Contracts
Exploratory pit and drilling at a coal-mine subsidence site (AML)
Kentucky AML wants a contractor to dig an exploratory pit and drill into the #9 coal seam to locate mine rooms and pillars.
The details:
- Owner: Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Abandoned Mine Lands (via Division of Engineering and Contract Administration)
- Reference: RFB-85-27 EEC-AML-26007AMLBAML
- Where: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
- Closes: October 14, 2026, 9:30 a.m. Eastern
- Value: About $900,000 as listed by ConstructConnect (not stated in the state notice)
What to know before you bid:
- Scope: excavate an exploratory pit and drill 6-inch-plus holes to the #9 seam, case them through the soil, and support AML staff using a downhole camera to see how far subsidence has fractured the rock.
- Contractor handles water for flushing holes (a 400-500 gallon water tank is suggested), keeps cuttings out of yards with filter bags or a trailer, and must monitor methane and secure the hole if gas is found.
- Bonds listed: 5% bid bond or certified check, 100% performance and 100% payment bonds.
- The site visit and the question deadline were both October 2, so they have passed; planned start is mid-November 2026.
- Bids go in electronically through Kentucky’s Vendor Self Service system.
Notice checked on October 5, 2026. Dates, addenda and requirements can change, so confirm them in the official documents before you bid.
Source note: this link is a bid-listing aggregator, and the value figure comes from a second listing, not the state notice. Confirm both in the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s own bidding system. The site visit and question deadline (October 2) have passed.