Milling & HMA Overlay - Riley County

The Kansas Department of Transportation is requesting electronic proposals for a milling and hot mix asphalt overlay project on US-77 in Riley County, extending 9.20 miles from the US-24/US-77 Junction to the US-77/K-16 Junction, with proposals due October 21, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. Local Time via Bid Express (bidx.com). Contractors must be prequalified with KDOT and maintain a current Tax Clearance Certificate from the Kansas Department of Revenue at the time of award.

The scope includes milling approximately 6,771 tons of existing pavement and applying 13,482 tons of HMA overlay (SR-12.5A, PG 64-28); pavement edge wedging totaling approximately 2,941 tons of aggregate; temporary and permanent pavement markings (97,964 linear feet of white 6-inch markings and 15,581 linear feet of yellow 4-inch markings); and milled rumble strips. Contractors must submit unit prices for mobilization, traffic control, HMA overlay, quality control testing, milling, pavement markings, and rumble strips, and must accept or reject optional provisions for fuel price adjustments, asphalt price adjustments, and emulsified asphalt price adjustments.

The project is funded under Federal Project Number ACNGP-A805(801) and State Project Number U077-081 KA 8058-01. The contractor must open the project to unrestricted traffic within 70 restricted calendar days and complete all work within 90 total contract working days. Contract execution must occur within ten business days of award notification. Proposals will be opened and read at 3:00 p.m. Local Time on October 21, 2026 at the Eisenhower State Office Building in Topeka. All proposals must include noncollusion certification, financial prequalification affidavit, lobbying restrictions compliance, legislator contracting disclosure, and compliance with federal restrictions on foreign unmanned aerial systems. Minimum wage rates for Riley County apply. Contractors must comply with affirmative action, equal employment opportunity, environmental, and bonding requirements per KDOT Standard Specifications for State Road and Bridge Construction (2015 Edition).