Scotty’s Contracting Company Of Bowling Green, Kentucky, To Get $76 Million For 3 Road Projects If State Approves Bids.
Scotty’s to get $76M for 3 road projects if state approves bids
By ROBYN L. MINOR
If bids submitted Friday for state road construction projects are approved, Scotty’s Contracting and Stone is in line for $76.4 million.
The Bowling Green-based company, which is owned by Houchens Industries, was the apparent low bidder on three projects: construction of the Interstate 65 interchange at Greenwood, widening of I-65 to six lanes from Park City to just north of Cave City, and widening of U.S. 31-W from west of the Natcher Parkway to Dillard Road.
Scotty’s bids were above the engineer’s estimates for the widening of I-65 and U.S. 31-W. The interchange bid of $19.8 million was $1.8 million below the engineer’s estimate and slightly under competitor Scott and Murphy Inc., also of Bowling Green, and $6 million less than Haydon Bridge Co.
The I-65 widening was the most expensive project at $43.6 million. A second bid from Gohmann Asphalt and Construction was $48.5 million. The engineer’s estimate was $41.5 million.
“I’m not on the bid selection committee, but usually when there are multiple bidders and they are all over the engineer estimate, there is a good chance the contract will be awarded,” said Greg Meredith, chief district engineer for the Department of Highways.
The committee will review each item of the bid and compare it to the estimate to see if the differences are reasonable. Typically 5 percent to 7 percent over an estimate has been considered acceptable, Meredith said. The I-65 widening bid was a little more than 5 percent above the estimate.
The bid for the U.S. 31-W widening project was $12.9 million, with Scotty’s being the only bidder. The engineering estimate was $12.2 million.
Meredith said it typically takes a week or two to review the bids and make the final award.
But that’s not always the case, according to Kenny Reynolds, a vice president of Scotty’s.
“We had the low bid on a project in Hardin County in August, and they just now awarded it,” Reynolds said. “That had been on the table for two months.”
Reynolds said he missed months of good weather to work on the project.
He’s not sure why there was a holdup. There were multiple bidders, and they were all under the estimate.
So until the state awards the contract on these projects, Reynolds said he’s not sure in what order the company will proceed.
“Obviously with the Natcher Parkway opening up (Nov. 3), that interchange needs to be awarded now,” he said. “And with the new school and the industrial park, 31-W needs to be awarded as well.”
Reynolds, who was up all night Thursday working on the bid package, said the longer it takes to award a contract, the greater the chances that prices of liquid asphalt might go up.
Elsewhere in the region, Charles Deweese Construction of Simpson County appears to be the low bidder to reconstruct Ky. 100 in Simpson County from Page Drive to 1,000 feet east of Raines Drive. His bid was $1.436 million. Other bids ranged from $1.44 million to a high of $1.7 million from Scotty’s. The estimate was $2.1 million.
Meredith was happy that the letting went through as planned and is looking forward to the work beginning.
“Once we get them awarded, we’re ready to go to work,” said Jim Scott, company president and CEO.
By ROBYN L. MINOR
If bids submitted Friday for state road construction projects are approved, Scotty’s Contracting and Stone is in line for $76.4 million.
The Bowling Green-based company, which is owned by Houchens Industries, was the apparent low bidder on three projects: construction of the Interstate 65 interchange at Greenwood, widening of I-65 to six lanes from Park City to just north of Cave City, and widening of U.S. 31-W from west of the Natcher Parkway to Dillard Road.
Scotty’s bids were above the engineer’s estimates for the widening of I-65 and U.S. 31-W. The interchange bid of $19.8 million was $1.8 million below the engineer’s estimate and slightly under competitor Scott and Murphy Inc., also of Bowling Green, and $6 million less than Haydon Bridge Co.
The I-65 widening was the most expensive project at $43.6 million. A second bid from Gohmann Asphalt and Construction was $48.5 million. The engineer’s estimate was $41.5 million.
“I’m not on the bid selection committee, but usually when there are multiple bidders and they are all over the engineer estimate, there is a good chance the contract will be awarded,” said Greg Meredith, chief district engineer for the Department of Highways.
The committee will review each item of the bid and compare it to the estimate to see if the differences are reasonable. Typically 5 percent to 7 percent over an estimate has been considered acceptable, Meredith said. The I-65 widening bid was a little more than 5 percent above the estimate.
The bid for the U.S. 31-W widening project was $12.9 million, with Scotty’s being the only bidder. The engineering estimate was $12.2 million.
Meredith said it typically takes a week or two to review the bids and make the final award.
But that’s not always the case, according to Kenny Reynolds, a vice president of Scotty’s.
“We had the low bid on a project in Hardin County in August, and they just now awarded it,” Reynolds said. “That had been on the table for two months.”
Reynolds said he missed months of good weather to work on the project.
He’s not sure why there was a holdup. There were multiple bidders, and they were all under the estimate.
So until the state awards the contract on these projects, Reynolds said he’s not sure in what order the company will proceed.
“Obviously with the Natcher Parkway opening up (Nov. 3), that interchange needs to be awarded now,” he said. “And with the new school and the industrial park, 31-W needs to be awarded as well.”
Reynolds, who was up all night Thursday working on the bid package, said the longer it takes to award a contract, the greater the chances that prices of liquid asphalt might go up.
Elsewhere in the region, Charles Deweese Construction of Simpson County appears to be the low bidder to reconstruct Ky. 100 in Simpson County from Page Drive to 1,000 feet east of Raines Drive. His bid was $1.436 million. Other bids ranged from $1.44 million to a high of $1.7 million from Scotty’s. The estimate was $2.1 million.
Meredith was happy that the letting went through as planned and is looking forward to the work beginning.
“Once we get them awarded, we’re ready to go to work,” said Jim Scott, company president and CEO.
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