Volume 43 - Issue 37 - September 12, 2024

(Published in the Kansas Register September 12, 2024.)

Wakarusa Watershed Joint District No. 35

Notice to Bidders

Separate sealed bids for the construction of dam improvements for FRD No. 5 will be received by the Wakarusa Watershed Joint District No. 35, PO Box 139, Overbrook, KS 66524-0139, until 10:00 a.m. (Central Time) Tuesday, October 15, 2024. At the said location, date, and time, all sealed bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bid received after the said date and time will be returned unopened.

All bids shall be submitted in sealed envelopes addressed to Contracting Officer, Wakarusa Watershed Joint District No. 35, PO Box 139, Overbrook, KS 66524-0139, and plainly marked on the outside as “Bid for Dam Improvements for FRD No. 5,” along with the bidder’s name, address, and license number, if applicable.

The contract documents, including the plans and specifications, may be examined during normal business hours at the following locations:

Sunflower Design, LLC
3601 SW 29th St., Suite 125
Topeka, KS 66614
785-249-1885

Hard Copies of the contract documents (full size plans and Specification) may be obtained from the office of Sunflower Design, LLC at the address above, upon a non-refundable payment of $50 for each set. Digital copies are available at no cost.

In general terms, this project consists of approximately 6860 cubic yard of fill to raise the top of the dam; removal and replacement of the intake structure (including the trash rack); 1180 cubic yard of common excavation, removal, and replacement of the drawdown pipe including the gate valve; placement of 980 tons of rip rap; installation of 2800 feet of bio log; installation of 6500 square yard of erosion control blanket; installation of pipe support at the primary spillway outfall; regrade the stilling basin; regrade the auxiliary spillway; and miscellaneous other items.

Bidders must satisfy themselves of the accuracy of the estimated quantities in the bid schedule by examination of the project site and a reviewing the project drawings and specifications, including addenda. After bids have been submitted, the bidder shall not assert that there was a misunderstanding concerning the quantities of work or the nature of the work to be done.

The owner reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids and to waive any technicalities or irregularities therein. No bidder may withdraw their bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Other bid and contract requirements and stipulations are included in the information for bidders within the said contract documents.

Each bid shall be accompanied by either a cashier’s check, a certified check drawn on an acceptable bank, or an acceptable bid bond made payable without conditions to t h e Wakarusa Watershed Joint District No. 35, Overbrook, Kansas, in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid. The bidder should review the Instructions to Bidders in the contract documents for other requirements and stipulations.

The bidder to whom a contract for the work is awarded will be required to furnish insurance certificates along with a performance bond and a payment bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the awarded contract amount, with a corporate surety approved by Wakarusa Watershed Joint District No. 35, Overbrook, Kansas.

Hope Koger
Contracting Officer
Wakarusa Watershed Joint District No. 35

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