ADVERTISEMENT TO BID

ADVERTISEMENT TO BID HENDERSON WATER UTILITY HENDERSON, KENTUCKY WRIGHT STREET PUMP STATION AND FORCE MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT CONTRACT 1-2025 Henderson Water Utility (OWNER) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project: Wright Street Pump Station and Force Main Replacement Project Contract 1-2025 Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at OWNER's System Operations Center, located at 1383 Commonwealth Drive, Henderson, KY 42420, until October 14, 2025, at 2 p.m., local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud publicly. The Project includes the following Work: Installation of approximately 50 linear feet of 12-inch PVC gravity sewer and approximately 620 linear feet of 6-inch PVC force main; replacement of two existing manholes and the installation of three new manholes. Installation of an 8-foot diameter wet well and valve vault and decommissioning an existing wet well. Complete digital Project Bidding Documents are available at www.hkywater.org. Paper copies may be obtained from the Issuing Office which is Strand Associates, Inc.®, 325 West Main Street, Suite 710, Louisville, KY 40202. A nonrefundable fee of $250 will be required (shipping and handling fees included). Overnight mailing of Bidding Documents will not be provided. All Bidders submitting a sealed Bid shall obtain the Bidding Documents from www.hkywater.org or from Strand Associates, Inc.® Bidders who submit a Bid must be a Plan Holder of record at the Issuing Office. Bids from Bidders who are not on the Plan Holders List may be returned as not being responsive. Addenda and other information will be posted at www.hkywater.org. Plan Holders are required to check for updates and acknowledge all Addenda in their Bid. The Bid must be accompanied by Bid security made payable to OWNER in an amount of 10% of the Bidder's maximum Bid price. A wage rate determination is not a requirement of this Project. OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive any technicality, and to accept any Bid which it deems advantageous. All Bids shall remain subject to acceptance for 85 days after the time set for receiving Bids. Contract award shall be made based on the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder. This Bid is subject to Kentucky Revised Statutes Section 45A.490 through 45A.494, which in general provides that a "resident bidder" of Kentucky is to be given a bidding preference over a "nonresident bidder" who is registered in a state that gives preference to its in-state resident bidders over a Kentucky resident bidder. The bidding preference is to be the same as that stipulated for the state of the "nonresident bidder." If the state of a "nonresident bidder" provides no specific preference, then "resident" and "nonresident bidders" are to be treated the same when evaluating Bids. All Bidders must comply with all Federal, State, and City Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations which prohibit discrimination in employment regarding race, creed, color, sex, or national origin. All taxes are the responsibility of the successful Bidder unless specifically exempted in the Bidding Documents. The Strand Associates, Inc.® project manager is Abbe E. Michalski, P.E. and can be contacted at Strand Associates, Inc.®, 325 West Main Street, Suite 710, Louisville, KY 40202, (502) 583-7020 regarding the Project. For all further requirements regarding Bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and Contract Award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents. Published by the authority of the Henderson Water Utility Bart Boles Dated at Henderson, Kentucky September 23 2025 LSBN0371998