Rubberized Asphalt Grant Consultant Service

The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet in Frankfort, Kentucky, is seeking a civil engineering or asphalt paving consultant to assist with the administration of the Scrap Tire Management Program. The agency needs to manage and evaluate rubber-modified asphalt projects, specifically rubberized chip seal and rubberized asphalt applications. This initiative aims to utilize scrap tires effectively while comparing the performance and costs of rubber-modified paving against conventional methods. The selected consultant must determine unit-cost estimates for both rubber-modified and non-rubber-modified asphalt paving projects and share this information upon request. The agency requires the consultant to identify all asphalt contractors possessing the necessary equipment to perform chip seal projects using rubber-modified aggregate binder. Additionally, the consultant must analyze eleven years of historical construction data provided by contracted engineering companies to deliver a final program report summarizing the statistical differences between conventional and rubberized asphalt. Eligible bidders must be organizations based entirely within the United States. The agency allows the selected contractor to perform all work offsite. The contract term spans a period of one year. The agency is currently seeking proposals to determine the budget and has not disclosed specific evaluation criteria or key dates in the initial solicitation.