Signing - Osborne County

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is requesting bids on a signing project in Osborne County spanning 160 miles of roadway south of US-24 and west of US-281, with electronic bids due October 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM Local Time. The project is funded entirely through federal sources via the Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), with State Project Number 071 C 5374-01 and Federal Project Number HSIP-C537(401).

Contractors must be prequalified with KDOT and registered as Bid Holders through the Bid Express website (bidx.com) by 5:00 PM on the Monday preceding the letting date. The scope includes mobilization, contractor construction staking, removal of existing structures, traffic control, and installation of flat sheet signs (high performance), steel sign posts, sign post footings, and signing object markers. Bid pricing comprises lump sum items for mobilization, construction staking, removal, and traffic control, plus unit prices for 2,344.21 square feet of high-performance flat sheet signs; 4,780 linear feet of 2.5-inch perforated square steel tube sign posts; 424 sign post footings; and various signing object markers (Types 2 and 3 in single and double configurations).

The contract requires execution within ten business days of award notification. Work must open the project to unrestricted traffic within 40 restricted days and complete all work within 50 total contract working days, with an earliest start date of November 1, 2027. Contractors must provide current Tax Clearance Certificates from the Kansas Department of Revenue at contract award and comply with federal aid requirements including noncollusion certifications, financial prequalification, federal lobbying restrictions, debarment history, and prohibitions on foreign unmanned aerial systems. The project is subject to the KDOT Standard Specifications for State Road and Bridge Construction (2015 Edition). Bids will be opened and read at 3:00 PM Local Time on October 21, 2026 at the Eisenhower State Office Building in Topeka, Kansas.