DeBauge Family Sports Complex - Emporia, KS

Date Issued: 6/4/2026

CDBG PROJECT NO.: 25-PF-019

ARCHITECT PROJECT NO.: 25-1395

OWNER: City of Emporia, 111 East 6th Ave, Emporia, KS 66801

NOTE: A PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE HELD on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 2:00 pm at the Debauge Family Sports Complex Maintenance Building, 4201 W 18th Ave, Emporia, KS 66801.

A. Sealed bids for DeBauge Family Sports Complex located at 4201 W 18th Ave, Emporia, KS 66801 will be received by the City Clerk at City Clerk’s Office, located at PO Box 928, 104 E 5th Street, Emporia, KS 66801 until 2:00 o’clock PM CST on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, and then publicly opened and read aloud at said location.

The Information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Plans, Specifications, and Forms of Bid Bond,

Performance and Payment Bond, and other Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:

City of Emporia, 111 East 6th Ave, Emporia, KS 66801

Drexel Technologies at projectbids.drexeltech.com

Copies may be obtained from Drexel Technologies at projectbids.drexeltech.com pricing per website.

The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids.

Each bidder must deposit with their bid, security in the amount, form and submit to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders.

No Bidder may withdraw their bid within thirty (30) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS: For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents. The contractor and their subcontractors on this project will be required to comply with the federal Davis-Bacon Act; Copeland “Anti-Kickback” Act; and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act. Wage rates paid for construction work shall be at least equal to the prevailing wage rates as determined by the Secretary of the U. S. Department of Labor. The Labor Standards and Wage Rates Determination are included in the Contract Documents.

All persons awarded and /or entering into contracts with the Owner shall be subject to and required to comply with applicable county, state and federal provisions pertaining to nondiscrimination, labor standards, equal employment opportunity and affirmative action on public contracts. The project is being partially funded by Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program managed by the Kansas Department of Commerce. Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and Federal prevailing wage rates to be paid under the contract, Section 3 of the 1968 Housing Act, Segregated Facility, Section 109 of the 1984 Housing and Community Development Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Executive Order 11246. Minority Business Enterprises (MBE), Women Business Enterprises (WBE), and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) are encouraged to submit bids for this work.

This project is subject to the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) requirements under Title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Pub. L. 117-58, §§ 70901-70953. Absent an approved waiver, all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in this project must be produced in the United States.