Site work for a road / highway in Hazard, Kentucky. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project consists of a slide around Mr. Baker's house at 91 School House Hill Road in Letcher, County. Mr. Baker's house is in danger of sliding from its foundation and both the house and slide threatens residences below his house and to Highland Branch Road. This slide is located in Letcher County. To access the site from Whitesburg take US 119 from the junction of Ky 15 & Ky15X in a northerly direction 5.63 miles to the junction of Ky 805. Turn left on Ky 805 and travel 4.701 miles to Highland Branch. Turn left onto Highland Branch and turn right behind the first house (approximately 50 feet) then travel approximately 650 feet to Mr. Baker's house. The coordinates to the slide area are 3711'03"N, 8241'15"W. The offsite waste area is located on a previously disturbed enhancement project mined area. To access it from the site turn left from Highland Branch Road onto Ky 805, drove approximately 0.567 miles to Ramey Fork Road, turn right on Ramey Fork Road travel 0.37 miles to access road on left, travel access road 0.1 miles to waste area. The coordinates are 37.1726 N -82.6786 W. No trees 3" diameter or more at breast height will be disturbed, no cave-like structures will be closed, and no clifflines will be disturbed. There is only invasive species like Autumn Olive on this site. The primary slide abatement planned consists of a concrete gravity wall behind the residence to prevent further damage from embankment movement (Wall A), a concrete gravity wall below the residence to prevent more slide material from entering Bear Branch (Wall C), (stream will be reestablished to pre-flood condition) and a rail steel and cribbing wall (Wall B) in front of the residence to protect the house from movement. Filter fabric and #2 stone backfill will be placed behind all walls. Mobilization is setup to provide for construction equipment to be delivered to the site. Utility Relocation/Replacement is set up in case any utility becomes impacted by the project. Traffic control will be by flagger to allow for equipment and material delivery. No long term closure of any road is anticipated. Structure Removal is setup to address the removal of fencing and abandoned, collapsed house to facilitate access to the location. Site prep is set up to place erosion control and remove any foliage for construction. Concrete, reinforcing steel, railroad steel, guardrail lagging, filter fabric and Class 2 stone backfill are setup to complete the 3 proposed walls. A hoe ram and excavator bid item is set up to address any areas where rock or soil needs to be removed to facilitate access for the placement of the walls. Earthwork work bid item is included to excavate for the placement of the walls. Since the waste area may be used for several projects the earthwork is set up as lump sum. A load count will be performed to verify quantities. Subdrain quantities are included to extend drains from behind wall A & B to a logical termini. Residential seeding is included for all revegetation efforts within the site. Roadway stone and bituminous repair is included to provide for access during normal reclamation and to repair paved county road. Rock silt checks are included to prevent loose material from leaving the site. Chain-link fence is included to provide fall protection from walls A, B & C. Any permits will be obtained prior to construction. No trees (equal to or greater than 5-inch breast height) will be disturbed outside of the winter clearing season (October 15 - March 31th), with the exception of those in the slide and transition areas. 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. 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. KRS 45A.494 Reciprocal preference to be given by public agencies to resident bidders -- List of states -- Administrative regulations. (1) Prior to a contract being awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder on a contract by a public agency, a resident bidder of the Commonwealth shall be given a preference against a nonresident bidder registered in any state that gives or requires a preference to bidders from that state. The preference shall be equal to the preference given or required by the state of the nonresident bidder. (2) A resident bidder is an individual, partnership, association, corporation, or other business entity that, on the date the contract is first advertised or announced as available for bidding: (a) Is authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth; and (b) Has for one (1) year prior to and through the date of the advertisement, filed Kentucky corporate income taxes, made payments to the Kentucky unemployment insurance fund established in KRS 341.490, and maintained a Kentucky workers' compensation policy in effect. (3) A nonresident bidder is an individual, partnership, association, corporation, or other business entity that does not meet the requirements of subsection (2) of this section. (4) If a procurement determination results in a tie between a resident bidder and a nonresident bidder, preference shall be given to the resident bidder. (5) This section shall apply to all contracts funded or controlled in whole or in part by a public agency. (6) The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall maintain a list of states that give to or require a preference for their own resident bidders, including details of the preference given to such bidders, to be used by public agencies in determining resident bidder preferences. The cabinet shall also promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A establishing the procedure by which the preferences required by this section shall be given. (7) The preference for resident bidders shall not be given if the preference conflicts with federal law. (8) Any public agency soliciting or advertising for bids for contracts shall make KRS 45A.490 to 45A.494 part of the solicitation or advertisement for bids. The reciprocal preference as described in KRS 45A.490-494 above shall be applied in accordance with 200 KAR 5:400. DAVIS BACON ACT REQUIREMENTS: This project contains the provisions from the Davis Bacon Act. All contractors must pay the suitable amount listed on the federal wage rates for Letcher County, Kentucky. The rates are titled General Decision Number KY20230060 dated 10/20/2023. See attached.