Barren County, Kentucky

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SOLICITATION FOR BID PROPOSALS

Site Preparation and Construction of Up To Twelve (12) all steel, above ground tornado safe rooms for up to ten (10) locations in Barren County, Kentucky.

Due to a holiday, the date for receipt of sealed proposals for this project has been CHANGED to Tuesday, January 17, 2012. The time remains the same – 3:00 p.m., central standard time.

Receipt of this addendum must be acknowledged in the submitted proposal.

                                                Barren County Fiscal Court

                                                117 North Public Square, Suite 3A

                                                Glasgow, Kentucky 42141

                                                Phone: 270/651-3338

SOLICITATION FOR BID PROPOSALS

Sealed proposals will be received until 3:00 p.m., CST, on Thursday, December 15, 2011, at the Office of the Barren County Judge/Executive, for the furnishing of all labor, materials, supplies, tools, appliances, equipment, services, etc. necessary for the prefabrication of up to twelve (12), all steel, above ground tornado safe rooms for up to ten (10) locations in Barren County.

Specifications and bid documents may be obtained at the Office of the Barren County Judge/Executive, 117 North Public Square, Suite 3A, Glasgow, Kentucky 42141, Phone: 270/651-3338, Fax: 270/651-2844.

Barren County Fiscal Court specifically reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any formalities.

SOLICITATION FOR BID PROPOSALS

Sealed proposals will be received until 3:00 p.m., CST, on Monday, January 16, 2012, at the Office of the Barren County Judge/Executive, for the furnishing of all labor, materials, supplies, tools, appliances, equipment, services, etc. necessary for site preparation and construction of up to twelve (12) all steel, above ground tornado safe rooms for up to ten (10) locations in Barren County.

Specifications and bid documents may be obtained at the Office of the Barren County Judge/Executive, 117 North Public Square, Suite 3A, Glasgow, Kentucky 42141, Phone: 270/651-3338, Fax: 270/651-2844.

Barren County Fiscal Court specifically reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any formalities.

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, Plaza Theatre, 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.

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Davie D. Greer

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