REQUEST FOR BIDS  
CITY OF MANHATTAN, KANSAS 
MANHATTAN REGIONAL AIRPORT 
  
Sealed bids will be received by the City of Manhattan, Kansas at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, City Commission Room, 1101 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas until 3:00 p.m. local time, on June 21, 2022, at which time the bids will be opened and read aloud.  Bids received after said time will be returned to the bidder unopened. These bids will be for the furnishing of all labor and materials, and performing all the Work in accordance with the drawings and specifications for: 
  
 RUNWAY 3/21 RECONSTRUCTION  
 AIP PROJECT NO. 3-20-0052-051/052/056 
 DCIP HQ00052110080 
 
 The project will include but is not limited to the following major categories of work: 
  
 CONCRETE PAVEMENT (165,582 SY); EMBANKMENT IN PLACE (116,816 CY); CRUSHED AGGREGATE BASE COURSE (38,476 TONS); STABILIZED BASE (17,706 CY); RUBBLIZATION OF CONCRETE (122,166 SY); GROOVING (123,333 SY); STORM SEWERS (2,576 LF); UNDERDRAINS (24,620 LF); LIGHTING; SIGNS; NAVIGATIONAL AIDS; MARKING (186,918 SF); AND SEEDING (92 AC)

To  be   qualified  to  Bid,   interested  bidders  must   secure  a  set   of  drawings,  specifications  and   all  other Contract  Documents   through  the  online   Plan  Room  administered   by  Drexel  Technologies.   Please visit www.drexeltech.com and click on the Plan Room tab to get registered.  Questions regarding purchasing the Contract Documents, getting registered, or using the Plan Room can be answered at www.drexeltech.com or by calling Drexel Technologies toll free at (888) 202-1301. 
  
Copies of the Plans, Specifications and other Contract Documents are on file and available for public inspection at the Manhattan Regional Airport, Administration Building, 5490 Skyway Drive, Manhattan, Kansas, 66502. Plans, specifications, and contract documents for this project are also available for public inspection at: Olsson, 302 S. 4th Street, Suite 10, Manhattan, KS 66502. Contact Olsson at or 402.474.6311. 
  
Questions regarding bids can be directed to Diane Hofer, P.E., consulting engineer at   or 402.641.4468. 

Attendance at the prebid conference is required for this project. The prebid conference will be held at City Hall, City Commission Room, 1101 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas, 66502 on June 2, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time. Contractors also have the option to inspect the project site by an escorted tour, which will be held following the prebid conference. A seat for this tour must be reserved as specified in the Notice to Bidders.    

All persons awarded and/or entering into Contracts with the City of Manhattan shall be subject to and required to comply with all applicable city, state, and federal provisions pertaining to non-discrimination, equal employment opportunity, and affirmative action on public Contracts.  

This project is subject to the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended.  The Contractor is required to comply with the wage and labor requirements and to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedule of wage rates established by the United States Department of Labor. 
  
This project is subject to the requirements of 49 CFR Part 26 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Participation. The Airport Sponsor has established a contract goal of 6.7% participation for small business concerns owned and controlled by qualified disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE).  The bidder shall make and document good faith efforts, as defined in Appendix A of 49 CFR Part 26, to meet the established goal.     

Award of contract is also subject to the following Federal provisions: 

 Executive Order 11246 and DOL Regulation 41 CFR PART  60 - Affirmative Action to  Ensure   Equal        Employment Opportunity 

 DOL Regulation 29 CFR Part 5 – Davis Bacon Act 

                DOT Regulation 2 CFR PART 180 - Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension and 
                Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-free Workplace 

               DOT Regulation 49 CFR PART 30 - Denial of Public Works Contracts to Suppliers of Goods and Services of                  Countries that Deny Contracts to Suppliers of Goods and Services of Countries that Deny Procurement                          Market Access to U.S. Contractors (Foreign Trade Restriction).

               TITLE 49 United States Code, CHAPTER 50101 – Buy American Preferences 

              TITLE 49 United States Code, CHAPTER 47123 - TITLE VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 

               Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations