Kathy Mills, Author at CKCAC

Central KY Community Action Council Contractor Bid Request for Our Elizabethtown Building

INVITATION FOR BIDS

CKCAC is excited to request bids for renovations at our newly-purchased facility located at 708 Westport Road in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Today is the first site visit at the facility for interested contractors. Please contact Keyes Architects at 502-587-1951 for additional details. Sealed bids are due by 10am on June 24, 2024!

Central KY Community Action Transportation Services (CKCATS)

INVITATION FOR BIDS

BID #223-PV

CKCATS will receive bids pertaining to the pavement of the parking lot at Community Action Transit location 189 Ball Park Road, Hardinsburg, KY.

All bids must be turned into CKCATS, 332 Hood Ave., Lebanon KY 40033, no later than 5:00 PM EST on June 21^st, 2024. Bids cannot be accepted at any other location. The complete bid package can be requested in writing by email to amanda.tungate@ckcac.org on or before June 14^th, 2024, by 5:00 PM EST. Bids will be opened thereupon or about June 24^th, 2024, 2:00 PM EST at a public bid opening at CKCATS, 328 Hood Ave., Lebanon KY 40033. Bids must be received by the designated date and time, and none will be considered thereafter.

Electronic Bids: Electronic bids can be emailed to amanda.tungate@ckcac.org with a CC to kerri.taylor@ckcac.org

Pre-Bid Meeting: There will be no pre-bid meeting for this project.

Questions and Approved Equals Request Deadline:

Requests may be submitted in writing by email to amanda.tungate@ckcac.org on or before June 21^st, 2024, by 5:00 PM EST.

Answers to Questions and Approved Equals Requests:

Answers will be posted on www.ckcac.org on or before June 21^st, 2024. Changes and addendums will also be emailed to all knowns possible bidders based on the return of “Confirmation of Receipt”.

CKCATS reserves the right to reject any and all bids received, and to select that bid which it determines to be in its best interest. The award of this bid will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated bid price as permitted in KRS 45A.365.

All bid forms, information, and specifications regarding this bid are available from CKCATS. Bidders must submit their bid in a sealed envelope, and the bidder is advised to clearly mark the sealed bid with the bid number and description, opening time and date listed above. CKCATS is not responsible for the premature opening of, or the failure to open, a sealed bid not properly addressed or identified.

This bid package is subject to the requirements of Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 26, Participations of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Department of Transportation Financial Assistance Programs. The bid package is subject to a financial assistance between CKCATS, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinets Office of Delivery, and the Federal Transit Administration.

Bidders are invited to attend in person at 2:00 PM EST on June 24^th, 2024, in order to hear the opening of the bids submitted.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Central KY Community Action Transportation Services (CKCATS)

The CKCATS team continues to work hard to provide services in all counties. Our newly added NEMT Medicare transportation is going well. We are pleased to be able to offer this service.

CKCATS held their annual Public Hearing meeting on February 28^th at 1PM EST at the CATS Central Office. This meeting is advertised and made available to the public each year to address the needs of the general public in all counties. Surveys are given to clients and Stakeholders in all counties and the information gathered is used for discussion to help improve transportation services.

CKCATS is gearing up for the Senior Celebration that will be held on May 23rd at the Pritchard Community Center in Elizabethtown. CKCATS will be providing transportation from the Senior Centers to Pritchard Community Center for all seniors who pre-register for the ride. CKCATS will also have a booth at the Senior Celebration and will be talking with seniors to make them aware of the services that we provide and will be able to sign seniors up for our III-B Senior trips on the spot.

CKCATS attended a meeting with Spring View Hospital (SVH) and Marion County’s EMT services. This meeting was held to help the staff at SVH hospital differentiate the services of CKCATS and EMT. This meeting was very informative and helped all in attendance establish each other’s rules and guidelines of transportation.

Several staff members of the CKCATS team will be attending the Community Action Kentucky (CAK) Conference in Lexington from June 11-15. Myself and two other staff members from CATS will be attending a training course in Lexington from June 5-8. This training is a complete deep dive into being a Transit Director or Administrator. As always, these conferences and training are a great way to learn valuable information and to network.

CKCATS is fully staffed at this time, but we are continuing to accept applications for future hiring. If you or anyone you know would like to join the staff at CKCATS please go to careers@ckcac.org to apply.

CKCAC Area Board of Directors Meeting

As a non-profit agency, Central Kentucky Community Action, Inc. is required to inform the local community of the Area Board of Director’s Meeting which is open to the public. The meeting will be on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 11:00 AM EST. For more information, call the Central Office at 270-692-2136.