Grading & Culvert - Chase County

The Kansas Department of Transportation is soliciting bids for grading and culvert installation on K-177 at Culvert 520 (South Fork Cottonwood River Dredge) in Chase County, approximately 11.77 miles north of the Chase/Butler county line, with proposals due October 21, 2026. This is a federal-aid highway construction contract funded under federal project number ACSTP-A698(401), subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements and all applicable federal labor standards.

The scope encompasses common excavation, earthwork compaction, temporary erosion and sediment control, concrete work for a reinforced concrete box culvert structure (10 to 20 feet), riprock slope protection, and traffic control. The project length is 0.035 miles. Contractors must complete 80 restricted working days to open the project to unrestricted traffic and 100 total contract working days for full completion, with an earliest start date of May 29, 2028.

Eligibility requires current financial prequalification with KDOT and a current Tax Clearance Certificate from the Kansas Department of Revenue at the time of contract award. Contractors must register as bid holders by 5:00 p.m. on the Monday preceding the letting date. Electronic proposals must be submitted through the Bid Express website by 1:00 p.m. local time on October 21, 2026, with public bid opening and reading at 3:00 p.m. the same day via conference call. The unit price bid form covers five sections: common items (mobilization, field office, staking), road items, temporary erosion and stormwater control, culvert structure items, and traffic control. Contractors must comply with noncollusion certification, debarment attestation, equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, environmental compliance, stormwater pollution management, and restrictions on foreign unmanned aerial systems and telecommunications equipment. Certified weekly payroll records for all workers are required.