Renovation of an educational facility in Louisville, Kentucky. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

The existing 3000A switchgear in the Administration Building will be replaced with a new 120/208V, 3-phase, 3000A switchboard. The switchboard will be fitted out with thermal magnetic circuit breakers to feed the existing loads. Breakers over 225 amps will have an adjustable trip. The main circuit breaker will have arc flash mitigation reduction. The switchboard will include integral surge suppression and energy meter with RS485 ports with Modbus-RTU, Modbus TCP, HTTP, BACnet-IP, and EtherNet/IP. Installation will include start-up, testing and owner training. 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 to the lowest-cost responsive bid properly submitted by a responsible bidder. The Bid Document shall contain all qualifying requirements and forms. It is the intent of the Kentucky Community & Technical College System to use all available funds. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of thirty (30) days after the date set for the opening of bids. Estimated Length of Project: 180 (Substantial Completion) + 30 (Final Completion) There will not be a site visit on this project. 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 by the Kentucky Secretary of State and the Kentucky Department of Insurance within the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Kentucky Community & Technical College System 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.