Grading, Bridge & Surfacing - Osborne County

The Kansas Department of Transportation is soliciting bids for grading, bridge, and surfacing work on US-24 in Osborne County, with proposals due October 21, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. Local Time via Bid Express (bidx.com). This is a federally and state-funded Federal-Aid Highway Program project.

The scope encompasses grading and excavation (common, rock, and contractor-furnished), earthwork compaction, salvaged topsoil placement, and slope protection with riprap stone on Bridge 002 over South Fork Solomon River, located 3.85 miles east of the Rooks/Osborne county line. The project runs 0.095 miles in length. Bridge work includes concrete (792.3 cubic yards), reinforcing steel (104,870 pounds), and excavation. Road items include retaining wall construction (1,862 square feet), asphalt surfacing (1,783 tons of HMA-Commercial Grade), temporary water pollution control and soil erosion measures, signing, and traffic control. Common items include contractor construction staking, field office and laboratory facilities, and mobilization.

The contractor must open the project to unrestricted traffic within 140 restricted working days and complete all work within 170 total contract working days. Work must comply with KDOT's 2015 Standard Specifications for State Road and Bridge Construction and applicable addenda. The contractor shall execute the contract within ten business days after notice of award.

Prequalified contractors must provide noncollusion certification, financial prequalification verification, federal lobbying limitations declaration, and Kansas Department of Revenue tax clearance certificates. All federal requirements apply, including affirmative action and equal employment opportunity policies, NDAA restrictions on foreign drones, and FHWA-1273 Federal-Aid Required Contract Provisions. The contractor bears responsibility for all materials, labor, and equipment. Proposals are opened and read at 3:00 p.m. the same day.