The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is seeking bids for various traffic items, including mastic pads, banding tape, banding tape buckles, cable rings, down guy guards, padlocks, fuse holders, aluminum meter sockets, bull rings, and safety switches. The contract will be for an initial period of one year, with the option to renew for up to four additional one-year periods. The successful bidder will be required to provide the specified items and services, and will be evaluated based on price and delivery time.
• Mastic pads: self-fusing, rubber-based insulating compound laminated to a flexible, all-weather grade PVC backing
• Banding tape: Type 201 stainless steel, ¾-inch x 100 feet per roll
• Banding tape buckles: Type 201 stainless steel, sized for ¾-inch banding
• Cable rings: designed for installation on a 3/8-inch - 7 strand galvanized steel messenger cable, fabricated from round edge high carbon steel wire, galvanized after forming
• Down guy guards: 8 feet long, made of yellow plastic, fully rounded
• Padlocks: 1 ¾-inch wide, laminated steel body with 5/16-inch case hardened steel shackle, 4 pin tumbler, with 2 ½-inch shackle, Master Lock No. 1KALJ
• Fuse holders: in-line and watertight, rated for 30 amps at 600 volts, designed for crimping a #12 to #2 AWG copper conductor at each end
• Aluminum meter sockets: 125 AMP with copper-aluminum line and load lugs, ringless, with a 1-inch aluminum bolt on hub, NEMA 3R, accommodates overhead and underground feed
• Bull rings: weldless 1-inch steel with a nominal I.D. of 4 inches, working load limits as specified in contract
• Safety switches: 60 AMP, 240V/250 DC, 3-wire, 2-pole, 2-fuse in a NEMA 3R enclosure, with a 1-inch size bolt on hub, UL approved, marked in accordance with the National Electric Code Article 230.66