PUBLIC NOTICE – TAKING SEALED BIDS – MEADE COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT & MEADE COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER – FUTURE SITE EARTHWORK

The Meade County Fiscal Court will be accepting sealed bids. Meade County Fiscal Court reserves the right to Reject any and all bids submitted.

MEADE COUNTY FISCAL COURT, BRANDENBURG, KENTUCKY
INVITATION TO BID FOR MEADE COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT & ANIMAL SHELTER FUTURE SITE EARTHWORK
Sealed Bids for the above construction of project will be received at the office of the MEADE COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVE OFFICE, 516 HILLCREAST DRIVE Ste 12, Brandenburg, Kentucky 40108, on or before 3:00 PM EDT (local time), on JULY 9TH, 2024. All bids shall be in a sealed envelope clearly labeled MCRD EARTH BID.

Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the Meade County Fiscal Court Meeting the very same night of July 9th 2024, but The Meeting begins at 7:00 PM EDT (local time) at the Meade County Courthouse Courtroom. Bids will be opened shortly after the commencement of the meeting. The bid will not be awarded this night. MEADE COUNTY FISCAL COURT, further reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals.

General conditions, bond, mobilization, and demobilization shall be included in bid. A 5% bid bond is required, and if awarded the bid, a 10% performance bond shall then be required. The scope of this project is limited and does not include all shown on the plan. All Grading, including topsoil removal and replacement, erosion control devices and practices, seeding and strawing, permits, storm drainage pipes shown, and other appurtenances associated with the work shown on the construction drawings, contract documents and specifications. All excavation shown to perform these plans is unclassified. Buildings, asphalt, stone under the asphalt, waterlines, roof drains, sewer lines or systems are not a portion of this bid. The stakeout shown in the field is for information purposes. The contractor should include construction staking in their bid. General conditions, bond, mobilization, and demobilization shall be included in bid only. All subgrades under asphalt surfaces, concrete surfaces, and buildings, are to be cut 1’ below finish grade. Sinkhole Improvements, all silt fence, and rip-rap shown on the plans are required, and are a part of this bid. See Construction Documents for further project specifications and scope. All soils and top soils are to remain on site. Contact Michael O’Reilly with Smith Engineering with questions pertaining to the plans. (office # 270-422-2588)

The attention of the bidders is particularly called to the requirements and conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract. Female and Minority bidders are encouraged to bid. Bidders are encouraged to utilize local, female and minority sub-contractors. MEADE COUNTY FISCAL COURT is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

This is NOT a Prevailing Wage Job per Meade County Judge Executive Office.

MEADE COUNTY FISCAL COURT, Kentucky reserves the right to reject any Bids for failure to comply with all requirements of the notice or of any of the Contract Documents and Specifications; however, it may waive any minor defects or informalities at its discretion., MEADE COUNTY FISCAL COURT, further Reserves the right to reject all Proposals.

Dated at Brandenburg, Kentucky, this June 25th, 2024.
MEADE COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Ph. 270-422-3967
MEADE COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVE
TROY KOK