Grading and Surfacing - RS 2039 Ottawa County

The Kansas Department of Transportation is requesting bids on grading and surfacing of RS 2039 from Ottawa Road to K-18 in Ottawa County spanning 3.30 miles, with electronic proposals due June 17, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. local time and opened at 3:00 p.m. the same day. Contractors must be prequalified with KDOT and hold a current Tax Clearance Certificate from the Kansas Department of Revenue.

The scope includes common construction items (staking, field office setup, mobilization, traffic control), clearing and grubbing, common excavation (8,865 cubic yards), earthwork compaction, temporary surfacing, saw cuts (34,878 linear feet), mailbox installation, temporary erosion and pollution control (fertilizer, seed, sediment removal, geotextile, mulching), HMA-Commercial Grade asphalt surfacing (9,014 tons), aggregate shoulders (7,751 square yards), special surfacing material (56 tons), and pavement marking in white (34,175 linear feet) and yellow (13,363 linear feet). Pricing is submitted via unit prices on the accompanying Unit Prices List. The project is funded through federal and county sources under the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP-C532(101)).

The project has 85 restricted days to open to unrestricted traffic and 105 contract working days total for completion, with an earliest start date of June 14, 2027. The contractor must execute the contract within ten business days of award. Contractors must notify KDOT of intent to bid as a prime contractor by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 9, 2026. Proposals are submitted electronically through Bid Express using AASHTO's Project Bids software. Contractors must comply with noncollusion certification, financial prequalification, federal restrictions on foreign unmanned aerial systems, affirmative action and equal employment opportunity requirements, and specified material and equipment standards.