Perry County Posts NRCS Lick Branch Project, Pre-construction Showing, SAM Required

Perry County Fiscal Court has posted the NRCS DSR-5075-016 Lick Branch project, listing a March 11, 2026 bid date and a scheduled start date of April 25, 2026 for streambank stabilization and debris removal in the Lick Branch watershed near Hazard, Kentucky. The posted procurement requires sealed bids and a mandatory pre-construction sight showing for all interested parties.

The project listing specifies procurement conditions in plain terms: "Contractors must have an active SAMs number to submit a bid." Bidders also must supply insurance documentation, with the ad stating, "Proof of general liability insurance (minimum $1,000,000 coverage) and workers' compensation insurance is required." Sealed bids must be delivered in an envelope labeled exactly, "NRCS DSR-5075-016 Lick Branch Project" to the Perry County Fiscal Court office at 481 Main Street, 1st Floor, P. O. Drawer 210, Hazard, KY 41701. County phone and fax contacts shown on the materials include (606) 439-1816 and fax (606) 439-1686, while Office of the County Judge-Executive Scott Alexander listings show (606) 436-4513 and TDD 1-800-648-6057.

The ConstructConnect-style project notice underlines procurement protections and fairness, stating, "The Perry County Fiscal Court reserves the right to accept or reject any and all responses, waive technicalities, and negotiate with the respondent who most nearly meets the project requirements." It also includes explicit non-discrimination language: no prospective bidder will be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, or disability in consideration of the award.

The posting requires attendance at a mandatory pre-construction/sight showing to be eligible to bid, but the public notice did not include a date, time or location for that showing. The project advertisement references project worksheets and specifications without attaching them, leaving the exact work limits and technical details of the streambank stabilization and debris removal unspecified in the posted snippet.

Perry County minutes and a special called Fiscal Court meeting on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. show parallel NRCS-funded activity in the county: asbestos abatement at 22 Gabrial's Circle awarded to J&M Monitoring Inc for $86,636.75, and multiple demolition and clearance awards tied to the NRCS EWP 5075 Buyout Program. Campbell Design received awards including $11,000 for 49 Albert Hall Lane and $8,300 for 1490 Krypton Lick Branch Road, while TreyCo Contracting was awarded $7,910 each for 81 Allen Drive and 55 Allen Drive. The court also contracted ASALC for FEMA HMGP/DR and NRCS EWPP administration, re-designated Stephanie Adams as applicant agent with a two-year renewal requirement, and approved a professional-services contract for Lonnie Brewer at $50 per hour.

County materials emphasize a sustained grant effort, noting, "During my tenure, the Perry County Fiscal Court and the City of Hazard have been awarded over $100 million in grant funds!" The project posting and county actions reference multiple NRCS program names across documents, including DSR, EWP and EWPP, and an NRCS 5082 Home Buyout Local Match authorization up to $1,500,000 appears in county agenda material; the procurement notice itself identifies the work as NRCS DSR-5075-016 and does not reconcile program naming.

Bidders and interested contractors should prepare for the March 11, 2026 bid milestone and the April 25, 2026 contract start date, and note the posted requirements, including an active SAMs registration and the specified insurance minimums. The Fiscal Court retains discretion over award and negotiation under the posted reservation of rights.