Minisa Bridge Rehabilitation

The City of Wichita Public Works & Utilities Department is soliciting sealed construction bids for the Minisa Bridge Rehabilitation project located north of Central Avenue and west of Waco Street in Wichita, Kansas. This Request for Bid encompasses comprehensive historic bridge restoration and rehabilitation services, including cleaning cast stone and Carthalite surfaces, graffiti mitigation, structural crack and void injection, selective patching of deteriorated architectural elements, masonry repointing, bronze plaque treatment, and joint sealant installation. The project requires completion within 125 working days from work order issuance, with contractors maintaining a minimum six-day work week including Saturdays and coordinating street closure with the USD 259 school year schedule. Bidders must demonstrate minimum three years of experience in similar bridge rehabilitation services, maintain appropriate licensing and Secretary of State registration, secure a 5 percent bid bond prior to submission, and provide 100 percent performance and labor/material payment bonds upon award. Required qualifications include supervisory personnel with five to ten years of specialized historic masonry restoration experience, conservation technicians with at least three years of relevant expertise, and engagement of an experienced historical bridge restoration conservator. Evaluation criteria include lowest responsive bid from a responsible vendor, compliance with the Secretary of Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, and submission of detailed mock-up samples and trial applications for all materials and methods. Sealed proposals must be submitted electronically through the City's Procurement Portal by 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 24, 2026; a pre-bid conference is scheduled for Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. at the Engineering Conference Room, Central Maintenance Facility, 1801 S. McLean. Substantive questions are due by noon Tuesday prior to bid opening, with clarification-only questions due by noon Wednesday, and the work order will be issued no later than May 26, 2026.

The procurement documents do not indicate any set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions limiting bidder eligibility based on organizational type or status. No incumbent contractor or existing vendor information is referenced in the solicitation materials. Contractors must maintain Commercial General Liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, Comprehensive Automobile Liability of $1,000,000, Workers' Compensation meeting statutory requirements, and Employers Liability of $1,000,000. The project is not funded by state or federal aid, and a fixed price of $3.00 per pound has been established for Reinforcing Steel (Repair) Grade 60. The bid table includes 38 base line items plus five alternate bid items covering bridge painting, wall jacking, and masonry coating applications, with quantities ranging from lump sum mobilization and site work to measured items such as 251 square feet of concrete sidewalk, 233 linear feet of epoxy resin crack repair, and various structural and finishing elements. While no overall contract value or budget range is explicitly stated in the available documents, the comprehensive scope of historic bridge restoration work and the requirement for specialized expertise and bonding suggest a substantial project value. Liquidated damages are assessed at $1,000 per day for cleanup time exceeding 30 working days, and contractors bear full responsibility for repairs to adjacent structures, vehicles, and property resulting from construction activities.