UBAS & Chip Seal - Formoso

Kansas Department of Transportation is requesting bids for Ultrathin Bonded Asphalt Surface (UBAS) and chip seal work on US-36 in Jewell County, with electronic proposals due September 16, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. local time through Bid Express. Contractors must be prequalified with KDOT and must notify the department of intent to bid by 5:00 p.m. on the Monday preceding the letting date.

The scope spans 5.624 miles of US-36 from 4.632 miles east of the US-36/K-14 East Junction to the Jewell/Republic County line. Work includes HMA surface installation (2,541 tons of ultrathin bonded asphalt), chip seal application with emulsified asphalt (65 tons for bonding and 68 tons for sealing), cover material (391 cubic yards), thermoplastic pavement markings in yellow and white, rumble strips (289 stations of milled asphalt), and associated quality control testing. Special provision 15-PS0321 establishes specific combined aggregate requirements for UBAS with designated mix types, nominal thicknesses, sieve retention percentages, and asphalt content ranges. The contractor must open the project to unrestricted traffic within 30 restricted days and complete all work within 40 total contract working days, with an earliest start date of June 1, 2027 and latest start date of September 6, 2027.

The project is funded entirely by state funds. Contractors must certify noncollusion, financial prequalification, and tax clearance status; a current Tax Clearance Certificate from the Kansas Department of Revenue is required at contract award. Proposals will be opened and read at 3:00 p.m. local time at the Eisenhower State Office Building in Topeka. Contract execution must occur within ten business days of award notification. Addendum 1, issued August 26, 2026, removes special provision 15-RF0414 for Railroad Flagging and adds special provision 15-PS0321 for Ultrathin Bonded Asphalt Surface. Prime contractor bid holders must sign and return the addendum acknowledgment to Joshua Matyi at Joshua.Matyi@ks.gov.