Finance Department
The City of Henderson
P.O. Box 716
Henderson, Kentucky 42419-0716
Phone: 270-831-1200
FAX: 270-831-1246
E-mail: Finance@cityofhendersonky.org
November 3, 2025
INVITATION TO BID
Bid Reference No. 25-19
Competitive sealed bids will be received by the City of Henderson, Kentucky for the following:
Sale of City Surplus Property –
521 S Adams St
Parcel ID 2-3-2-4
Bids will be accepted in the Office of the Assistant CFO, 222 First Street, Henderson, Kentucky,
42420, until 1:30 p.m., prevailing local time, on Monday, December 1, 2025, at which time the
bids will be publicly opened and read.
The bids are being solicited pursuant to KRS 45A.365.
City of Henderson, Kentucky
Invitation to Bid
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
1. Each bid must be signed by the bidder with his usual signature. Bids by a
Partnership must be signed with the partnership name by one of the members of
the partnership, or by an authorized representative, followed by the signature and
title of the person signing. Bids by Corporations must be signed with the name of
the corporation, followed by the signature and designation of the president,
secretary, or person authorized to legally bind the corporation.
2. Bids must be received prior to the specified time of closing as designated in the
invitation. Bids received late will be returned unopened to the bidder.
3. Envelopes must be sealed when submitted and must be properly noted with the
bid reference number. Separate bids must be submitted for each reference number.
4. Bids containing erasures or corrections thereon will be rejected unless said
erasures or corrections are noted over the initials or signature of the bidder.
5. Bids are to be mailed to or delivered to the Office of the CFO, Henderson
Municipal Center, 222 First Street,42420 or PO Box 716, Henderson, Kentucky
42419.
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City of Henderson, Kentucky
Invitation to Bid
GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. The City of Henderson reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
2. All bids shall remain valid for a period of ninety (90) days after bid opening unless a
longer period is otherwise stated herein.
3. All federal, state, and local law requirements must be followed.
4. Bids will be evaluated and awarded to a "responsible bidder", whose bid meets
the specifications, on the following basis (as marked):
Highest Bid Price; or
Highest Evaluated Bid Price. The objective measurable criteria for this
evaluation are enclosed.
5. Special Conditions, if any, are enclosed. A conflict between Special Conditions
and General Conditions shall be construed in favor of the Special Conditions.
6. Conflict of interest -- Gratuities and kickbacks -- Use of confidential information.
(KRS 45A.455)
(1) It shall be a breach of ethical standards for any employee with procurement authority to participate
directly in any proceeding or application; request for ruling or other determination; claim or
controversy; or other particular matter pertaining to any contract, or subcontract, and any
solicitation or proposal therefore, in which to his knowledge:
(a) He, or any member of his immediate family has a financial interest therein; or
(b) A business or organization in which he or any member of his immediate family has a
financial interest as an officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee, is a party; or
(c) Any other person, business, or organization with whom he or any member of his
immediate family is negotiating or has an arrangement concerning prospective
employment is a party. Direct or indirect participation shall include but not be limited to
involvement through decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, preparation of
any part of a purchase request, influencing the content of any specification or purchase
standard, rendering of advice, investigation, auditing, or in any other advisory capacity.
(2) It shall be a breach of ethical standards for any person to offer, give, or agree to give any
employee or former employee, or for any employee or former employee to solicit, demand,
accept, or agree to accept from another person, a gratuity or an offer of employment, in
connection with any decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, preparation of any part
of a purchase request, influencing the content of any specification or purchase standard, rendering
of advice, investigation, auditing, or in any other advisory capacity in any proceeding or
application, request for ruling or other determination, claim or controversy, or other particular
matter, pertaining to any contract or subcontract and any solicitation or proposal therefore.
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(3) It is a breach of ethical standards for any payment, gratuity, or offer of employment to be made
by or on behalf of a subcontractor under a contract to the prime contractor or higher tier
subcontractor or any person associated therewith, as an inducement for the award of a
subcontract or order.
(4) The prohibition against conflicts of interest and gratuities and kickbacks shall be conspicuously
set forth in every local public agency written contract and solicitation therefore.
(5) It shall be a breach of ethical standards for any public employee or former employee knowingly
to use confidential information for his actual or anticipated personal gain, or the actual or
anticipated personal gain of any other person.
Effective: April 9, 1980
History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 250, sec. 16, effective April 9, 1980. --
Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 92, effective January 1, 1980.
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