Barnhart Building Improvements & Addition - Site and Structural Trade Packages

Agency:	UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
State:	Kentucky
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	C - Architect and Engineering Services - Construction Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
Posted:	Mar 27, 2024
Due:	Apr 8, 2024
Solicitation No:	CCK-2591.1-2-24
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INVITATION

Sealed proposals for the following work will be received by the University of Kentucky, Capital

Construction Procurement Section, Room #322 Peterson Service Building, 411 South

Limestone, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0005, in the manner and on the date hereinafter

specified for the furnishing of all labor, materials, supplies, tools, appliances, equipment,

services, etc., necessary for the construction of Project #2591.1 UK Barnhart Building

Improvements & Addition, UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, as set

forth in the specifications and as shown on the drawings for as prepared by BHDP

Architecture and CMTA Engineers and THP Limited and approved by the Construction

Procurement Section and the Capital Project Management Division and under the terms and

conditions of this Invitation.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This project consists of demolition and new construction at the existing Scovell Hall building.

Included in this Bid Package will be the following:

TRADE CONTRACT - A - Sitework and Demolition

TRADE CONTRACT - C - Building Concrete

TRADE CONTRACT - E - Structural Steel

METHOD OF RECEIVING BIDS

Congleton-Hacker is the CM on this project. Each package will be bid separately as a

Prime Contract. Once UK has reviewed the bids – the low responsive bid from a responsible

bidder will enter a subcontract with Congleton-Hacker. Bids will be received from Prime

Contractors on a Lump Sum Amount for the total project. All phases of the work shall be bid

to and through the Prime Contractors. Bids shall be submitted in the manner herein described

and on the official proposal form included with the conditions and specifications and shall be

subject to all the conditions as set forth and described in the Bid Documents.

Bids shall be submitted only on the Official Forms supplied by the University of Kentucky,

Construction Procurement Section.

1. Form of Proposal

2. Acknowledged Addenda

3. Determination of Responsibility

4. Bid Bond

**Please ensure there are no staples (check your bid bond).

Failure to comply with the foregoing requirements may be cause for invalidation of bid.

METHOD OF AWARD

Final award of Contract will be made on the basis of the lowest, responsive, and responsible

bid which offers the best value.

SCHEDULE OF PROJECT

The time for completion as further defined in Article 28 of the General Conditions shall be as

follows: substantial completion shall be six hundred and sixteen (616) calendar days.

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BONDING

All bids shall be accompanied by a bid guarantee of not less than five (5%) percent of the

amount of the base bid. A 100% Performance Bond and 100% Payment Bond shall be

furnished by the successful bidder. All bonding and insurance requirements are contained in

the Instruction to Bidders, General Conditions and Special Conditions.

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS REVIEW

Specifications, Plans and Contract Documents may be examined at the following places:

www.ukplanroom.com

OBTAINING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS

Plans, Specifications and Official Bid documents are no longer available from the

University of Kentucky, Construction Procurement Division. The University and Lynn Imaging

have an agreement for duplicating and distribution services for University construction

projects. Plans, Specifications and Official Bid Documents are available from:

Lynn Imaging

328 Old Vine Street

Lexington Kentucky 40507

Phone (859) 255-1021

Fax (859) 233-1558

In addition, Lynn Imaging and the University have a web site at: www.ukplanroom.com where

plans can be ordered.

Payments for Plans, Specifications and Official Bid Documents must be made to Lynn

Imaging before a set of documents will be issued.

Notes: Contractors that receive plans and specifications from other sources than Lynn

Imaging must request a “Form of Proposal” from the University’s Purchasing Representative

to be registered as plan holders and to receive addendums.

Potential Contractors must identify the position of their firm as a prime bidder, miscellaneous

subcontractor, material supplier or other when ordering of picking up Plans and

Specifications.

BID SUBMITTAL

Contractors must submit their bid in a sealed envelope in Room #322 Peterson Service

Building, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0005 and the envelope must contain the following

information on the outside lower left-hand corner:

SEALED BID INVITATION NO. CCK-2591.1-2-24

BID DATE: 04/16/2024 at 3:00 P.M. LEXINGTON TIME

Bids, upon their receipt by the University of Kentucky, Construction Procurement Section are

stamped showing the hour and date received. Bids received after the scheduled closing time

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for reception of bids will not be considered provided legal and accepted bids have been

received on said referenced Invitation.

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BID WITHDRAWAL

No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the

opening of bids. Clerical errors and omissions in the computation of the lump sum shall not

be cause for withdrawal of the bid without forfeiture of bid bond. Bids may be withdrawn in

person only, prior to the closing date for receipt of bids.

11. Economic Inclusion and Procurement

The University of Kentucky is committed to serving as an advocate for diverse businesses and

Kentucky located businesses. Diverse Business Enterprises (DBE) consist of minority,

women, disabled, veteran and disabled veteran owned business firms that are at least fifty-

one percent owned and operated by an individual(s) of the aforementioned categories. Also

included in this category are disabled business enterprises and non-profit work centers for the

blind and severely disabled. To be deemed a Kentucky located Business a company must

have a physical facility located in the Commonwealth of Kentucky that is engaged in on-going

business operations.

The University is committed to increasing the amount of goods and services acquired from

businesses owned and controlled by diverse persons to 10% of all procurement expenditures.

The University expects its suppliers to support and assist in this effort. The University is also

dedicated to increasing the amount of goods and services acquired from Kentucky located

companies to the greatest extent possible in support of our economic development efforts.

Among the University’s goals for DBE participation in procurement are:

To ensure the absence of barriers that reduce their participation.

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Educate vendors on "how to" do business with the University.

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Support diverse and Kentucky located vendors seeking to do business with the

University in the areas of goods, services, construction, and other areas of

procurement.

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Encourage participation of qualified diverse and Kentucky located vendors by

directing them to agencies that can benefit from their product or service.

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Provide resources for diverse and Kentucky located vendors.

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Sponsor events to assist diverse and Kentucky located vendors in becoming

active, responsible, and responsive participants in the University's purchasing

opportunities

For assistance in identifying diverse businesses and contractors please contact Marilyn Clark,

Economic Inclusion Manager, University of Kentucky at mcl256@uky.edu.

12.

RIGHT TO REJECT

The University of Kentucky, Capital Construction Procurement Section, reserves the right to

reject any and all bids and to waive all formalities and/or technicalities where the best interest

of the University may be served.

13.

PRE- BID CONFERENCE

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on 04/03/2024 at 10:00AM Lexington, KY time at:

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The Charles E. Barnhart Building

1398 Nicholasville Rd

Lexington 40546.

Meet in the atrium.

Reminder: Decisions and Clarification’s discussed at this meeting are unofficial unless

incorporated into the bid via addendum.

Note: No transcript or report of Pre-Bid Conference will be provided.

14.

WRITTEN QUESTIONS

Anyone wishing to discuss specific items is requested to submit the items in writing to

Construction Procurement, no later than 04/08/2024 at 1:00 PM Lexington, KY Time. Written

questions can be submitted by email to Corey W. Leslie at cckbidquestions@uky.edu

Please use the bid number and title in the ‘Subject’ line of your email.

Note: Responses to Written Questions received no later than 04/08/2024 will be provided in

an addendum issued on or about 04/12/2024.

15.

SUBSTITUTION - MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Bidders wishing to submit a request for consideration of an alternate under the provisions of

Article 48.3 of the General Conditions to the Contract to any article, device, equipment,

product, material, fixture, patented process, form, method or type of construction, or by name,

make, trade name, or catalog number shall submit a written request to the University at least

14 calendar days prior to the official bid date of the Project including all necessary information

and sufficient detail to allow evaluation by the Consultant and the University and, if the

University determines the alternate is acceptable, an addendum will be issued allowing the

change and advising all bidders of the option.

If no addendum is issued to allow the requested change, the Bidder shall assume the request

is not approved and shall prepare the bid on that basis.

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POST BID MEETING

The apparent low bidder may be required to meet with Congleton-Hacker, the project CM, to

review the bid and scope of services. The time and place of this meeting will be announced

after the bid opening

Signed:

Corey W. Leslie

AD, Construction Procurement

A Complete list of these and other projects that are out for bid may be viewed on the

World Wide Web at the following URL: http://www.uky.edu/Purchasing/

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