstanding the APL, may be enforced (e.g. total bid price being excessively over the ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE). SPECIAL NOTE: Bids shall be submitted on the Official Form supplied by the Division of Engineering and Contract Administration. Failure to comply with the foregoing requirements will be cause for invalidation of bid. 4. METHOD OF AWARD: 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. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of thirty (30) days after the date set for the opening of bids. The Division of Engineering & Contract Administration, Commonwealth of Kentucky, reserves the right to reject all bids and to waive all informalities and/or technicalities where the best interest of the Commonwealth may be served.