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Volume 43 - Issue 52 - December 26, 2024

State of Kansas

Department of Agriculture
Division of Conservation

Notice to Contractors

Sealed bids, in single copy, will be received until 2:00 p.m. (Central Time) January 22, 2025, at the Pottawatomie County Conservation District, 501 State St., Westmoreland, KS 66549, and at that time publicly opened. Bids are for the construction of improvements, including primary spillway replacement, to Site 59 as outlined in the project plans. Site 59 is located in Sec 13, Township 8 South, Range 9 East, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.

The proposed work includes, but is not limited to, the following main bid items:

  • Excavation – 7,610 cubic yards
  • Earth fill – 8,590 cubic yards
  • 24” PVC – 175 linear feet
  • Concrete riser
  • Rip Rap – 1390 TN
  • Seeding

All bids must be accompanied by bid bond, certified check, cashier’s check, money order, or cash in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount bid.

The successful bidder will be required to execute a formal contract and furnish performance and payment bonds in amounts of 100% each of the total amount of the contract. Corporations executing the bonds as sureties must be among those appearing on the U.S. Treasury Department’s list of approved sureties.

All work shall be completed within 60 calendar days after the date of the Notice to Proceed. A penalty of $500 per work day will be charged against the contractor for each work day required to complete this contract in excess of the 60 calendar days given to complete the contract. Notice to Proceed shall be issued at the contractor’s request, however it shall be issued no later than October 1, 2025 (late start date).

Questions about the project can be addressed to the office of the Project Engineer, CES Group Inc., 605 Broadway, Marysville, KS 66508; phone 785-562-5148; email aholthaus@cesgroup.biz.

Copies of the plans and specifications will be available for inspection by prospective bidders at the Watershed District Office (Pottawatomie County Conservation District). Copies may be purchased from the Project Engineer at a charge of $50 per set, to cover postage and production costs, due and payable upon contractor’s receipt of the plan documents. Bids will not be accepted if payment in full is not made by the time of bid opening. Electronic copies are available for no charge through the Project Engineers Office Plan Room at http://www.cesgroup.biz/plan-room/. Three (3) sets of plans and specifications for each site will be provided to the successful bidder upon execution of the construction contract at no additional charge.

Steve Frost
Executive Director
Division of Conservation
Department of Agriculture

Doc. No. 052750

Secretary of State Seal