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                                                                                    Kansas Register
In this issue …                                                                                                                       Page           The Kansas Register (USPS 0662-
                                                                                                                                                     190) is an official publication of the
Rates                                                                                                                                                state of Kansas, published by au-
   Pooled Money Investment Board                                                                                                                     thority of K.S.A. 75-430. The Kansas
                                                                                                                                                     Register is published weekly and a
     Notice of Investment Rates.....................................................................................................207              cumulative index is published an-
                                                                                                                                                     nually by the Kansas Secretary of
Notices                                                                                                                                              State. One-year subscriptions are
                                                                                                                                                     $80 (Kansas residents must include
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                                                                                                                                                     applicable state and local sales tax).
     Public Notice.............................................................................................................................207   Single copies, if available, may be
   Board of Regents Universities                                                                                                                     purchased for $2. Periodicals post-
     Notice to Bidders......................................................................................................................207      age paid at Topeka, Kansas.
   Kansas Department of Administration – Office of Procurement and Contracts                                                                         POSTMASTER: Send change of ad-
     Notice to Bidders for State Purchases...................................................................................207                     dress form to Kansas Register, Sec-
   Wichita State University                                                                                                                          retary of State, 1st Floor, Memorial
                                                                                                                                                     Hall, 120 SW 10th Ave., Topeka, KS
     Notice of Intent to Lease Land and/or Building Space.......................................................208
                                                                                                                                                     66612-1594.
   Kansas Department of Health and Environment
     Notice Concerning Proposed Air Quality Class I Operating Permit Renewal...............208                                                       © Kansas Secretary of State 2020.
     Notice Concerning Water Pollution Control Permits and Applications..........................209                                                 Reproduction of the publication in
                                                                                                                                                     its entirety or for commercial pur-
   Kansas Housing Resources Corporation                                                                                                              poses is prohibited without prior
     Notice of Annual Performance Report on the Kansas Consolidated Plan......................211                                                    permission. Official enactments of
   Kansas Department of Transportation                                                                                                               the Kansas Legislature and pro-
                                                                                                                                                     posed and adopted administrative
     Notice to Contractors for March Letting Information........................................................211
                                                                                                                                                     regulations of state agencies may
     Notices to Consulting Firms for Construction Inspection Projects.......................... 213-217                                              be reproduced in any form without
     Request for Comments on STIP Amendment......................................................................218                                 permission.
   Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency
                                                                                                                                                     Hard copy subscription information
     Request for Qualifications for Architecture and Engineering Firm.................................218
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Bonds                                                                                                                                                be found at the following link: http://
   Washburn University of Topeka Board of Regents                                                                                                    www.sos.ks.gov/publications/pubs_
                                                                                                                                                     kansas_register.asp.
    Notice of Intent to Issue Revenue Bonds..............................................................................219

Executive Branch
   Secretary of State
     Notice of Forfeiture for January.............................................................................................219                       Register Office:
                                                                                                                                                       1st Floor, Memorial Hall
Legislative Branch                                                                                                                                           785-368-8095
   Legislative Administrative Services                                                                                                                  kansasregister@ks.gov
     Legislative Bills and Resolutions Introduced February 4-10.............................................220

Regulations
   Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission
    Notices of Hearing on Proposed Administrative Regulations.................................. 227-228

Index to administrative regulations..............................................................................229

                                                                                                                                                             Published by
                                                                                                                                                             Scott Schwab
                                                                                                                                                           Secretary of State
                                                                                                                                                       1st Floor, Memorial Hall
                                                                                                                                                           120 SW 10th Ave.
                                                                                                                                                        Topeka, KS 66612-1594
                                                                                                                                                             785-296-4564
                                                                                                                                                           www.sos.ks.gov
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© Kansas Secretary of State 2021                                      Vol. 40, No. 7, February 18, 2021
Rates/Notices                                                                                                                   207
                                                     Kansas Register
State of Kansas                                                   341-5134, fax: 620-341-6770, email: purchaseorders@
          Pooled Money Investment Board                           emporia.edu. Mailing address: Emporia State University
                                                                  Purchasing, Campus Box 4021, 1 Kellogg Circle, Empo-
                  Notice of Investment Rates                      ria, KS 66801.
  The following rates are published in accordance with            Fort Hays State University – Electronic bid postings:
K.S.A. 75-4210. These rates and their uses are defined in         http://www.fhsu.edu/purchasing/bids/. Additional con-
K.S.A. 12-1675(b)(c)(d) and K.S.A. 12-1675a(g).                   tact info: phone: 785- 628-4251, fax: 785-628-4046, email:
                                                                  purchasing@fhsu.edu. Mailing address: Fort Hays State
              Effective 2-15-21 through 2-21-21                   University Purchasing Office, 601 Park St., Sheridan Hall
             Term                          Rate                   318, Hays, KS 67601.
          1-89 days                       0.08%
           3 months                       0.03%                   Kansas State University – Bid postings: https://www.
           6 months                       0.02%                   k-state.edu/purchasing/rfq. Due to Covid-19, Kansas
          12 months                       0.06%                   State University will not be accepting paper bids until
          18 months                       0.08%                   further notice. Division of Financial Services/Purchasing,
            2 years                       0.10%                   2323 Anderson Ave., Kansas State University, Manhat-
                                                                  tan, KS 66506. Additional contact info: phone: 785-532-
                                                 Scott Miller     6214, fax: 785-532-5577, email: kspurch@k-state.edu.
                                    Director of Investments
Doc. No. 048859                                                   Pittsburg State University – Bid postings: https://www.
                                                                  pittstate.edu/office/purchasing/. Additional contact info:
State of Kansas                                                   phone: 620-235-4169, email: bstefanoni@pittstate.edu.
                                                                  Mailing address: Pittsburg State University, Purchasing
                     Board of Regents                             Office, 1701 S. Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762.
                        Public Notice                             University of Kansas – Electronic bid postings: http://
                                                                  www.procurement.ku.edu/. Due to Covid-19, the Uni-
  The Kansas Board of Regents and Kansas State Depart-
                                                                  versity of Kansas will not be accepting paper bids until
ment of Education propose to revise the state determined
                                                                  further notice. KU Purchasing Services, 1246 W. Cam-
levels of performance as originally set in the Kansas State
                                                                  pus Road, Room 30, Lawrence, KS 66045. Additional
Plan for Career Technical Education. This action is pursu-
                                                                  contact info: phone: 785-864-5800, fax: 785-864-3454,
ant to section 113(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Carl D. Perkins Ca-
                                                                  email: purchasing@ku.edu.
reer and Technical Education Act of 2006, as amended by
the Strengthening Career and Technical Education of the           University of Kansas Medical Center – Bid post-
21st Century Act (Public Law 115-224).                            ings:   http://www.kumc.edu/finance/purchasing/bid-
  The unanticipated circumstances of the COVID-19 pan-            opportunities.html. Additional contact info: phone: 913-
demic provide states the opportunity to revise the state          588-1117. Mailing address: University of Kansas Medi-
determined performance levels. The proposed levels of             cal Center, Purchasing Department, Mail Stop 2034,
performance and supporting documentation are avail-               3901 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, KS 66160.
able at www.kansasregents.org/CTE and written com-                Wichita State University – Bid postings: http://www.
ments may be submitted beginning February 22, 2021                wichita.edu/purchasing. Additional contact info: phone:
through April 24, 2021. All comments will be responded            316-978-3080, fax: 316-978-3528, email: purchasing.office@
to in the State plan.                                             wichita.edu. Mailing address: Wichita State University,
                                 Connie Beene, Sr. Director       Office of Purchasing, 1845 Fairmount Ave., Campus Box
                                Career Technical Education        12, Wichita, KS 67260-0012.
Doc. No. 048860                                                                                           Debbie Redeker
                                                                                       Chair of Regents Purchasing Group
State of Kansas                                                                                       Purchasing Director
            Board of Regents Universities                                                        Emporia State University
                                                                  Doc. No. 048393
                      Notice to Bidders
   The universities of the Kansas Board of Regents encour-        State of Kansas
age interested vendors to visit the various universities’                  Department of Administration
purchasing offices’ websites for a listing of all transactions,          Office of Procurement and Contracts
including construction projects, for which the universities’
purchasing offices, or one of the consortia commonly uti-                            Notice to Bidders
lized by the universities, are seeking information, com-            Sealed bids for items listed will be received by the Di-
petitive bids, or proposals. The referenced construction          rector of Procurement and Contracts until 2:00 p.m. on
projects may include project delivery construction pro-           the date indicated. For more information, call 785-296-
curement act projects pursuant to K.S.A. 76-7,125 et seq.         2376:
Emporia State University – Bid postings: https://www.             03/01/2021 EVT0007862     Boat Ramp Improvements –
emporia.edu/about-emporia-state-university/business-              		                        Marais Des Cygnes WA
office/purchasing/. Additional contact info: phone: 620-                                                       (continued)

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03/01/2021 EVT0007868                Boat Ramp Improvements –           provide office and/or laboratory space to support edu-
		                                   Eisenhower State Park              cation and research, advance innovation, foster micro-
03/05/2021 EVT0007845                External Oversight – Independent   enterprises, and/or lease to industry partnerships in
		                                   Verification and Validation        any market that aligns with University programs; (2)
		                                   (IV&V)
                                                                        child care facilities; (3) adult living and retirement fa-
03/04/2021 EVT0007870                Inlet Canal Drop Structure –
		                                   Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area
                                                                        cilities; (4) restaurants; (5) retail, grocery, or pharmacy
03/04/2021 EVT0007871                Water Control Structure            establishments; (6) financial institutions; (7) event and/
		                                   Improvements – Cheyenne            or performance center; and (8) parking garage. Because
		                                   Bottoms Wildlife Area              tenant development and/or use must be a good fit with
03/08/2021 EVT0007874                Wastewater Treatment               the university’s educational mission and available space,
		                                   Improvements – Tuttle Creek        please be prepared to provide the following information:
		                                   State Park                         (1) name; (2) square footage of space needs and desired
03/03/2021 EVT0007856                Juvenile Offender Tennis Shoe –    lease term and location; (3) equipment, design, or oth-
		                                   KJCC                               er special needs; (4) description of anticipated use; and
03/04/2021 EVT0007879                Aggregate – Hillside Park          (5) the anticipated benefits to the university, its students,
03/25/2021 EVT0007875                Aggregate – AS – 1 as shoulder
                                                                        and the WSU community (e.g. applied learning, joint
		                                   Rock
03/11/2021 EVT0007880                Agricultural Services – MDC
                                                                        research, faculty start-up, etc.). Additional information
		                                   Wildlife Area                      such as renderings, architectural and design plans, proj-
03/16/2021 EVT0007881                Kansas Tourism Travel Guides       ect timeline, and subcontractor list is encouraged. The
03/18/2021 EVT0007883                GASB 87 Advisor and Training       university will consider serious proposals and inquiries
		                                   Facilitator                        from any financially qualified individual, group, organi-
  The above referenced bid documents can be down-                       zation, or company. If interested, please contact Wichita
                                                                        State University Property Manager Crystal Stegeman at
loaded at the following website:
                                                                        crystal.stegeman@wichita.edu. This publication is being
http://admin.ks.gov/offices/procurement-and-contracts/                  published pursuant to K.S.A. 75-430a(d), to the extent
                   bid-solicitations                                    applicable.
   Additional files may be located at the following web-                                                         Crystal Stegeman
site (please monitor this website on a regular basis for                                            University Property Manager
any changes/addenda):                                                                              Office of the Vice President for
http://admin.ks.gov/offices/procurement-and-contracts/                                               Administration and Finance
          additional-files-for-bid-solicitations                                                          Wichita State University
                                                                        Doc. No. 048823
                  There are No Bids Under this
                Website Closing in this Week’s Ad                       State of Kansas
  Information regarding prequalification, projects, and                     Department of Health and Environment
bid documents can be obtained at 785-296-8899 or http://
admin.ks.gov/offices/ofpm/dcc.                                                   Notice Concerning Proposed Kansas Air
                                                                                Quality Class I Operating Permit Renewal
                                            Richard Beattie, Director
                               Office of Procurement and Contracts         Notice is hereby given that the Kansas Department of
Doc. No. 048872                                                         Health and Environment (KDHE) is soliciting comments
                                                                        regarding a proposed air quality operating permit. Os-
State of Kansas                                                         borne Industries, Inc. has applied for a Class I operat-
                                                                        ing permit renewal in accordance with the provisions of
                     Wichita State University                           K.A.R. 28-19-510 et al. The purpose of a Class I permit is
                                                                        to identify the sources and types of regulated air pollut-
 Notice of Intent to Lease Land and/or Building Space
                                                                        ants emitted from the facility; the emission limitations,
Beginning Publication Date: Vol. 41, No. 5, February 4, 2021            standards, and requirements applicable to each source;
Ending Publication Date: Vol. 41, No. 17, April 29, 2021
                                                                        and the monitoring, record keeping, and reporting re-
   Public notice is hereby given that Wichita State Univer-             quirements applicable to each source as of the effective
sity (WSU) intends to lease available land and building                 date of permit issuance.
space located on WSU’s main campus, WSU’s Innova-                          Osborne Industries, Inc., PO Box 388, Osborne, KS
tion Campus and on property owned by WSU adjacent                       67473, owns and operates a plastic product manufactur-
to the main campus along both Hillside and 17th streets.                ing facility located at 120 N. Industrial Ave., Osborne,
The university will consider leasing such property and/                 Osborne County, KS 67473.
or space to those whose presence on campus would                           A copy of the proposed permit, permit application,
advance the university’s applied learning vision or its                 all supporting documentation, and all information re-
mission as an educational, cultural, and economic driv-                 lied upon during the permit application review process
er for Kansas and the greater public good, or otherwise                 are available for public review during normal business
provide supporting services and amenities to the cam-                   hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the KDHE, Bureau of
pus community. Such projects could include, but not be                  Air (BOA), 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, KS 66612-
limited to: (1) development of a partnership building to                1366 and at the Northwest District Office, 2301 E. 13th St.,

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Hays, KS 67601. To obtain or review the proposed permit      discharges to waters of the United States and the state of
and supporting documentation, contact Rumela Bhadra,         Kansas for the class of discharges described below.
785-296-6024, at the central office of the KDHE or Wendi        The proposed actions concerning the draft documents
Kessler, 785-261-6117 or 785-261-6100 at the Northwest       are based on staff review, applying the appropriate stan-
District Office. The standard departmental cost will be      dards, regulations, and effluent limitations of the state of
assessed for any copies requested. The proposed permit,      Kansas and the Environmental Protection Agency. The
accompanied with supporting information, is available,       final action will result in a Federal National Pollutant Dis-
free of charge, at the KDHE BOA Public Notice website,       charge Elimination System Authorization and/or a Kansas
http://www.kdheks.gov/bar/publicnotice.html.                 Water Pollution Control permit being issued, subject to
  Please direct written comments or questions regarding      certain conditions, revocation, and reissuance of the des-
the proposed permit to Rumela Bhadra, KDHE, BOA,             ignated permit or termination of the designated permit.
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, KS 66612-1366. In
order to be considered in formulating a final permit de-              Public Notice No. KS-AG-21-067/081
cision, written comments must be received no later than          Pending Permits for Confined Feeding Facilities
12:00 p.m. Monday, March 22, 2021.                           Name and Address          Legal Description        Receiving Water
  A person may request a public hearing be held on the       of Applicant
proposed permit. The request for a public hearing shall      John Polok                NE/4 of Section 20       Smoky Hill River
be in writing and set forth the basis for the request. The   1531 400 Ave.             and NW/4 of              Basin
written request must be submitted to Rumela Bhadra,          Hope, KS 67451            Section 21
KDHE BOA, 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, KS                                       T16S, R03E
                                                                                       Dickinson County
66612-1366, no later than 12:00 p.m. Monday, March 22,
2021 in order for the Secretary of Health and Environ-       Kansas Permit No. A-SHDK-B022
ment to consider the request.                                This is a renewal permit for an existing facility with a maximum capaci-
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a 45-           ty of 395 head (197.5 animal units) of cattle 700 pounds or less. There
                                                               has been no change in the permitted animal units from the previous
day review period, which will start concurrently with          permit cycle.
the public comment period, within which to object to the
                                                             Name and Address          Legal Description        Receiving Water
proposed permit. If the EPA has not objected in writing      of Applicant
to the issuance of the permit within the 45-day review
                                                             Rogers Hereford Ranch E/2 of Section 21            Upper Republican
period, any person may petition the administrator of the     Jack Rogers           T01S, R20W                   River Basin
EPA to review the permit. The 60-day public petition pe-     642 Wheeling Ave.     Phillips County
riod will directly follow the EPA’s 45-day review period.    Long Island, KS 67647
Interested parties may contact KDHE to determine if the      Kansas Permit No. A-URPL-B002
EPA’s 45-day review period has been waived.                  This is a renewal permit for an existing facility with a maximum capac-
  Any such petition shall be based only on objections to       ity of 820 head (820 animal units) of cattle weighing more than 700
the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity        pounds, and 50 head (25 animal units) of cattle weighing less than
during the public comment period provided for in this          700 pounds, for a total of 870 head (845 animal units). There has been
                                                               no change in the permitted animal units.
notice, unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was im-
practicable to raise such objections within such period,     Name and Address          Legal Description        Receiving Water
                                                             of Applicant
or unless the grounds for such objection arose after such
period. Contact Keith Johnson, U.S. EPA, Region 7, Air       Faye Farms                SW/4 of Section 20       Walnut River Basin
                                                             4790 11th Rd.             T30S, R03E
Permitting and Compliance Branch, 11201 Renner Blvd.,        Udall, KS 67146           Cowley County
Lenexa, KS 66219, 913-551-7960, to determine when the
                                                             Kansas Permit No. A-WACL-M005
45-day EPA review period ends and the 60-day petition
period commences.                                            The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing
                                                               facility for 60 head (84 animal units) of mature dairy cattle. There
                                   Lee A. Norman, M.D.         will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal
                                              Secretary        units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Waste
Doc. No. 048868                                                Management Plan on file with KDHE.
                                                             Name and Address          Legal Description        Receiving Water
State of Kansas                                              of Applicant
                                                             Burgess Land & Cattle,    NE/4 of Section 21       Kansas River Basin
    Department of Health and Environment                       LLC                     T08S, R10E
                                                             Gary Burgess              Pottawatomie
        Notice Concerning Kansas/Federal Water               11710 Adams Creek         County
       Pollution Control Permits and Applications              Rd.
                                                             Westmoreland, KS
   In accordance with Kansas Administrative Regula-            66549
tions 28-16-57 through 63, 28-18-1 through 17, 28-18a-1      Kansas Permit No. A-KSPT-B005
through 33, 28-16-150 through 154, 28-46-7, and the au-
                                                             This is a renewal permit for an existing facility with the maximum ca-
thority vested with the state by the administrator of the      pacity of 190 head (190 animal units) of cattle weighing more than 700
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, various draft            pounds, 760 head (380 animal units) of cattle weighing 700 pounds
water pollution control documents (permits, notices to         or less, and 4 head (8 animal units) of horses, for a total of 578 animal
revoke and reissue, notices to terminate) have been pre-       units. There has been no change in the permitted animal units.
pared and/or permit applications have been received for                                                                      (continued)

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Name and Address               Legal Description    Receiving Water          Kansas Permit No. A-ARRN-B005
of Applicant                                                                 The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing
Jennison Ranch Feedlot NE/4 of Section 5            Smoky Hill River           facility for 70 head (70 animal units) of cattle weighing more than
Richard Jennison       T17S, R29W                   Basin                      700 pounds. There will be no change in the operation or permitted
239 N. Hickock Rd.     Lane County                                             number of animal units from the previous permit. This facility has an
Healy, KS 67850                                                                approved Waste Management Plan on file with KDHE.
Kansas Permit No. A-SHLE-B003                                                Name and Address         Legal Description        Receiving Water
                                                                             of Applicant
This is a renewal permit for an existing facility for the maximum ca-
  pacity of 900 head (900 animal units) of cattle weighing more than         Borntrager Dairy     SW/4 of Section 7            Marais des Cygnes
  700 pounds. There has been no change in the permitted animal units         Phineas Borntrager   T21S, R19E                   River Basin
  form the previous permit.                                                  23444 NW Indiana Rd. Anderson County
                                                                             Welda, KS 66091
Name and Address               Legal Description    Receiving Water
of Applicant                                                                 Kansas Permit No. A-MCAN-M015
Le-Dr Dairy, LLC               SE/4 of Section 25   Little Arkansas          This is a renewal permit for an existing facility with a maximum capac-
5309 N. Meridian               T22S, R01W           River Basin                ity of 80 head (112 animal units) of mature dairy cattle, 20 head (20
Newton, KS 67114               Harvey County                                   animal units) of cattle weighing more than 700 pounds and 40 head
                                                                               (20 animal units) of cattle weighing 700 pounds or less for a total of
Kansas Permit No. A-LAHV-M010                                                  140 head (152 animal units of cattle. There has been no change in the
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing     permitted animal units from the previous permit.
  facility for 225 head (315 animal units) of mature dairy cows, 120         Name and Address         Legal Description        Receiving Water
  head (120 animal units) of cattle weighing more than 700 pounds,           of Applicant
  and 125 head (62.5 animal units) of cattle weighing less than 700
  pounds; for a total maximum capacity of 497.5 animal units. There          Ohlde Farms, Inc.        SE/4 of Section 8        Lower Republican
  will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal           Ronald Ohlde             T05S, R03E               River Basin
  units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Waste        1577 4th Rd.             Washington County
  Management Plan on file with KDHE.                                         Palmer, KS 66962

Name and Address               Legal Description    Receiving Water          Kansas Permit No. A-LRWS-B002
of Applicant                                                                 This is a renewal permit for an existing facility with a maximum capac-
                                                                               ity of 950 head (950 animal units) of cattle more than 700 pounds.
Taylor Ranch                   NW/4 of Section 23   Solomon River Basin
                                                                               This represents a decrease in animal units from the previous permit.
Harold Taylor                  T08S, R27W
2025 Sheridan Ave.,            Sheridan County                               Name and Address         Legal Description        Receiving Water
  Apt. 5                                                                     of Applicant
Hoxie, KS 67740
                                                                             Clark Bros. & Hudson     SE/4 of Section 31       Marais des Cygnes
Kansas Permit No. A-SOSD-B002                                                Tracy Clark              T19S, R24E               River Basin
                                                                             7109 W. 80th St.         Linn County
This is a renewal permit for an existing facility for a maximum capacity
                                                                             Overland Park, KS
  of 900 head (900 animal units) of beef cattle more than 700 pounds.
                                                                               66204
  There has been no change in animal units from the previous permit.
                                                                             Kansas Permit No. A-MCLN-S008
Name and Address               Legal Description    Receiving Water
of Applicant                                                                 This is a renewal permit for an existing facility with the maximum
                                                                               capacity of 88 (35.2 animal units) of swine weighing more than 55
DeLong Farms                   SW/4 of Section 20   Neosho River Basin         pounds and 700 head (70 animal units) of swine weighing 55 pounds
Darryl DeLong                  T18S, R12E                                      or less, for a total of 788 head (105.2 animal units). There has been no
2485 Burlingame Rd.            Lyon County                                     change in animal units from the previous permit.
Admire, KS 66860
                                                                             Name and Address         Legal Description        Receiving Water
Kansas Permit No. A-NELY-B003                                                of Applicant
This is a renewal permit for an existing facility for the maximum capac-     Linchpin Farms, LLC      SW/4 of Section 4        Lower Arkansas
  ity of 900 head (900 animal units) of beef cattle weighing more than       Ryan Molz/Eric Molz      T35S, R11W               River Basin
  700 pounds. There has been no change in the permitted animal units         PO Box 124               Barber County
  from the previous permit.                                                  Kiowa, KS 67070
Name and Address               Legal Description    Receiving Water          Kansas Permit No. A-ARBA-B001
of Applicant
                                                                             This is a renewal permit for an existing facility for the maximum ca-
Wolf Dairy, LLC                NW/4 of Section 14   Smoky Hill River           pacity of 900 head (900 animal units) of cattle weighing more than
Carl Wolf                      T12S, R26W           Basin                      700 pounds. There has been no change in the permitted animal units
7827 CR W                      Gove County                                     from the previous permit.
Quinter, KS 67752
                                                                             Name and Address         Legal Description        Receiving Water
Kansas Permit No. A-SHGO-M004                                                of Applicant
This is a renewal permit for an existing facility with the maximum ca-       Jons Dairy               SE/4 of Section 15 Kansas River Basin
  pacity of 130 head (182 animal units) of mature dairy cattle and 20        Gary Jons                T11S, R22E
  head (10 animal units) of dairy cattle less than 700 pounds, for a total   17335 158th St.          Leavenworth County
  of 192 animal units. There has been no change in animal units from         Basehor, KS 66007
  the previous permit.
                                                                             Kansas Permit No. A-KSLV-M003
Name and Address               Legal Description    Receiving Water
                                                                             This is a renewal permit for an existing facility with the maximum ca-
of Applicant
                                                                               pacity of 100 head (140 animal units) of dairy cows, 31 head (31 ani-
Sand Creek Feeders             NE/4 of Section 1    Lower Arkansas             mal units) of dairy breeding stock weighing more than 700 pounds,
Marlin D. Miller               T24S, R07W           River Basin                and 35 head (17.5 animal units) of dairy calves; for a total of 188.5
7305 W. Morgan Ave.            Reno County                                     animal units of cattle. There has been no change in animal units from
Hutchinson, KS 67501                                                           the previous permit.

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             Public Notice No. KS-Q-21-008/009                                 All comments regarding the draft documents or appli-
  The requirements of the draft permit public noticed                       cation notices received on or before March 20, 2021, will
below are pursuant to the Kansas Surface Water Quali-                       be considered in the formulation of the final determina-
ty Standards, K.A.R. 28-16-28(b-g), and Federal Surface                     tions regarding this public notice. Please refer to the ap-
Water Criteria.                                                             propriate Kansas document number (KS-AG-21-067/081,
                                                                            KS-Q-21-008/009) and name of the applicant/permittee
Name and Address         Receiving Stream        Type of Discharge          when preparing comments.
of Applicant
                                                                               After review of any comments received during the
Mid-States Materials,    Neosho River via        Process Wastewater         public notice period, the Secretary of Health and Envi-
  LLC                    Ogeese Creek via
PO Box 236               Unnamed Tributary
                                                                            ronment will issue a determination regarding final agen-
Topeka, KS 66601                                                            cy action on each draft document/application. If response
                                                                            to any draft document/application indicates significant
Kansas Permit No. I-NE29-PO02
Federal Permit No. KS0101885                                                public interest, a public hearing may be held in confor-
                                                                            mance with K.A.R. 28-16-61 (28-46-21 for UIC).
Legal Description: S½, S34, T29S, R19E, Neosho County, Kansas
                                                                               All draft documents/applications and the support-
Facility Name: Galesburg Quarry                                             ing information including any comments received are
The proposed action is to issue a new State/NPDES permit for a new          on file and may be inspected at the offices of the Kan-
  facility. This facility is engaged in a limestone quarrying operation     sas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of
  with some washing. Outfall 001A1 consists of treated wash-water,          Water, 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420, Topeka, Kansas.
  storm-water runoff and pit water. Outfalls 002A1, 003A1, 004A1 and
  005A1 consist of pit water and storm-water runoff only. In compli-        These documents are available upon request at the copy-
  ance with Kansas and federal law, KDHE has approved an antideg-           ing cost assessed by KDHE. Application information and
  radation review for this new facility for increased concentrations and    components of plans and specifications for all new and
  mass of some pollutants to the receiving stream. The water quality of     expanding swine facilities are available at http://www.
  the receiving stream will not be lowered below the quality necessary
  to support existing designated users. The proposed permit contains
                                                                            kdheks.gov/feedlots. Division of Environment offices are
  limits for total suspended solids.                                        open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Fri-
                                                                            day, excluding holidays.
Name and Address         Receiving Stream        Type of Discharge
of Applicant                                                                                                    Lee A. Norman, M.D.
Glen Elder, City of      Solomon River           Process Wastewater                                                        Secretary
PO Box 17                                                                   Doc. No. 048867
Glen Elder, KS 67446
Kansas Permit No. I-SO18-PO01                                               State of Kansas
Federal Permit No. KS0101460
                                                                                       Housing Resources Corporation
Legal Description: SW¼, S34, T6S, R9W, Mitchell County, Kansas
Outfall Location: SW¼, S27, T6S, R9W, Mitchell County, Kansas                          Notice of Annual Performance Report
                                                                                        on the Kansas Consolidated Plan
Facility Name: Mitchell County RWD #2
The proposed action is to issue a new State/NPDES permit for a new
                                                                               The Kansas Housing Resources Corporation will pub-
  facility. This is a public water supply treatment plant. Raw water        lish a preliminary draft of the Annual Performance Re-
  for the treatment comes from Waconda Lake. After the grit removal,        port on the Kansas Consolidated Plan for community and
  sodium permanganate is added to address manganese, iron, taste            housing development for program year 2020. The Annual
  and odor issues prior to treatment. Water then goes to a pulsating        Performance Report on the 2020 Kansas Consolidated Plan
  clarifier. Effluent is then injected with ammonium sulfate and sodi-
  um hypochlorite prior to entering gravity sand filters. In compliance     will be available for public review and comment March
  with Kansas and federal law, KDHE has approved an antidegrada-            4 through March 19, 2021. The Annual Performance Re-
  tion review for this new facility for increased concentrations and        port will be available online at www.kshousingcorp.org
  mass of some pollutants to the receiving stream. The water quality of     beginning March 4, 2021. Limited hard copies of the An-
  the receiving stream will not be lowered below the quality necessary
  to support existing designated users. The proposed permit contains        nual Performance Report are available through the Kansas
  limits for total residual chlorine, total suspended solids, and pH, as    Housing Resources Corporation, 611 S. Kansas Ave., Suite
  well as monitoring for flow, chloride, total recoverable selenium, sul-   300, Topeka, KS 66603; phone 785-217-2001; fax 785-232-
  fate and total phosphorus.                                                8073; email info@kshousingcorp.org.
                                                                                                                       Ryan Vincent
  Persons wishing to comment on the draft documents                                                                Executive Director
and/or permit applications must submit their comments                       Doc. No. 048866

in writing to the Kansas Department of Health and En-
vironment if they wish to have the comments consid-                         State of Kansas
ered in the decision-making process. Comments should                                    Department of Transportation
be submitted to the attention of the Livestock Waste
Management Section for agricultural related draft doc-                                        Notice to Contractors
uments or applications, or to the Technical Services Sec-                     Electronic copies of the letting proposals and plans are
tion for all other permits, at the Kansas Department of                     available on the Kansas Department of Transportation
Health and Environment, Division of Environment, Bu-                        (KDOT) website at https://kdotapp.ksdot.org/Proposal/
reau of Water, 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420, Topeka,                      Proposal.aspx. The website will allow the contractor to
KS 66612-1367.                                                                                                                    (continued)

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request approval from KDOT to bid as a prime contrac-                 Wyandotte – 35-105 KA-6052-01 – I-35, at various loca-
tor and be included on the “Bid Holders List,” or to be in-        tions in the county, pavement marking, 4.0 miles. (Fed-
cluded on the “Non-Bid Holders List” as a subcontractor/           eral Funds)
supplier. KDOT’s approval is required to bid as a prime
contractor. To bid as a prime contractor, KDOT needs to                          District Two – North Central
be notified of the intent to bid no later than the close of           Chase – 50-9 KA-5983-01 – U.S. 50, from approximately
business on the Monday preceding the scheduled letting             438 feet east of the RS 92/U.S. 50 junction east 4.2 miles
date. Failure to obtain prior approval to bid as a prime           to the west edge of the wearing surface of the Simmons
contractor on any projects listed below will be reason to          Creek Bridge (#065), overlay, 4.2 miles. (Federal Funds)
reject your bid. The Secretary reserves the right to reject           Dickinson – 70-21 KA-6067-01 – I-70, from approxi-
bids that do not comply with all requirements for prepar-          mately 1,616 feet west of the west Abilene city limits (the
ing a bidding proposal as specified in the 2015 edition of         west end of project KA-0732-01 at reference point 274.79)
the Kansas Department of Transportation Standard Speci-            east 8.5 miles (to the east end of KA-0732-01 at reference
fications for State Road and Bridge Construction.                  point 283.31), pavement patching, 8.5 miles. (Federal
   KDOT will only accept electronic internet proposals             Funds)
using the Bid Express website at http://www.bidx.com                  Ellsworth – 156-27 KA-6101-01 – K-156, from the north
until 1:00 p.m. (CST) March 17, 2021. The KDOT bid                 city limits of Ellsworth northeast to K-156/I-70 junction,
letting will be conducted remotely by audio broadcast              sealing, 11.2 miles. (State Funds)
ONLY at 3:00 p.m. (CST) Wednesday, March 17, 2021.                    Geary – 57-31 KA-5678-01 – K-57, bridge #078 over
To join the conference call, dial 866-620-7326 and enter           Clark Creek located 3.14 miles southeast of I-70, bridge
conference code 5895748207. KDOT has tested the pro-               overlay. (Federal Funds)
cess, but in the event of an unforeseen issue, KDOT will              Jewell – 45 C-4984-01 – Major collector roads located
provide updates.                                                   east of K-14 and south of U.S. 36, signing, 55.0 miles.
   Each bidder shall certify that such person, firm, associ-       (Federal Funds)
ation, or corporation has not, either directly or indirectly,         Saline – 135-85 KA-5680-01 – I-135, bridge #028 over
entered into any agreement, participated in any collusion,         the Union Pacific Railroad and an unnamed stream locat-
or otherwise taken any action in restraint of free compet-         ed 3.23 miles north of Magnolia Street; bridge #033 over
itive bidding in connection with the submitted bid. This           Dry Creek Drainage located 0.40 mile north of K-140;
certification shall be in the form of a required contract pro-     bridge #037 over Mulberry Creek located 1.02 miles north
vision provided by the state to each prospective bidder.           of K-140; and bridge #035 over the Kansas and Oklahoma
Failure to complete the required contract provision and            Railroad located 0.74 mile north of K-140, bridge repair.
certify the completeness of the preceding statement when           (Federal Funds)
electronically signing the proposal will make the bid non-
responsive and not eligible for award consideration.                              District Three – Northwest
                         District One – Northeast                    Logan – 25-55 KA-5981-01 – K-25, from the Wichita/
                                                                   Logan county line north approximately 14 miles, 4-inch
  Johnson – 69-46 KA-5684-01 – U.S. 69, bridge #094 over           overlay, 14.0 miles. (Federal Funds)
191st Street and bridge #097 over W. 179th Street located            Thomas – 25-97 KA-5982-01 – K-25, from the north city
3.02 miles and 4.52 miles, respectively, north of the Mi-          limits of Colby north to the Rawlins/Thomas county line,
ami/Johnson county line, bridge repair. (Federal Funds)            overlay, 11.5 miles. (Federal Funds)
  Johnson – 10-46 KA-5774-01 – K-10, bridge #177 over
Lexington Avenue (eastbound) located 4.44 miles east of                            District Four – Southeast
the Douglas County line, bridge deck. (Federal Funds)
  Johnson – 169-46 KA-5943-01 – U.S. 169, from 175th                 Franklin – 68-30 KA-5694-01 – K-68, bridge #073 lo-
Street north to 151st Street in Olathe, milling and overlay,       cated 13.15 miles east of the Osage county line, bridge.
2.7 miles. (Federal Funds)                                         (Federal Funds)
  Johnson – 35-46 KA-6051-01 – I-35 at various locations in          Franklin – 30 TE-0482-01 – Ottawa, at locations along
the county, pavement marking, 7.5 miles. (Federal Funds)           K-68 from N. Locust Street to N. Oak Street and along N.
  Osage – 31-70 KA-2365-01 – K-31, from the east city              Main Street from E. Tecumseh Street to K-68, pedestrian
limits of Osage City, east to the U.S. 75/K-31 junction,           and bicycle paths, 1.0 mile. (Federal Funds)
grading, bridge and surfacing, 6.7 miles. (Federal Funds)
                                                                                 District Five – South Central
  Pottawatomie – 16-75 KA-5720-01 – K-16, bridge #021
over Mill Creek located 0.72 mile west of K-259, bridge               Harper – 179-39 KA-5155-01 – K-179 from Hayes Street
overlay. (Federal Funds)                                           to Evans Street in Anthony, pavement reconstruction, 0.2
  Riley – 24-81 KA-3926-01 – U.S. 24, bridge #008 over             mile. (Federal Funds)
Wildcat Creek Drainage located 8.92 miles southeast of                Pawnee – 56-73 KA-3265-02 – U.S. 56, beginning at
the U.S. 24/K-82 junction, bridge replacement. (Federal            bridge #001 (over Big Coon Creek) northeast to the west
Funds)                                                             city limits of Garfield, milling and overlay, 0.5 mile. (Fed-
  Shawnee – 89 TE-0464-01 – Deer Creek Trail Extension             eral Funds)
from S.E. 10th Street to 2500 S.E. Highland Avenue at                 Rice – 80 C-4969-01 – Major collector roads located
Dornwood Park in Topeka, pedestrian and bicycle paths,             south of U.S. 56 and east of K-14, signing, 71.0 miles.
1.2 miles. (Federal Funds)                                         (Federal Funds)

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  Sedgwick – 96-87 KA-5690-01 – K-96, bridge #283 over        material testing for this project are done correctly. The
Little Slough Creek located approximately 3,221 feet east     number of required inspectors will fluctuate throughout
of Tyler Road and bridge #285 over Ridge Road located         the project depending on the contractor’s schedule and
at the K-96/Ridge Road junction, bridge repair. (Federal      how they pursue the work. Submit the name and infor-
Funds)                                                        mation of the project manager. Construction is antici-
  Stafford – 93 C-4979-01 – Major collector roads includ-     pated to be completed in 90-working days and cleanup
ing Rural Secondary routes 38, 634, 636, 974, 1483, 1518,     days. Provide all the equipment necessary to inspect and
pavement marking, 53.0 miles. (Federal Funds)                 test materials.
                   District Six – Southwest                   Instructions for Proposal
                                                                 No costs shall be contained in the RFP. The RFP must
  Clark – 13 C-4974-01 – Major collector roads located        not exceed four (4) pages total (including any cover let-
south of U.S. 160, signing, 63.0 miles. (Federal Funds)       ter, index, etc.) and 2MB to address the pertinent topics.
  Clark – 13 TE-0477-01 – South Main Street and Locust        RFPs submitted will consist of the technical proposal
Street in Minneola, pedestrian and bicycle paths, 0.3         and a completed and signed Special Attachment No. 7
mile. (Federal Funds)                                         (“Certificate of Final Indirect Costs”), a completed and
  Grant – 34 C-4981-01 – Major collector roads including      signed Special Attachment No. 8 (“Tax Clearance Certif-
Rural Secondary routes 282, 1536, and 1991, signing, 39.0     icate”), and a signed Special Attachment No. 10 (“Policy
miles. (Federal Funds)                                        Regarding Sexual Harassment”). Completed Special At-
  Gray – 35 C-4994-01 – All minor collector roads, sign-      tachments do not count against the four-page technical
ing, 50.0 miles. (Federal Funds)                              proposal submission. All these forms are attached to the
  Kearny – 25-47 KA-5156-01 – K-25, from south of Santa       original email announcement.
Fe Avenue to the south city limits of Lakin, pavement re-        RFPs shall indicate the consultant’s ability to meet the
construction, 0.2 mile. (Federal Funds)                       project inspection needs described above. RFPs shall de-
                                               Julie Lorenz   scribe any processes or procedures, including best prac-
                                                  Secretary   tices, that will be used to perform tasks and to produce
Doc. No. 048861                                               the desired results described above under “Scope of Ser-
                                                              vices to be Performed.” The RFP shall also include items
State of Kansas                                               such as:
            Department of Transportation                        • Project manager
                                                                • History of providing inspection services on similar
                  Notice to Consulting Firms                      projects
Background and Purpose of Project                               • Availability of staff
  The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is             • Familiarity with KDOT standards and specifications
seeking a consultant to provide construction inspection         • Any subconsultant and their role in performing the
services for project 70-84 KA 5687-01. The project is on          services on the project
I-70 and is for repairs of Bridge #026 located 13.06 miles      • Names, certifications, and experience of all inspec-
east of US-281 and Bridge #030 located 14.58 miles east of        tors that will be assigned to the project
US-281 in Russell County.                                       • Anticipated time to close out project paperwork
Schedule/Deadlines                                            Evaluation Factors
   Request for Proposals (RFPs) are due on or before 12:00      RFPs will be evaluated based on the factors listed be-
p.m. (CST) March 5, 2021, to be delivered via email to        low, evenly weighted, to rank the most qualified firm in
kdot.designcontracts@ks.gov. Evaluation and ranking of        order of preference as first, second, third, etc. Evaluation
submissions will occur on or about March 12, 2021, after      factors include:
which time all firms that submitted will be notified of the     1. How the consultant plans to meet the fluctuating
ranking. Negotiations with the most highly ranked firm             inspection needs of the project;
to commence on or about March 19, 2021. The contractor          2. Employee names (project manager), certifications,
is expected to start the project in early April of 2021.           and qualifications proposed for services;
Scope of Services to be Performed                               3. Past performance history on similar projects (list
   The project manager/inspectors must be capable in-              project numbers) for KDOT;
specting the whole project, which includes concrete,            4. Anticipated time to close out project paperwork;
bridge repair, pavement marking, traffic control, CMS or        5. Proximity of inspectors to project;
AASHTOWare data entry, all project records, all project         6. Types of direct expenses anticipated (lodging, mile-
paperwork, and final paperwork, etc. Project records and           age, etc.).
paperwork including but not limited to: diary, pay quan-         The highest ranked firm will be asked to enter into
tities, certifications, sample identifications, change or-    negotiations with KDOT for an agreement. In the event
ders, pay estimates, monitoring subcontractor payments,       KDOT cannot reach agreement with the highest ranked
and monitoring contractor’s payrolls, etc. Records and        firm, it will terminate negotiations with such firm and
paperwork must be submitted accurately and timely.            commence negotiations with the next highest ranked
Anticipated staffing needs: provide project management        firm, and so on, until either agreement is reached for a
and all inspectors as needed to ensure inspection and                                                               (continued)

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satisfactory scope of services for a fair and reasonable                 this project are done correctly. The number of required
price, or KDOT decides to pursue other alternatives.                     inspectors will fluctuate throughout the project depend-
Exhibits to this Technical Proposal Request                              ing on the contractor’s schedule and how they pursue the
  • Special Attachment No. 7 (“Certificate of Final Indi-                work. Submit the name and information of the project
    rect Costs”)                                                         manager and HMA plant inspector. Construction is an-
  • Special Attachment No. 8 (“Tax Clearance Certificate”)               ticipated to be completed in 45-working days and clean-
  • Special Attachment No. 10 (“Policy Regarding Sex-                    up days. Provide all the equipment necessary to inspect
    ual Harassment”)                                                     and test materials.
Contract Terms and Conditions                                               Instructions for Proposal
  A standard KDOT project inspection agreement will be                      No costs shall be contained in the RFP. The RFP must
used for this project. Current rate factors will be used for             not exceed four (4) pages total (including any cover let-
compensation, and Special Attachments for the Kansas                     ter, index, etc.) and 2MB to address the pertinent topics.
“Tax Clearance Certificate,” the “Certificate of Final In-               RFPs submitted will consist of the technical proposal
direct Costs,” and the “Policy Regarding Sexual Harass-                  and a completed and signed Special Attachment No. 7
ment” will become attachments to the contract.                           (“Certificate of Final Indirect Costs”), a completed and
  Questions about this request for proposals shall be sent               signed Special Attachment No. 8 (“Tax Clearance Certif-
via email to kdot.designcontracts@ks.gov.                                icate”), and a signed Special Attachment No. 10 (“Policy
                                                                         Regarding Sexual Harassment”). Completed Special At-
                                                    David Lutgen, P.E.   tachments do not count against the four-page technical
                                   Division of Engineering and Design    proposal submission. All these forms are attached to the
Doc. No. 048873
                                                                         original email announcement.
                                                                            RFPs shall indicate the consultant’s ability to meet the
State of Kansas
                                                                         project inspection needs described above. RFPs shall de-
               Department of Transportation                              scribe any processes or procedures, including best prac-
                                                                         tices, that will be used to perform tasks and to produce
                      Notice to Consulting Firms                         the desired results described above under “Scope of Ser-
Background and Purpose of Project                                        vices to be Performed.” The RFP shall also include items
  The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is                      such as:
seeking a consultant to provide construction inspection                    • Project manager
services for project 4-106 KA 5956-01. The project is mill                 • History of providing inspection services on similar
and overlay on K-4 in Jefferson and Shawnee Counties.                        projects
K-4 in Jefferson County beginning at the Shawnee/Jef-                      • Availability of staff
ferson County line then east to junction K-4/K-92. K-4 in                  • Familiarity with KDOT standards and specifications
Shawnee County beginning at east junction K-4/US-24                        • Any subconsultant and their role in performing the
then east to the Shawnee/Jefferson County line.                              services on the project
Schedule/Deadlines                                                         • Names, certifications, and experience of all inspec-
   Request for Proposals (RFPs) are due on or before 12:00                   tors that will be assigned to the project
p.m. (CST) March 5, 2021, to be delivered via email to                     • Anticipated time to close out project paperwork
kdot.designcontracts@ks.gov. Evaluation and ranking of                   Evaluation Factors
submissions will occur on or about March 17, 2021, af-                     RFPs will be evaluated based on the factors listed be-
ter which time all firms that submitted will be notified of              low, evenly weighted, to rank the most qualified firm in
the ranking. Negotiations with the most highly ranked
                                                                         order of preference as first, second, third, etc. Evaluation
firm to commence on or about March 24, 2021. An agree-
                                                                         factors include:
ment should be in place on or about April 7, 2021. Project
will be built in 2021. The contractor is expected to start                 1. How the consultant plans to meet the fluctuating
the project around April to August 2021, this date could                      inspection needs of the project;
move based on contractor’s schedule.                                       2. Employee names (project manager and HMA plant
                                                                              inspector), certifications, and qualifications pro-
Scope of Services to be Performed
                                                                              posed for services;
  The project manager/inspectors must be capable in-
                                                                           3. Past performance history on similar projects (list
specting the whole project, which includes HMA road-
                                                                              project numbers) for KDOT;
way, HMA plant, pavement patching, pavement mark-
                                                                           4. Anticipated time to close out project paperwork;
ing, traffic control, CMS or AASHTOWare data entry,
all project records, all project paperwork, and final pa-                  5. Proximity of inspectors to project;
perwork, etc. Project records and paperwork including                      6. Types of direct expenses anticipated (lodging, mile-
but not limited to: diary, pay quantities, certifications,                    age, etc.).
sample identifications, change orders, pay estimates,                       The highest ranked firm will be asked to enter into
monitoring subcontractor payments, and monitoring                        negotiations with KDOT for an agreement. In the event
contractor’s payrolls, etc. Records and paperwork must                   KDOT cannot reach agreement with the highest ranked
be submitted accurately and timely. Anticipated staffing                 firm, it will terminate negotiations with such firm and
needs: provide project management and all inspectors                     commence negotiations with the next highest ranked
as needed to ensure inspection and material testing for                  firm, and so on, until either agreement is reached for a

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satisfactory scope of services for a fair and reasonable        vide project management and all inspectors as needed to
price, or KDOT decides to pursue other alternatives.            ensure inspection and material testing for this project are
Exhibits to this Technical Proposal Request                     done correctly. The number of required inspectors will
  • Special Attachment No. 7 (“Certificate of Final Indi-       fluctuate throughout the project depending on the con-
    rect Costs”)                                                tractor’s schedule and how they pursue the work. Sub-
  • Special Attachment No. 8 (“Tax Clearance Certificate”)      mit the name and information of the project manager and
  • Special Attachment No. 10 (“Policy Regarding Sex-           HMA plant inspector. Construction is anticipated to be
    ual Harassment”)                                            completed in 120-working days and cleanup days com-
                                                                bined for these tied working day projects. Provide all the
Contract Terms and Conditions                                   equipment necessary to inspect and test materials.
  A standard KDOT project inspection agreement will
be used for this project. Current rate factors will be used     Instructions for Proposal
for compensation, and Special ATTACHMENTS for the                  No costs shall be contained in the RFP. The RFP must
Kansas “Tax Clearance Certificate,” the “Certificate of         not exceed four (4) pages total (including any cover let-
Final Indirect Costs,” and the “Policy Regarding Sexual         ter, index, etc.) and 2MB to address the pertinent topics.
Harassment” will become attachments to the contract.            RFPs submitted will consist of the technical proposal
  Questions about this request for proposals shall be sent      and a completed and signed Special Attachment No. 7
via email to kdot.designcontracts@ks.gov.                       (“Certificate of Final Indirect Costs”), a completed and
                                                                signed Special Attachment No. 8 (“Tax Clearance Certif-
                                        David Lutgen, P.E.
                                                                icate”), and a signed Special Attachment No. 10 (“Policy
                       Division of Engineering and Design
Doc. No. 048874
                                                                Regarding Sexual Harassment”). Completed Special At-
                                                                tachments do not count against the four-page technical
State of Kansas                                                 proposal submission. All these forms are attached to the
                                                                original email announcement.
            Department of Transportation                           RFPs shall indicate the consultant’s ability to meet the
                                                                project inspection needs described above. RFPs shall de-
                  Notice to Consulting Firms                    scribe any processes or procedures, including best prac-
Background and Purpose of Project                               tices, that will be used to perform tasks and to produce
  The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is             the desired results described above under “Scope of Ser-
seeking a consultant to provide construction inspection         vices to be Performed.” The RFP shall also include items
services for projects 75-106 KA 5974 and 75-89 KA 5976-         such as:
01. The project is mill and overlay on US-75 in Osage and         • Project manager
Shawnee Counties. US-75 beginning at 2-Lane/4-Lane                • History of providing inspection services on similar
split, then north to the Shawnee/Osage County line. US-
                                                                    projects
75 beginning at the Shawnee/Osage County line, then
                                                                  • Availability of staff
north to junction US-75/Topeka Boulevard. US-75 begin-
                                                                  • Familiarity with KDOT standards and specifications
ning at junction US-75/Topeka Boulevard then north to
                                                                  • Any subconsultant and their role in performing the
junction US-75/SW 42nd Street.
                                                                    services on the project
Schedule/Deadlines                                                • Names, certifications, and experience of all inspec-
  Request for Proposals (RFPs) are due on or before 12:00           tors that will be assigned to the project
p.m. (CST) March 5, 2021, to be delivered via email to            • Anticipated time to close out project paperwork
kdot.designcontracts@ks.gov. Evaluation and ranking of
submissions will occur on or about March 17, 2021, after        Evaluation Factors
which time all firms that submitted will be notified of the       RFPs will be evaluated based on the factors listed be-
ranking. Negotiations with the most highly ranked firm          low, evenly weighted, to rank the most qualified firm in
to commence on or about March 24, 2021. An agreement            order of preference as first, second, third, etc. Evaluation
should be in place on or about April 7, 2021. Project will      factors include:
be built in 2021. The contractor is expected to start the         1. How the consultant plans to meet the fluctuating
project around April to June 2021, this date could move              inspection needs of the project;
based on contractor’s schedule.                                   2. Employee names (project manager and HMA plant
Scope of Services to be Performed                                    inspector), certifications, and qualifications pro-
  The project manager/inspectors must be capable in-                 posed for services;
specting the whole project, which includes HMA road-              3. Past performance history on similar projects (list
way, HMA plant, pavement patching, pavement mark-                    project numbers) for KDOT;
ing, traffic control, CMS or AASHTOWare data entry, all           4. Anticipated time to close out project paperwork;
project records, all project paperwork, and final paper-          5. Proximity of inspectors to project;
work, etc. Project records and paperwork including but            6. Types of direct expenses anticipated (lodging, mile-
not limited to: diary, pay quantities, certifications, sample        age, etc.).
identifications, change orders, pay estimates, monitoring         The highest ranked firm will be asked to enter into
subcontractor payments, and monitoring contractor’s             negotiations with KDOT for an agreement. In the event
payrolls, etc. Records and paperwork must be submitted          KDOT cannot reach agreement with the highest ranked
accurately and timely. Anticipated staffing needs: pro-                                                               (continued)

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firm, it will terminate negotiations with such firm and                  this project are done correctly. The number of required
commence negotiations with the next highest ranked                       inspectors will fluctuate throughout the project depend-
firm, and so on, until either agreement is reached for a                 ing on the contractor’s schedule and how they pursue the
satisfactory scope of services for a fair and reasonable                 work. Submit the name and information of the project
price, or KDOT decides to pursue other alternatives.                     manager and HMA plant inspector. Construction is an-
Exhibits to this Technical Proposal Request                              ticipated to be completed in 30-working days and clean-
  • Special Attachment No. 7 (“Certificate of Final Indi-                up days. Provide all the equipment necessary to inspect
    rect Costs”)                                                         and test materials.
  • Special Attachment No. 8 (“Tax Clearance Certificate”)               Instructions for Proposal
  • Special Attachment No. 10 (“Policy Regarding Sex-                       No costs shall be contained in the RFP. The RFP must
    ual Harassment”)                                                     not exceed four (4) pages total (including any cover let-
Contract Terms and Conditions                                            ter, index, etc.) and 2MB to address the pertinent topics.
  A standard KDOT project inspection agreement will be                   RFPs submitted will consist of the technical proposal
used for this project. Current rate factors will be used for             and a completed and signed Special Attachment No. 7
compensation, and Special Attachments for the Kansas                     (“Certificate of Final Indirect Costs”), a completed and
“Tax Clearance Certificate,” the “Certificate of Final In-               signed Special Attachment No. 8 (“Tax Clearance Certif-
direct Costs,” and the “Policy Regarding Sexual Harass-                  icate”), and a signed Special Attachment No. 10 (“Policy
ment” will become attachments to the contract.                           Regarding Sexual Harassment”). Completed Special At-
  Questions about this request for proposals shall be sent               tachments do not count against the four-page technical
via email to kdot.designcontracts@ks.gov.                                proposal submission. All these forms are attached to the
                                                                         original email announcement.
                                                    David Lutgen, P.E.
                                                                            RFPs shall indicate the consultant’s ability to meet the
                                   Division of Engineering and Design
                                                                         project inspection needs described above. RFPs shall de-
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                                                                         scribe any processes or procedures, including best prac-
                                                                         tices, that will be used to perform tasks and to produce
State of Kansas
                                                                         the desired results described above under “Scope of Ser-
               Department of Transportation                              vices to be Performed.” The RFP shall also include items
                                                                         such as:
                      Notice to Consulting Firms
                                                                           • Project manager
Background and Purpose of Project                                          • History of providing inspection services on similar
  The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is                          projects
seeking a consultant to provide construction inspection                    • Availability of staff
services for project 24-89 KA 3235-01. The project is mill                 • Familiarity with KDOT standards and specifications
and overlay on US-24 in Shawnee County. US-24 from                         • Any subconsultant and their role in performing the
Silver Lake east to Countryside Road.                                        services on the project
Schedule/Deadlines                                                         • Names, certifications, and experience of all inspec-
  Request for Proposals (RFPs) are due on or before 12:00                    tors that will be assigned to the project
p.m. (CST) March 5, 2021, to be delivered via email to                     • Anticipated time to close out project paperwork
kdot.designcontracts@ks.gov. Evaluation and ranking of                   Evaluation Factors
submissions will occur on or about March 17, 2021, after                   RFPs will be evaluated based on the factors listed be-
which time all firms that submitted will be notified of the              low, evenly weighted, to rank the most qualified firm in
ranking. Negotiations with the most highly ranked firm
                                                                         order of preference as first, second, third, etc. Evaluation
to commence on or about March 24, 2021. An agreement
                                                                         factors include:
should be in place on or about April 7, 2021. Project will
be built in 2021. The contractor is expected to start the                  1. How the consultant plans to meet the fluctuating
project around April to September 2021, this date could                       inspection needs of the project;
move based on contractor’s schedule.                                       2. Employee names (project manager and HMA plant
                                                                              inspector), certifications, and qualifications pro-
Scope of Services to be Performed
                                                                              posed for services;
  The project manager/inspectors must be capable in-
                                                                           3. Past performance history on similar projects (list
specting the whole project, which includes HMA road-
                                                                              project numbers) for KDOT;
way, HMA plant, pavement patching, pavement mark-
                                                                           4. Anticipated time to close out project paperwork;
ing, traffic control, CMS or AASHTOWare data entry,
all project records, all project paperwork, and final pa-                  5. Proximity of inspectors to project;
perwork, etc. Project records and paperwork including                      6. Types of direct expenses anticipated (lodging, mile-
but not limited to: diary, pay quantities, certifications,                    age, etc.).
sample identifications, change orders, pay estimates,                       The highest ranked firm will be asked to enter into
monitoring subcontractor payments, and monitoring                        negotiations with KDOT for an agreement. In the event
contractor’s payrolls, etc. Records and paperwork must                   KDOT cannot reach agreement with the highest ranked
be submitted accurately and timely. Anticipated staffing                 firm, it will terminate negotiations with such firm and
needs: provide project management and all inspectors                     commence negotiations with the next highest ranked
as needed to ensure inspection and material testing for                  firm, and so on, until either agreement is reached for a

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