The City of Emporia (Sponsor) is hereby soliciting Statements of Qualifications from consultants for airfield development projects that are anticipated to occur within the next five years at the Emporia Municipal Airport located in Emporia, Kansas. Subject to receipt of Federal funding and/or State funding, these projects may include the following:
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Reconstruct Taxi lanes ($1,000,000)
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Construct Taxi lane ($500,000)
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Security Fencing ($250,000)
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Rehabilitate Runway 1-19 ($500,000)
These projects have been developed from the Sponsor’s Airport Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) prepared with assistance from Egis.
The services to be provided may include, but are not limited to, preliminary design, final design, bidding, construction observation, and incidental special services such as geotechnical/subsurface investigations and topographic surveying.
A qualification-based selection process conforming to FAA Advisory Circular 150/5100-14E Architectural, Engineering, and Planning Consultant Services for Airport Grant Projects will be utilized to select a consultant. Fee information will not be considered in the selection process and shall not be submitted with the Statement. Fees will be negotiated for projects as federal funds become available. The agreement(s) between the Sponsor and the selected consultant will be subject to all applicable Federal Rules and Regulations as identified in AC 150/5100-14E.
Consultants will be rated by a selection committee according to the following selection criteria and the weight given to each:
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Capability to perform all aspects of the projects – qualifications of prime firm (and subconsultants, if any)
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Relevant experience of key personnel from prime firm (and subconsultants, if any) and role
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Knowledge of FAA standards, policies, and procedures
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Recent experience with comparable projects at similarly-sized airports
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History of meeting schedules and staying within budget
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Understanding of the project’s potential challenges and Sponsor’s concerns
The Sponsor will review the Statements of Qualifications to determine the highest rated firm. The Sponsor reserves the right to conduct phone, informal, and/or formal interviews of the highest rated firms if necessary.
Statements must be concise and contain no more than twenty-eight (28) pages of single-sided material. This excludes the front and back covers, the two-page cover letter (2 pages of single-sided material), hyperlinked table of contents, section dividers, and resumes.
Consultants must submit a PDF format Statement of Qualifications to the City Clerk via the email address below.
Kerry Sull
City Clerk
104 East 5th Avenue
City Manager’s Office
Emporia, KS 66801
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All statements must be received by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, October 12, 2026.
Statements received after this deadline will not be considered. The Sponsor reserves the right to reject any and/or all Statements. Submittals will become property of the Sponsor.
Statements are to be provided in a package marked with “Airport Statement of Qualifications”. Please make the email subject line: “Airport Statement of Qualifications” and request delivery/read receipts to confirm it was received on time.
All questions must be submitted via email to the Emporia Municipal Airport Manager via the email address provided below by 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. Answers will be sent via reply email.
Julian Seaman
Emporia Municipal Airport Manager
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