Invitation for Bids for Improvements to Tribune Municipal Airport (5K2) Construct Airport Helipad

May 28, 2026

(First published in the Greeley County Republican on May 28, 2026) 3t

INVITATION FOR BIDS

FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO

TRIBUNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (5K2)

CONSTRUCT AIRPORT HELIPAD

TRIBUNE, KANSAS

FAA AIP/IIJA No. 3-20-0083-015/016-2025 (DESIGN AND CEI SERVICES)

FAA IIJA/AIP No. 3-20-0083-018/019-2026 (CONSTRUCTION)

Online bids for improvements to the Tribune Municipal Airport will be received by Unified Greeley County through QuestCDN at www.hwlochner.com until bid closing on Monday, June 15th, 2026, at 3:00 P.M. (CDT). Bid results will be available through QuestCDN at www.hwlochner.com within twenty-four hours after the bidding closes. An online reading of the bids is available for all prospective bidders thirty (30) minutes after the bids are due. The reading will be held via Microsoft Teams. You are not required to have Microsoft Teams to attend the online reading of the bids as you are able to access the meeting via the online Microsoft Teams program. To receive a Teams Meeting invitation, contact Jordan Hairgrove with Lochner at Jordan.hairgrove@hwlochner.com.

The work involved includes the following:

BASE BID

CONSTRUCT AIRPORT HELIPAD

A digital download of Project Documents and other related contract information may be ordered online at www.hwlochner.com. These project documents may be downloaded for $60.00. Payment must be made directly to QuestCDN. This cost includes access to online bidding. There will be no refunds. The QuestCDN project number is 10193287. Bid quantities and schedules may be viewed prior to purchase under the “view bid documents” section on QuestCDN.

Plans and Specifications are on file and may be examined at the office of the County Administrator, Tribune City Hall, 508 Broadway Avenue, Tribune, Kansas, 67879.

Each online bid submittal must include a PDF copy of a Bid Bond executed by a Surety Company in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the total bid made payable to Unified Greeley County and uploaded to QuestCDN as part of the bid submittal process.

The Bidder must supply all the information required by the proposal forms and specifications and must bid on all items of every schedule. Unified Greeley County reserves the right to waive any informality in, or to reject any or all portions of, the various bid items. No proposal may be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days from the opening thereof.

A non-mandatory online pre-bid meeting for all prospective bidders will be held via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday, June 9th, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (CDT). You may request an invitation to the pre-bid meeting by contacting Jordan Hairgrove with Lochner at Jordan.hairgrove@hwlochner.com. Prospective bidders that would like to tour the project site shall schedule your visit with Stephanie Reichert, Utility Administrator, at (620) 376-4278.

Notice-To-Proceed: It is the intent of the Owner to issue the Notice-To-Proceed (NTP) as soon as practical after the Award of Contract. The anticipated early NTP date is November 2026 and the late NTP date is April 2027.

The proposed contract is subject to:

Buy American Preference (Title 49 U.S.C. § 50101, Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (P.L. No. 117-58), Build America, Buy America (BABA)) 

Civil Rights Title VI Assurance (49 U.S.C. § 47123 and FAA Order 1400.11)

Davis-Bacon Act (2 CFR Part 200, Appendix II(D), 29 CFR Part 5, 49 U.S.C. § 47112(b), 40 U.S.C. §§ 3141-3144, 3146, and 3147) 

Debarment and Suspension restrictions (2 CFR Part 180 (Subpart B), 2 CFR Part 200, Appendix II(H), 2 CFR Part 1200, DOT Order 4200.5, Executive Orders 12549 and 12689) 

Federal Fair Labor Standards Act – Federal Minimum Wage (29 U.S.C.§ 201, et seq, 2 CFR § 200.430)

Lobby Federal Employee restrictions (31 U.S.C. § 1352 – Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment, 2 CFR Part 200, Appendix II(I), 49 CFR Part 20, Appendix A) 

Procurement of Recovered Materials requirements (2 CFR § 200.323, 2 CFR Part 200, Appendix II(J), 40 CFR Part 247, 42 U.S.C.§ 6901, et seq (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)))

Trade Restriction Certification (49 U.S.C.§ 50104, 49 CFR Part 30)

Any questions regarding this project are to be directed to Matt Jacobs at mjacobs@hwlochner.com or the office of Lochner, Lenexa, KS, 816-590-7517 for interpretation.