Bituminous Asphalt Hot Mix & Pavement Milling (Annual)

Daviess County Fiscal Court invites bids for an annual contract for bituminous asphalt hot mix and pavement milling for the period January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2027.

Vendors provide per-ton pricing for asphalt surface and binder/base (delivered and placed, or picked up by County trucks), pavement milling with County or vendor trucks, and DGA shoulder delivered and placed.

All work and material shall meet the requirements of the Kentucky Department of Highways' *Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction*; Current Edition, unless otherwise noted herein.

Bid items (per ton)

• Bituminous asphalt surface delivered and placed on County roads
• Asphalt binder and/or base delivered and placed on County roads
• Bituminous asphalt surface picked up by County trucks
• Asphalt binder and/or base picked up by County trucks
• Bituminous pavement milling with trucks furnished by the County
• Bituminous pavement milling with trucks furnished by the Vendor
• 1' DGA shoulder delivered and placed on County roads

The Bituminous Asphalt Mixture shall consist of Surface, Binder and/or Base mixed and placed in accordance with Section 401 of the Standard Specifications unless otherwise noted herein. The bituminous material for the bituminous asphalt shall be AC-20. Contrary to the Standard Specifications, the minimum asphalt content shall be Five (5) percent by weight of the total mixture.

The bituminous asphalt mixture shall be placed with a paver and rolled with a minimum 8-ton roller in accordance with the Standard Specifications.

A Job-Mix Formula shall be submitted by the successful bidder for approval by the Director of Public Works prior to beginning work.

The Contractor shall clean the existing pavement surface prior to applying the tack coat. [...] The milling of end of road keyways and pulling back shoulders are incidental to the contract and for the Contractor to complete prior to placing new bituminous asphalt surface.

The Contractor shall furnish all equipment, tools, labor and incidentals necessary to mill existing bituminous street pavements in preparation for resurfacing as directed by the County Representative. The Daviess County Road Department will furnish trucks to transport milled materials from each site to the Daviess County Road Department.

The Contractor shall prepare and submit a Daily Weigh Sheet showing the weigh ticket number, truck number, type of material, tonnage and name of the road where material was delivered and placed, along with the invoice for work completed.

Where possible, the Contractor shall employ a paver capable of an 18-foot application to complete the road asphalt construction in a single pass.

**Submission:** Bidders must submit the *Contract Term Agreement* (Page 1) and the *Bid Form* (Page 2) from this document. Separate sealed bids shall be received by the Daviess County Fiscal Court. Bids shall be delivered to Daviess County Fiscal Court, 212 St. Ann Street, Room 202, Owensboro, KY, 42303 or mailed to Daviess County Fiscal Court, P.O. Box 1716, Owensboro, KY 42302-1716.

Bids must be received by **December 3, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. local time**. Any bids received after that date and time will not be accepted.

This bid will be evaluated on the evaluation criteria established in the bid specification and awarded based on the best evaluated bid.

Bid deposits / bonds are not required unless specified in the bid specifications section of this document.

Prices quoted shall remain firm and open to acceptance by the County for a minimum period of sixty (60) days after bid opening.

The County reserves the right to extend the awarded contract for one (1) additional one-year term with the written consent of the awarded Vendor for up to a maximum of four (4) consecutive extensions.

**Insurance:** Comprehensive general liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 each occurrence, plus Workers Compensation insurance as required by the statutes of the State of Kentucky.