Airfield Development Consultant RFQ

NOTICE TO AIRPORT CONSUTLANTS
The City of Liberal is hereby soliciting statements of qualifications and experience from qualified airport consultants for
airfield development projects anticipated to occur within the next five years at Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport.
Subject to future receipt of Federal funding under the FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP), BIL (Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law) and/or the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Kansas Airport Improvement Program (KAIP), the projects
include the following:
1. Design Terminal Building (Est. Cost = $850,000)
2. Construct Terminal Building (Est. Cost = $14,350,000)
3. Construct Apron to serve new Terminal Building (Est. Cost = $3,000,000)
4. Miscellaneous Airfield Pavement Rehabilitation (Est. Cost = TBD)
These projects have been developed from the Sponsor's Airport Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) prepared with assistance
from Egis. This documentation is available for review upon request.
Services to be provided may include, but are not limited to, preliminary design, final design, bidding, environmental services,
construction observation, and special services such as geotechnical/subsurface investigations and topographic surveying.
In accordance with FAA Advisory Circular 150/5100-14E a qualifications-based selection process will be utilized to
select a consultant; 2) the agreement(s) between the sponsor and selected consultant shall be subject to all applicable
Federal Rules and Regulations; and 3) The Sponsor may short list up to three (3) of the highest rated firms based on the
submittals and conduct phone, informal, or formal interviews. Fee information shall not be submitted with Statements
of Qualifications as fees will be negotiated upon availability of federal funding for projects.
Selection Criteria will include:
1)Capability to perform all aspects of the projects.
2) Relevant experience of key personnel from prime firm (and subconsultants, if any) and role.
3) Knowledge of FAA standards, polices, and procedures.
4) Recent experience with comparable projects at similarly sized airports.
5) History of timely service delivery and meeting budget parameters.
Statements should be concise and shall contain no more than twenty-four (24) pages of material (12 sheets, double-
sided). This excludes the front and back covers; the cover letter (maximum two (2) pages), table of contents, section
dividers, and resumes. Submissions must include five (5) hard copies and one (1) PDF of the Statement of Qualifications.
Hard copies may be delivered or mailed to:
City of Liberal
Attn: Chance Plett
324 N. Kansas Ave.
Liberal, KS 67901
(620) 626-0188
Statements of Qualifications shall be sealed, marked "Airport Consultant", and must be received by 11 a.m. on Oct. 30, 2026.
Statements received after the deadline shall not be considered. The City of Liberal reserves the right to reject any and/or all
submittals, and all submittals will become property of the City of Liberal.
Chance Plett
Director of Aviation
City of Liberal