Strother Field Airport / Industrial Park Water Storage Improvements - Winfield, KS

Date Issued: 12/17/2025

City of Winfield/City of Arkansas City

(DBA Strother Field Airport/Industrial Park) KPWSLF Nos. 3138.1 & 3138.2

22193 Tupper Street, P.O. Box 747

Winfield, KS 67156

Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of a 113.5’-tall, 200,000-gallon, single pedestal-style, welded steel water storage tower; the removal of a 323,400-gallon modified standpipe water tower and associated infrastructure; the installation of underground piping, including valves, hydrants, and related appurtenances; and miscellaneous site improvements will be received at the Strother Field Airport/Industrial Park office located at 22193 Tupper Street, PO Box 747, Winfield, KS 67156 until the above time and then publicly opened and read aloud.

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis as indicated on the Bid Form.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Schwab Eaton, 5410 Ledge Stone Drive, Suite 100, Manhattan, KS 66503. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents as described below.

Bidding Documents may also be examined at the Strother Field Airport/Industrial Park Office, 22193 Tupper Street, Winfield, KS by appointment. Please contact Shawn McGrew at (620) 221-9280 to set up an appointment.

Copies of plans and specifications can be seen or purchased for a Non-Refundable fee online at www.drexeltech.com in the eDistribution plan room. Additional assistance is available at distribution@drexeltech.com. Information regarding this project can be found in the “Public Jobs” link on the website. Contractors desiring the Contract Documents for use in preparing bids may also obtain a set of such documents from Drexel Technologies; 10840 West 86th Street, Lenexa, LS 66214, telephone number (913) 371-4430. Bidding documents will be shipped only if the requesting party assumes responsibility for all related charges. Corporate, certified, or cashier’s checks shall be made payable to Drexel Technologies, Inc.

The Owner reserves the right to select the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder, waive any informalities or minor defects, and/or reject any and all bids.

Each Bidder must deposit his bid security in the amount, form and subject to conditions provided in the information for Bidders.

This project is funded in whole or in part by the KDHE State Revolving Loan Fund program. Associated certifications and the completion of other documents will be required for the successful completion of the project. All bidders are required to comply with Local, State, and Federal regulations as stated in the bid documents.

Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246 (Equal Employment Opportunity) as amended. Requirements for bidders and contractors under this order are explained in the specifications.

All contracts and subcontracts exceeding $100,000, at any tier under a SRF Loan Agreement shall comply with the Anti-Lobbying Act, Section 319 of Public Law 101-121, and file an Anti-Lobbying Certification form, and the Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form, if required, to the next tier above.

Statutes mandating domestic preference applies an American Iron and Steel requirement to this project. All iron and steel products used in this project must be produced in the United States. The term “iron and steel products” means the following products made primarily of iron and steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials. The De Minimis and Minor Components waiver apply to this contract.