The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) awarded 14 single-bid contracts (exceeding their engineer’s estimates) to Kentucky’s highway contractors in October. Those single-bid awards totaled $7,349,147 — costing taxpayers $256,813 above and beyond the estimated costs for those projects.

Hinkle Contracting had a big month, securing six single-bid awards. Hinkle’s haul added up to $2,288,709, including a $534,612 contract for “various routes in Knox County.” Hinkle’s single-bid awards exceeded KYTC’s internal estimates by $95,394.

L-M Asphalt Partner’s $1,637,287 single-bid contract for “various routes in Laurel County” was the largest award in October. The company also won two additional single-bid contracts for 5.9 miles of asphalt resurfacing in Whitley County totaling $663,912.

Yager Materials submitted a bid to KYTC that was 11% over the engineer’s estimate and was awarded a $919,965 contract for 2.5 miles of asphalt resurfacing in Hancock County. Mago Construction was given a $540,630 single-bid award for a 5.6 miles of asphalt resurfacing in Breckinridge County.

The remaining single-bid awards (that exceeded the engineer’s estimates) in October included:

• Nally & Gibson: $677,875 for 1.5 miles of asphalt resurfacing along “Champions Way” in Scott County.

• Harper Construction: $384,531 for “improvements at various intersections” in Calloway and McCracken counties.

• Mountain Enterprises: $236,236 for 1.6 miles of asphalt resurfacing in Greenup County.

A back of the envelope calculation indicates KYTC has awarded 151 single-bid contracts (exceeding the engineer’s estimate) totaling $173.8 million to Kentucky’s road contractors since the beginning of the year.

In October, KYTC awarded single-bid contracts for projects in the following counties: Calloway, McCracken, Bell, Breckinridge, Greenup, Hancock, Harrison, Lee, Scott, Whitley, Bourbon, Knox and Laurel.

A complete list of October’s single-bid awards is available at this link.

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Single-bid projects have been awarded in the following Kentucky counties in 2021: Barren, Bath/Rowan, Bell, Breathitt, Breckinridge, Bourbon, Boyle, Boyd, Carter, Caldwell, Calloway, Casey, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Estill, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Garrard, Graves, Greenup, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jessamine, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lincoln, Logan, Lyon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, McCracken, Metcalfe, Menifee, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Scott, Taylor, Trigg, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe.