Barren County, Kentucky

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

Bid Date to Receive Bids for the Barren County Jail Construction Project has been CHANGED to Thursday, January 14th, at 3:30 p.m. (See below notice for all other information). Thanks!

A NEW FACILITY BARREN COUNTY JAIL JKS # 2006043

GLASGOW, KENTUCKY 10-16-09

SECTION 00010 - INVITATION TO BID

Barren County Fiscal Court, hereinafter referred to as “Owner” will receive sealed bids for construction of the following:

The New Barren County Jail Facility:

Building = 33,261 square feet

Outdoor Recreation = 3,214 square feet

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the Barren County Judge Executive’s office, Glasgow, Kentucky at 2:00 p.m., (central time), on January 4, 2010.

Bids will be received at the office of the Barren County Judge Executive, Glasgow, Kentucky until 2:00 P.M. (central time) on January 12, 2010, at which time bids will be opened and publicly read aloud.

Wage rates do apply to this project. Refer to Specification Section 00811 for additional information. A certified payroll will be required for this project.

Bid Form, Contract Documents, including plans and specifications are on file at the following locations:

JKS Architects & Engineers, Hopkinsville, KY

Marcum Engineering, Paducah, KY

Dodge Scan - Nashville, TN

Builders Exchange - Louisville, KY

Western KY Construction Association - Murray, KY

Western KY Construction Association - Paducah, KY

National Construction News - Evansville, IN

Associated Builders & Contractors of Kentuckiana, Inc. - Owensboro, KY

Associated Builders & Contractors – Bowling Green, KY

Copies of Contract Documents may be obtained on or after December 7, 2009, from Paducah Blueprint and Supply Company, 999 Broadway, Paducah, Kentucky 42001, phone numbers 1-800-423-6479, 1-270-444-6171; www.padblueprint.com.

Bid security in the form specified and in the amount of five percent (5%) of the lump sum base bid shall be submitted with each proposal. The successful bidder will be required to furnish the Owner with a 100% performance and material payment bond.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of (90) ninety days subsequent to the opening of bids.

/s/ Davie D. Greer, Barren County Judge Executive

PRESS RELEASE

The U.S. Census Bureau is actively recruiting job applicants from EVERY community in Barren County and adjoining counties RIGHT NOW for work to be done in upcoming months on the 2010 census.

The jobs are temporary and may be part- or full-time. While most jobs available are for census data gatherers, also called enumerators, other types of positions are also available, such as crew leaders and crew leader assistants. Most positions available here pay $11.25 an hour or $12.75 an hour, and mileage expenses are reimbursed where appropriate for field positions.

Census workers not only help themselves with this employment, they also serve their communities. Information gathered during the census process provides an overall snapshot of the needs in each area, and that picture is used, for example, by the government to determine where billions of federal funds go and by businesses to help determine future locations. The information is also used to determine congressional district lines.

Anyone interested in applying will have to take a basic skills test, which is being offered at various times and in communities around the county NOW, so applicants should not delay. Barren County has test sites in the following communities: Austin, Cave City, Glasgow (two locations), Lecta-Kino/east Barren area, Hiseville, Park City and Temple Hill. Applicants should request a site nearest them. Space is limited for each testing session.

For more information and/or to find out when and where tests are scheduled and to be placed on a list to take the test, call (866) 861-2010.

Additional information and a practice test are available at www.2010censusjobs.gov.

WELCOME TO BARREN COUNTY!

On behalf of the residents of Barren County, I would like to welcome you to our community.

Designated as the 2007 Best Place to Live in Rural America, Barren County is a great place to live, work, and visit. Our community offers its residents and visitors a wide variety of entertainment, historical sites, lakes, rivers, and some of the most beautiful nature scenes in Kentucky.

Barren County, located in south central Kentucky, midway between Louisville, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee, is home to Barren River Lake State Resort Park, Western Kentucky University-Glasgow Campus, Glasgow Plaza Theater, site of the Glasgow Highland Games, and numerous other points of interest.

Barren County was founded on December 20, 1798, from parts of Warren and Green Counties. It was named for the Barrens, the meadowlands that cover the northern third. Seventy percent of the original settlers came from Virginia, eighty percent of them were English, Scottish, Welsh, or Irish.

The population of the county is 38,003, and the county seat is Glasgow. Cave City and Park City are also incorporated cities in Barren County.

Thank you for visiting our website. Please feel free to explore our website and our community. If you need assistance or have any questions, please feel free to contact us. We are happy to assist you and look forward to sharing our community
with you.

Davie D. Greer

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