Grading & Surfacing - Republic County

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is requesting bids on grading and surfacing work on K-148 at Culvert 518 over West Fork Elk Creek in Republic County, with bids due October 21, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. ET via Bid Express. The project is federally funded through the Federal-Aid Highway Program and state funds. Contractors must be prequalified with current Tax Clearance Certificates from the Kansas Department of Revenue and must register as bid holders by 5:00 p.m. on the Monday preceding the letting date.

The scope spans 0.02 miles and includes common excavation (10,000 cubic yards), earthwork compaction (9,503 cubic yards), installation of a 60-inch cross-road pipe, riprap slope protection (72 cubic yards), erosion control, concrete bridge work (91.8 cubic yards Grade 4.0 concrete and 25.6 cubic yards Grade 4.0 with air-entraining), reinforcing steel (39,140 pounds), asphalt surfacing (110 tons HMA-Commercial Grade), temporary barbed wire fencing (1,453 linear feet), and work-zone traffic control. The contractor must open the project to unrestricted traffic within 75 restricted working days and complete all work within 95 total contract working days, with an earliest start date of July 5, 2027.

Bid bonds are required with electronic submission through Bidx.com. Proposals will be opened and read at 3:00 p.m. the same day at the Eisenhower State Office Building in Topeka. Required contract provisions include noncollusion certifications, financial prequalification verification, affirmative action and EEO compliance, federal lobbying restrictions, compliance with the American Security Drone Act of 2023, and state wage rates for Republic County. The contract incorporates KDOT Standard Specifications for State Road and Bridge Construction, 2015 Edition.