"The City of Earlington will receive sealed Bids for the construction of their Copart Utility Extension Project until 2:00 p.m. local time, Thursday, January 9, 2025 at the Earlington City Hall, 103 West Main Street, Earlington, Kentucky, 42410, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The contract involves the construction of 4,800 LF of 6” PVC water main, 1,230 LF of 8” PVC gravity sewer, 1,030 LF of 4” PVC force main, the construction of a new booster pump station and the construction of a new sewer lift station along Sandcut Road and Hubert Reid Road, all in the city limits of Earlington (Hopkins County). Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a unit price basis. The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: McGhee Engineering, Inc., at P.O. Box 267, 202 South Ewing Street, Guthrie, Kentucky 42234 or by calling (270) 483-9985. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:30-4:30 pm, and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below. Plans must be ordered by visiting www.mcgheeengineering.com and clicking “Bid Opportunities”. Plans will be sold with an option of Digital only OR Printed Set w/ Digital copy. Bids will be accepted only from registered contractors holding approved bid forms provided by the Issuing Office. Plan holders may be viewed at www.mcgheeengineering.com. “Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Division A - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017) and subsequent statutes mandating domestic preference applies an American Iron and Steel requirement to this project. All listed iron and steel products used in this project must be produced in the United States. The term “iron and steel products” means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials. The de minimis and minor components waiver apply to this contract.” Preparation of Bid for EDA Funded Project: The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration is providing partial funding for this project (EDA Investment No. 04-79-07648). Each bid must be submitted on the prescribed form. All blank spaces for bid prices must be filled in, by ink or typewritten, in both words and figures. The submitted Bid Form shall be accompanied by a list of items and/or certifications as outlined in Article 25 of the Instructions to Bidders. The foregoing Certifications must be fully completed and executed when submitted. Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and Davis/Bacon Act prevailing minimum wages to be paid under contract, Section 3, Segregated Facility, Section 109, and E.O 11246 and Title VI. Minority bidders are encouraged to bid. Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities, to reject any or all bids, and to award to the bidder perceived by the City as offering the greatest advantage to the City. All bidders shall submit with their bid an acceptable bid bond or a certified check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid, payable to the Owner. No bidder may withdraw their bid after the date of the bid opening. The City of Earlington reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive any technicality, and to accept any Bid which it deems advantageous.""