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In this issue …                                                                                                                         Page           The Kansas Register is an official
                                                                                                                                                       publication of the state of Kansas,
Rates                                                                                                                                                  published by authority of K.S.A.
   Pooled Money Investment Board                                                                                                                       75-430. The Kansas Register is pub-
                                                                                                                                                       lished weekly and a cumulative
     Notice of Investment Rates...................................................................................................1069                 index is published annually by the
                                                                                                                                                       Kansas Secretary of State.
Notices
                                                                                                                                                       © Kansas Secretary of State 2022.
   Kansas Department of Administration – Office of Accounts and Reports
                                                                                                                                                       Reproduction of the publication in
     Notice of Petroleum Storage Tank Release Trust Fund Unobligated Balances.............1069                                                         its entirety or for commercial pur-
   Azura Credit Union                                                                                                                                  poses is prohibited without prior
     Notice of Field of Membership Change..............................................................................1069                            permission. Official enactments of
                                                                                                                                                       the Kansas Legislature and pro-
   Kansas Water Authority                                                                                                                              posed and adopted administrative
     Notice of Meeting...................................................................................................................1069          regulations of state agencies may
   Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks                                                                                                             be reproduced in any form without
                                                                                                                                                       permission.
     Notice of Agreement for Land Purchase in Franklin County.........................................1069
   City of Olathe, Kansas                                                                                                                              Current and back issues of the Kan-
     Notice of Intent to Conduct Environmental Assessment for I-35 and                                                                                 sas Register (HTML and PDF Format)
       Santa Fe Street Interchange and Corridor.......................................................................1069                             can be found at https://www.sos.
                                                                                                                                                       ks.gov/publications/kansas-register.
   Kansas Department of Revenue – Division of Vehicles                                                                                                 html.
     Notice of Intent to Establish a New Line-Make for an Existing New
       Motor Vehicle Dealer..........................................................................................................1070
   Kansas Department of Administration – Office of Facilities and Property Management
     Notice of Requested “On-Call” Civil Engineering Services............................................1070
   Wichita State University
     Notice of Intent to Lease Real Property..............................................................................1071
   Kansas State Board of Regents Universities
     Notice of Intent to Sell Real Property by Emporia State University...............................1071
     Notice to Bidders....................................................................................................................1071
   Pathway Church
     Notice to Bidders for Access Control System....................................................................1072
   Kansas Department of Health and Environment – Division of Health Care Finance
     Notice of Amendment to the Medicaid State Plan............................................................1072
   Kansas Department of Health and Environment
     Notice of Intent to Issue Permit for Proposed Waste Tire Processing Facility..............1073                                                           Register Office:
     Notice Concerning Proposed Air Quality Class I Operating Permit Renewal                                                                             1st Floor, Memorial Hall
       for Plumb Thicket Landfill.................................................................................................1073                         785-368-8095
     Notice Concerning Water Pollution Control Permits and Applications........................1074                                                       kansasregister@ks.gov
   Kansas Department of Transportation
     Notice to Consulting Firms for Embedded Project Supervisor/Construction
       Administrator for District 1, Area 3 in Bonner Springs, Kansas..................................1075
     Notice to Consulting Firms for Embedded Construction Administrator for
       District 1, Area 5 in Wamego, Kansas..............................................................................1077
     Notice to Consulting Firms for Embedded Construction Inspectors for
       District 6...............................................................................................................................1079
     Notice to Consulting Firms for 4-Lane Expressway Project in Ford County................1080

Executive Branch
   Office of the Governor
     Executive Directive No. 22-552, Authorizing Personnel Transactions and
       Authorizing Expenditure of Federal Funds....................................................................1082
                                                                                                                                                               Published by
Bonds                                                                                                                                                          Scott Schwab
   City of Mulvane, Kansas                                                                                                                                   Secretary of State
     Summary Notice of Bond Sale.............................................................................................1082                        1st Floor, Memorial Hall
   Kansas Development Finance Authority                                                                                                                      120 SW 10th Ave.
     Notice of Hearing on Proposed Agricultural Development Revenue Bonds...............1083                                                              Topeka, KS 66612-1594
                                                                                                                                                               785-296-4564
                                                                                                                                                         https://www.sos.ks.gov
Cover Artwork: Kansas Capitol, Topeka
Photo by Todd Caywood

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New State Laws
      House Bill 2540, concerning controlled substances; relating to substances included in schedules
       I, II, IV and V on the uniform controlled substances act; amending the definition of controlled
       substances in the Kansas criminal code; excluding certain drug products from the definition
       of marijuana................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1084

Index to administrative regulations................................................................................................................................................... 1093

State of Kansas                                                                                                 State of Kansas
            Pooled Money Investment Board                                                                                                Kansas Water Authority
                        Notice of Investment Rates                                                                                                 Notice of Meeting
  The following rates are published in accordance with                                                             The Kansas Water Authority will meet at 9:00 a.m.
K.S.A. 75-4210. These rates and their uses are defined in                                                       Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the The Foundry at Block
K.S.A. 12-1675(b)(c)(d) and K.S.A. 12-1675a(g).                                                                 22, 402 N. Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762. More informa-
                  Effective 6-6-22 through 6-12-22                                                              tion is available at https://www.kwo.ks.gov.
                Term                           Rate                                                                                                                        Katie Patterson-Ingels
             1-89 days                        0.83%                                                                                                                     Communications Director
              3 months                        1.18%                                                                                                                         Kansas Water Office
              6 months                        1.58%                                                             Doc. No. 050220
             12 months                        2.16%
             18 months                        2.38%                                                             State of Kansas
               2 years                        2.58%                                                                           Department of Wildlife and Parks
                                                                       Scott Miller
                                                          Director of Investments                                                                      Public Notice
Doc. No. 050208                                                                                                   The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has
                                                                                                                reached agreement for the purchase of a tract of land in
State of Kansas                                                                                                 Franklin County, Kansas. The parcel consists of 1.02 acres,
               Department of Administration                                                                     more or less, located in the SW ¼ of Section 28, Town-
               Office of Accounts and Reports                                                                   ship 16 South, Range 19 East in Franklin County, Kansas.
                                                                                                                The appraised value is $4,980. The total purchase price is
                                     Public Notice                                                              $4,980. The tract will be managed as part of the Kansas
                                                                                                                Department of Wildlife and Park’s Flint Hills Trail.
  Under requirements of K.S.A. 65-34,117(c), as amend-
ed, records of the Office of Accounts and Reports show                                                                                                                                        Brad Loveless
the unobligated balances are $6,280,542.09 in the Under-                                                                                                                                          Secretary
ground Petroleum Storage Tank Release Trust Fund and                                                            Doc. No. 050212
$2,388,192 in the Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank
Release Trust Fund at May 31, 2022.                                                                                                  (Published in the Kansas Register June 9, 2022.)

                                                   Jocelyn Gunter, Director                                                                City of Olathe, Kansas
                                            Office of Accounts and Reports
Doc. No. 050215                                                                                                                           Notice of Intent to Conduct
                                                                                                                                          Environmental Assessment
                  (Published in the Kansas Register June 9, 2022.)                                                Public notice is hereby given that the City of Olathe,
                           Azura Credit Union                                                                   Kansas, in cooperation with the Kansas Department of
                                                                                                                Transportation (KDOT) and the Federal Highway Ad-
             Notice of Field of Membership Change                                                               ministration (FHWA), will prepare an Environmental As-
                                                                                                                sessment (EA) for a proposal to upgrade the existing I-35
  Azura Credit Union, located at 610 SW 10th Ave., To-
                                                                                                                and Santa Fe Street interchange and the adjacent Santa Fe
peka, Kansas, intends to alter its field of membership. An
                                                                                                                Street corridor located within the City of Olathe, Johnson
application has been filed with the Kansas Department of
                                                                                                                County, Kansas.
Credit Unions to alter its field of membership by adding
                                                                                                                  Santa Fe Street is located approximately two-miles
the following Kansas counties to the credit union’s field
                                                                                                                south of 119th Street and approximately one-mile north
of membership: Barton, Kingman, Osborne, Pratt, Reno,
                                                                                                                of Old 56 Highway along I-35 in Olathe, Johnson Coun-
Russell, Sedgwick, Smith, and Stafford.
                                                                                                                ty, Kansas. The Santa Fe/Ridgeview Road intersection
                                                                       Greg A. Winkler                          serves as the western project terminus and the Santa Fe
                                                                        President/CEO                           Street/Mur-Len Road intersection is the eastern terminus.
Doc. No. 050181                                                                                                                                                                                       (continued)

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This corridor includes the existing five-ramp partial clo-           Pursuant to K.S.A. 8-2430(a)(5), any existing new mo-
verleaf interchange at I-35, with four ramp terminals and         tor vehicle dealer may protest the proposed addition of
a northbound I-35 to westbound Santa Fee Street loop              the new franchise of Vanderhall line-make franchised ve-
ramp. Improvements associated with the interchange                hicles if that existing new motor vehicle dealer has a fran-
will extend along I-35 no further than 2,500 feet north or        chise agreement for the same line-make vehicle as that
south of Santa Fe Street.                                         which is to be sold or offer for sale by 3.2.1 Powersports,
   Within the EA, the City of Olathe, Kansas, KDOT, and           Inc. dba 3.2.1 Kawasaki at 2405 W. Central, El Dorado KS
FHWA will evaluate a “No Action” alternative as well              67402, and provided that the existing new motor vehicle
as improvement alternatives. Improvement alternatives             dealer is physically located such that its relevant market
will include new interchange configurations and poten-            area, as defined in K.S.A. 8-2430(e) includes the location
tial roadway improvements both east and west of the in-           where the new Vanderhall line-make franchised dealer-
terchange on Santa Fe Street.                                     ship will be located.
   The City of Olathe, Kansas, KDOT, and FHWA plan to                Pursuant to K.S.A. 8-2430(a), any petition or complaint
prepare an EA for the project. The EA will analyze the            by any dealer withstanding to protest must be filed with
potential social, economic, and environmental impacts             the Director of Vehicles within thirty (30) days of this no-
resulting from the proposed project. The following issues         tice. Such petitions or complaints must be directed to the
will be specifically analyzed as part of the EA: impacts to       following address:
the aquatic ecosystem, impacts to cultural resources; im-           Kansas Department of Revenue
pacts to threatened and endangered species; impacts to              Director of Vehicles
floodplains; impacts to transportation; impacts to parks/           Zibell Building
recreation; environmental justice; and socioeconomics.              PO Box 2505
This includes direct and indirect impacts. Other federal            Topeka, KS 66611
approvals or permits that may also be required in addition.
   A scoping and coordination process will be initiated                                                     Mark A. Berghart
that involves appropriate federal, state, and local agen-                                                          Secretary
                                                                  Doc. No. 050224
cies, as well as stakeholders and the public. This will
continue throughout the study to engage the local and
regional community, to obtain public input and to keep            State of Kansas
the public informed. Coordination meetings will be held                   Department of Administration
as needed with affected/concerned local, state, tribal, and       Office of Facilities and Property Management
federal governmental entities. Public meetings will be
held to gather input and share findings on the EA. The             Notice of Requested “On-Call” Engineering Services
EA will be made available for public and agency review
                                                                     Notice is hereby given of the commencement of the se-
and comment prior to the final public meeting.
                                                                  lection process for “on-call” civil engineering services for
   To ensure that the full range of issues related to the
                                                                  the Kansas Department of Administration, Office of Fa-
proposed action are addressed and all significant issues
                                                                  cilities and Property Management. Services are required
defined, comments and suggestions are invited from all
                                                                  for restricted (small) projects with a project budget of
interested parties. Comments or questions concerning
                                                                  $1,000,000 or less. One or more firms will be selected. The
the proposed action and the EA should be directed to
                                                                  contracts will be for three years. Other state agencies with-
KDOT at:
                                                                  out their own civil on-call engineers may use this contract.
   City of Olathe                                                    For more information, contact Gary Reinheimer at
   Therese Vink, P.E., Assistant City Engineer                    gary.reinheimer@ks.gov or 785-296-5208. Firms interest-
   PO Box 768                                                     ed in providing these services should be familiar with
   Olathe, KS 66061                                               the requirements which can be found in Part B-Chapter
   913-971-9032                                                   4 of the Building Design and Construction Manual at the
   tmersmann@olatheks.org                                         website below.
                                                 Kelsey Heavin       To be considered, one (1) PDF file of the following
                                   Public Involvement Manager     should be provided: State of Kansas Professional Quali-
                                             HNTB Corporation     fications DCC Forms 051-054, inclusive, and information
Doc. No. 050213                                                   regarding similar projects. These forms may be found at
                                                                  https://admin.ks.gov/offices/facilities-property-manage-
State of Kansas                                                   ment/design-construction--compliance/forms-and-docu-
                                                                  ments. State of Kansas Professional Qualifications DCC
                     Department of Revenue                        Form 050 for each firm and consultant should be provid-
                      Division of Vehicles                        ed at the end of each proposal. Please include your firm
                                                                  name, agency abbreviation, and an abbreviated project
      Notice of Intent to Establish a New Line-Make               name in the title of the PDF document. Proposals should
       for an Existing New Motor Vehicle Dealer                   be less than 5 Mb and follow the current State Building
   Notice has been received from 3.2.1 Powersports, Inc.          Advisory Commission guidelines which can be found in
dba 3.2.1 Kawasaki of their intent of selling Vanderhall          Part B – Chapter 2 of the Building Design and Construction
line-make franchised vehicles from the location of 2405           Manual at https://admin.ks.gov/offices/facilities-proper-
W. Central, El Dorado KS 67402.                                   ty-management/design-construction--compliance/build-

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ing-design-and-construction-manual-bdcm. Paper cop-           erty Manager Crystal Stegeman at crystal.stegeman@
ies and flash drives containing copies of the proposals       wichita.edu. This publication is being published pursu-
are not required.                                             ant to K.S.A. 75-430a(d), to the extent applicable.
   Proposals should be sent to professional.qualifications@                                             Crystal Stegeman
ks.gov. Proposals received after the date and time noted                                   University Property Manager
below will not be forwarded to the State Building Advi-                                   Office of the Vice President for
sory Commission for review. If you have questions, call                                     Administration and Finance
785-296-0749. The PDF proposal submissions shall be de-       Doc. No. 050070
livered to the attention of Randy Riveland by 2:00 p.m. on
or before June 24, 2022.                                      State of Kansas
   The State of Kansas, as a matter of public policy, en-
courages anyone doing business with the State of Kan-                     Board of Regents Universities
sas to take steps to discourage human trafficking. If pro-
                                                                          Notice of Intent to Sell Real Property
spective bidders/vendors/contractors have any policies
or participate in any initiatives that discourage human         Emporia State University announces its intent to the
trafficking, then the prospective bidder/vendor/contrac-      following tract of real property as follows:
tor is encouraged to submit same as part of their bid           The Earl Center, 1601 State St., Emporia, Lyon Coun-
response.                                                       ty, KS, [Janet’s Subdivision, S10, T19S, R11E, Lot 3],
                                     Frank Burnam, Director     approximately two acres with office building and
              Office of Facilities and Property Management      paved parking lot.
Doc. No. 050217                                                 For more information, contact Diana Kuhlmann, Vice
                                                              President for Administration and Finance at dkuhlman@
State of Kansas                                               emporia.edu or 620-341-5173.
                  Wichita State University                                                          Diana Kuhlmann
                                                                        Vice President for Administration and Finance
          Notice of Intent to Lease Real Property                                            Emporia State University
                                                              Doc. No. 050141
   Public notice is hereby given that Wichita State Univer-
sity (WSU), directly or through its affiliate corporation
Wichita State Innovation Alliance, Inc., intends to lease,    State of Kansas
subject to all required state approvals, up to four acres                 Board of Regents Universities
of real property located on the Wichita State Universi-
ty’s campus designated as the “Innovation Campus,”                                  Notice to Bidders
for the private development and operation of a partner-          The universities of the Kansas Board of Regents en-
ship building or buildings. The university is interested      courage interested vendors to visit the various universi-
in leasing such ground to any individual, organization,       ties’ purchasing offices’ websites for a listing of all trans-
or entity whose presence on campus would advance the          actions, including construction projects, for which the
university’s applied learning vision or its mission as an     universities’ purchasing offices, or one of the consortia
educational, cultural, and economic driver for Kansas         commonly utilized by the universities, are seeking infor-
and the greater public good. The university intends to        mation, competitive bids, or proposals. The referenced
lease such space for a mutually agreeable period of time      construction projects may include project delivery con-
up to sixty years, but extended terms and renewal op-         struction procurement act projects pursuant to K.S.A. 76-
tions would be considered. Interested tenants must be         7,125 et seq.
willing to be a good fit with the university’s educational
mission and identify anticipated benefits to the univer-        Emporia State University – Bid postings: https://www.
sity, its students, and the WSU community (i.e. applied       emporia.edu/about-emporia-state-university/business-
learning, joint research, faculty start-up, WSU curric-       office/purchasing. Additional contact information: phone:
ulum or program support, etc.), and must agree to the         620-341-5137, email: purchaseorders@emporia.edu. Mail-
essential ground lease terms and restrictive covenants.       ing address: Emporia State University Purchasing, Cam-
Interested tenants will be evaluated on: proposal terms,      pus Box 4021, 1 Kellogg Circle, Emporia, KS 66801.
demonstrated benefit to WSU, design concepts, finan-            Fort Hays State University – Electronic bid post-
cial stability, and proposed use. Interested tenants will     ings: http://www.fhsu.edu/purchasing/bids. Additional
be required to construct adjacent and adequate surface        contact information: phone: 785- 628-4251, fax: 785-628-
parking that will not be included in the leased ground.       4046, email: purchasing@fhsu.edu. Mailing address: Fort
Rental rate shall be based on fair market value and nego-     Hays State University Purchasing Office, 601 Park St.,
tiable based on term of lease, purpose/use of building im-    Sheridan Hall 318, Hays, KS 67601.
provement, and benefit to the university. The university        Kansas State University – Bid postings: https://dfs.
will consider serious offers and inquiries with detailed      ksucloud.net/rfq. All bids must be submitted via Kan-
proposal terms from any financially qualified individu-       sas State University’s Vendor Bid Submission Secure
al, group, organization. If interested, please contact Se-    File Upload portal, https://www.k-state.edu/finsvcs/
nior Vice President for Industry and Defense Programs,        purchasing/bidsubmission.html.     Additional contact
Dr. John Tomblin at john.tomblin@wichita.edu or Prop-                                                                 (continued)

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information: phone: 785-532-6214, fax: 785-532-5577,                               irregularly between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. “Next
email: kspurch@k-state.edu. Mailing address: Division of                           Day Delivery” does not guarantee delivery by the
Financial Services/Purchasing, 2323 Anderson Ave., Kan-                            deadline and all bids received after the stated dead-
sas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.                                         line will be rejected and unopened. Bids submitted
  Pittsburg State University – Bid postings: https://www.                          by email or fax will not be accepted.
pittstate.edu/office/purchasing. Additional contact infor-                      4. All bids must be clearly labeled “BID for Access
mation: phone: 620-235-4169, email: sburke@pittstate.edu.                          Control” and mailed to:
Mailing address: Pittsburg State University, Purchasing                             Pathway Church
Office, 1701 S. Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762.                                      c/o Facilities Director
   University of Kansas – Electronic bid postings: http://                          2001 N. Maize Rd.
www.procurement.ku.edu. Due to Covid-19, the Univer-                                Wichita, KS 67212
sity of Kansas will not be accepting paper bids until fur-                      5. All bids must remain valid for a minimum of thirty
ther notice. Additional contact information: phone: 785-                           (30) days from bid opening date.
864-5800, email: purchasing@ku.edu.                                             6. Procurement questions and product/service speci-
                                                                                   fication questions are to be directed to Dan Doer-
  University of Kansas Medical Center – Electronic bid
                                                                                   flinger at Dan.Doerflinger@PathwayChurch.com.
postings: http://www.kumc.edu/finance/purchasing/bid-
                                                                                7. This Request for Bids has been published at https://
opportunities.html. Additional contact information:
                                                                                   pathwaychurch.com/accesscontrolbid and in the
phone: 913-588-1117, email: hunkemoore@kumc.edu.
                                                                                   Kansas Register.
Mailing address: University of Kansas Medical Center,
Purchasing Department, Mail Stop 2034, 3901 Rainbow                           Acknowledgments
Blvd., Kansas City, KS 66160.                                                  1. This purchase is financed by a federal grant from
                                                                                  the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and
  Wichita State University – Bid postings: http://www.
                                                                                  administered by the Kansas Highway Patrol in its
wichita.edu/purchasing. Additional contact information:
                                                                                  capacity as State Administrative Authority (SAA);
phone: 316-978-3080, fax: 316-978-3738, email: purchasing.
                                                                                  which does not allow prepayment.
office@wichita.edu. Mailing address: Wichita State Uni-
                                                                               2. Vendor understands there is a termination date
versity, Office of Purchasing, 1845 Fairmount Ave., Cam-
                                                                                  of March 22, 2023 associated with this grant. Any
pus Box 38, Wichita, KS 67260-0038.
                                                                                  products or services not delivered prior to that
                                                      Kathy Herrman               date are subject to cancellation at the sole discre-
                                   Chair of Regents Purchasing Group              tion of Pathway Church without penalty or fee of
                                                  Purchasing Director             any kind being assessed to Pathway Church or
                                            Fort Hays State University            identified end-user by the vendor if such action is
Doc. No. 049784                                                                   taken.
                                                                               3. Vendor hereby acknowledges it has read any ques-
                 (Published in the Kansas Register June 9, 2022.)                 tions and responses that arose during the bidding
                            Pathway Church                                        process on the Pathway Church website and ad-
                                                                                  dressed those; if applicable.
                              Notice to Bidders                                4. The vendor understands and agrees that the follow-
                                                                                  ing terms and conditions apply to agreements and
  Pathway Church hereby invites you to submit a sealed                            purchase orders funded by the U.S. Department of
bid on the goods and services described below. A com-                             Homeland Security and issued by Pathway Church
plete background on the Pathway Church and the pro-                               are subject to the provisions of the Code of Federal
curement process it follows can be seen by going to                               Regulations, 2 CFR Chapter I, Chapter II, Part 200, et al.
http://www.pathwaychurch.com/accesscontrolbid.                                    Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles,
Instructions                                                                      and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards; Final Rule,
  1. Pathway Church in Wichita, Kansas wishes to ac-                              July 22, 2015 and 44 CFR Part 13.36.
     quire a new access control system.                                        5. Estimated project value exceeds $90,000.
  2. If an equivalent item is offered as a substitute, that                                                              Dan Doerflinger
     item must be clearly identified, and specifications                                                                Facilities Director
     provided. Such substitute products will be accept-                       Doc. No. 050214
     ed only if they can be shown to function at a level
     equal to or better than that specified and then only if                  State of Kansas
     the product is satisfactory to the end-user. Pathway
     Church selection committee reserves the right to de-                         Department of Health and Environment
     termine equivalency.                                                            Division of Health Care Finance
  3. Sealed bids will be accepted until 3:00 p.m. (CDT)
     June 19, 2022. At that time, all bids received will be                                          Public Notice
     publicly opened and read aloud. The vendor who                            The Kansas Department of Health and Environment,
     is awarded the bid will be contacted via phone, on                       Division of Health Care Finance (KDHE-DHCF) is
     Monday, June 20, 2022. Pathway’s office is served                        amending the Kansas Medicaid State Plan to increase the
     by FedEx, UPS and USPS with deliveries occurring                         ambulance reimbursement rates.

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 The proposed effective date for the State Plan Amend-           not later than July 8, 2022, to Emery Wiens at the follow-
ment (SPA) is July 1, 2022.                                      ing address:
          Fee-For-               Estimated Federal                 Kansas Department of Health and Environment
        Service Only          Financial Participation              Bureau of Waste Management
          FFY 2022                     $88,840                     1000 SW Jackson, Suite 320
          FFY 2023                    $370,864                     Topeka, KS 66612
   To request a copy of the proposed SPA, to submit a              After consideration of all comments received, the di-
comment, or to review comments, please contact Wil-              rector of the Division of Environment will make a final
liam C. Stelzner by email at william.stelzner@ks.gov or          decision on whether to issue the permit. Notice of the
by mail at:                                                      decision will be given to anyone who submitted written
                                                                 comments during the comment period and to those who
  William C. Stelzner                                            requested notice of the final permit decision.
  Kansas Department of Health and Environment
  Division of Health Care Finance                                                                                 Janet Stanek
  900 SW Jackson, Room 900N                                                                                          Secretary
  Topeka, KS 66612.                                              Doc. No. 050209

  The last day for public comment is July 11, 2022.              State of Kansas
  Draft copies of the proposed SPA may also be found at
a Local Health Department (LHD).                                     Department of Health and Environment
                                              Sarah Fertig                Notice Concerning Proposed Kansas Air
                                   State Medicaid Director               Quality Class I Operating Permit Renewal
Doc. No. 050221
                                                                    Notice is hereby given that the Kansas Department of
State of Kansas                                                  Health and Environment (KDHE) is soliciting comments
                                                                 regarding a proposed air quality operating permit.
    Department of Health and Environment                         Plumb Thicket Landfill has applied for a Class I operat-
                                                                 ing permit renewal in accordance with the provisions of
                       Public Notice                             K.A.R. 28-19-510 et al. The purpose of a Class I permit is
   The Kansas Department of Health and Environment               to identify the sources and types of regulated air pollut-
(KDHE) has reviewed an application from Champlin Tire            ants emitted from the facility; the emission limitations,
Recycling, Inc., for a modification to its existing waste tire   standards, and requirements applicable to each source;
processing facility permit. Waste tires will be brought to       and the monitoring, record keeping, and reporting re-
the site from customers in Kansas and other states. A max-       quirements applicable to each source as of the effective
imum of 30,000 Passenger Tire Equivalents (PTE’s) will be        date of permit issuance.
allowed on-site, and 200 tons of processed material, ac-            Plumb Thicket Landfill, 440 NE 150th Rd., Harper,
cording to their proposed Facility Operating Plan.               Harper County, KS 67058, owns and operates a munic-
   The Waste Tire Processing Facility will be located in         ipal solid waste landfill located at 440 NE 150th Rd.,
the NW ¼ of Section 14, Township 31S, Range 24 E, in             Harper, Harper County, KS 67058.
Crawford County, at the address of 1208 S. 190th St.,               A copy of the proposed permit, permit application,
Weir, Kansas. KDHE has reviewed the application and              all supporting documentation, and all information re-
found it to be in conformance with state solid waste stat-       lied upon during the permit application review process
utes and regulations.                                            are available for public review during normal business
   KDHE is providing public notice of its intent to issue a      hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the KDHE, Bureau
permit to Champlin Tire Recycling, Inc, for the proposed         of Air (BOA), 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, KS
waste tire processing facility described herein. A copy          66612-1366 and at the South Central District Office, 300
of the administrative record, which includes the draft           W. Douglas, Suite 700, Wichita, KS 67202. To obtain or
permit and all information regarding this permit mod-            review the proposed permit and supporting documenta-
ification action, is available for public review until July      tion, contact Jacob Zortman, 785-296-5231, at the central
8, 2022, during normal business hours, Monday through            office of the KDHE or Allison Herring, 316-337-6020, at
Friday, at the following location:                               the South Central District Office. The standard depart-
  Office of The Crawford County Clerk                            mental cost will be assessed for any copies requested.
  111 E. Forest                                                  The proposed permit, accompanied with supporting in-
  Girard, Ks 66743                                               formation, is available, free of charge, at the KDHE BOA
  Contact: Lisa Lusker, County Clerk                             Public Notice website at https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/413/
  620-724-6115                                                   Public-Notices.
                                                                    Please direct written comments or questions regard-
  Additionally, the application form with primary per-           ing the proposed permit to Jacob Zortman, KDHE, BOA,
mit information is available for public viewing on the           1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, KS 66612-1366. In
KDHE Bureau of Waste Management website at https://              order to be considered in formulating a final permit de-
www.kdhe.ks.gov/676/Solid-Waste-Public-Notices.                  cision, written comments must be received no later than
  Anyone wishing to comment on the draft permit in-              12:00 p.m. Monday, July 11, 2022.
formation should submit written statements postmarked                                                                 (continued)

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  A person may request a public hearing be held on the                     Public Notice No. KS-AG-22-141
proposed permit. The request for a public hearing shall                 Application(s) for New or Expansion
be in writing and set forth the basis for the request. The
                                                                            of Existing Swine Facilities
written request must be submitted to Jacob Zortman,
KDHE BOA, 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, KS             Name and Address                     Owner of Property Where
                                                             of Applicant                         Facility Will Be Located
66612-1366, no later than 12:00 p.m. Monday, July 11,
2022, in order for the Secretary of Health and Environ-      Seaboard Foods, LLC –                Seaboard Foods, LLC –
ment to consider the request.                                  Ladder Creek West                    Ladder Creek West
                                                             2801 Hurliman Rd.                    2801 Hurliman Rd.
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a       Guymon, OK 73942                     Guymon, OK 73942
45-day review period, which will start concurrently with
                                                             Legal Description                    Receiving Water
the public comment period, within which to object to the
proposed permit. If the EPA has not objected in writing      NE/4 and SW/4 of Section 16 &        Smoky Hill River Basin
                                                             S/2 of Section 17 &
to the issuance of the permit within the 45-day review       N/2 of Section 20
period, any person may petition the administrator of the     T16S, R41W
EPA to review the permit. The 60-day public petition pe-     Greeley County
riod will directly follow the EPA’s 45-day review period.    Kansas Permit No. A-SHGL-H002
Interested parties may contact KDHE to determine if the      Federal Permit No. KS0100862
EPA’s 45-day review period has been waived.                  This is notification KDHE has received a complete permit application
  Any such petition shall be based only on objections to       for modifications to the operation of a swine waste management fa-
the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity        cility. The maximum number of animal units at the facility will be
during the public comment period provided for in this          105,600. The facility will be utilized for a maximum of 264,000 head
                                                               of swine weighing up to 70 pounds, at which point the population
notice, unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was im-     will be reduced to 132,000 head of swine weighing up to 280 pounds.
practicable to raise such objections within such period,       Alternatively, the facility will be utilized for a maximum of 132,000
or unless the grounds for such objection arose after such      head of swine weighing greater than 55 pounds. The complete appli-
period. Contact Keith Johnson, U.S. EPA, Region 7, Air         cation can be viewed at the office of the Greeley County Clerk, the
                                                               KDHE Southwest District Office in Dodge City, Kansas or the KDHE
Permitting and Compliance Branch, 11201 Renner Blvd.,          Main Office in Topeka, KS. A permit to operate the proposed mod-
Lenexa, KS 66219, 913-551-7960, to determine when the          ified swine waste management system will not be issued without
45-day EPA review period ends and the 60-day petition          public notice.
period commences.
                                             Janet Stanek                Public Notice No. KS-AG-22-142/146
                                                Secretary        Pending Permits for Confined Feeding Facilities
Doc. No. 050210
                                                             Name and Address         Legal Description       Receiving Water
                                                             of Applicant
State of Kansas
                                                             Seaboard Foods, LLC –    NE/4 and SW/4           Smoky Hill River
     Department of Health and Environment                      Ladder Creek West      of Section 16 &         Basin
                                                             Intersection of Road     S/2 of Section 17 &
          Notice Concerning Kansas/Federal Water               D and Road 10          N/2 of Section 20
         Pollution Control Permits and Applications          Tribune, KS 67879        T16S, R41W
                                                                                      Greeley County
   In accordance with Kansas Administrative Regula-          Kansas Permit No. A-SHGL-H002
tions 28-16-57a through 63, 28-18-1 through 17, 28-18a-1     Federal Permit No. KS0100862
through 31 and 33, 28-16-150 through 154, 28-46-7, and
                                                             The proposed action is to modify and reissue the existing State/NP-
the authority vested with the state by the administrator       DES permit for a facility for a maximum number of animal units at
of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, various           the facility of 105,600. The facility will be utilized for a maximum of
draft water pollution control documents (permits, no-          264,000 head of swine weighing up to 70 pounds, at which point the
tices to revoke and reissue, notices to terminate) have        population will be reduced to 132,000 head of swine weighing up to
                                                               280 pounds. Alternatively, the facility will be utilized for a maximum
been prepared and/or permit applications have been re-         of 132,000 head of swine weighing greater than 55 pounds. This rep-
ceived for discharges to waters of the United States and       resents no change in the permitted animal units from the previous
the state of Kansas for the class of discharges described      permit. This permit is also being modified to a maximum of 132,000
below.                                                         head (105,600 animal units) of swine weighing more than 55 pounds.
                                                               This permit is also being modified to reflect proposed changes to the
   The proposed actions concerning the draft documents         existing waste management system. The proposed modifications are
are based on staff review, applying the appropriate stan-      to modify five (5) existing earthen wastewater retention structures
dards, regulations, and effluent limitations of the state      to be utilized as covered anaerobic methane digesters to capture
of Kansas and the Environmental Protection Agency.             biogas for beneficial use, construct two (2) new earthen wastewater
The final action will result in a Federal National Pollut-     retention structures, and utilize four (4) existing earthen wastewater
                                                               retention structures.
ant Discharge Elimination System Authorization and/or
a Kansas Water Pollution Control permit being issued,        Name and Address         Legal Description       Receiving Water
                                                             of Applicant
subject to certain conditions, revocation, and reissuance
of the designated permit or termination of the designat-     Denver Lawson            NW/4 of Section 27      Neosho River Basin
                                                             367 W. K-126 Hwy.        T30S, R23E
ed permit.                                                   Pittsburg, KS 66762      Crawford County
                                                             Kansas Permit No. A-NECR-F001

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The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing   ument/application indicates significant public interest, a
  facility for 46,500 head (837 animal units) of turkeys. There will be no   public hearing may be held in conformance with K.A.R.
  change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from           28-16-61 (28-46-21 for UIC). A request for public hearing
  the previous permit. This facility has an approved Waste Manage-           must be submitted in writing and shall state the nature
  ment Plan on file with KDHE.
                                                                             of the issues proposed to be raised during the hearing.
Name and Address         Legal Description        Receiving Water               Comments or objections for agricultural related draft
of Applicant
                                                                             documents, permit applications, registrations or actions
Mercer Dairy LLC         SE/4 of Section 24       Lower Arkansas             should be submitted to the attention of Paige Drury,
525 N. Bluff Rd.         T31S, R04W               River Basin
Argonia, KS 67004        Sumner County
                                                                             Livestock Waste Management Section at the KDHE, Bu-
                                                                             reau of Environmental Field Services (BEFS), 1000 SW
Kansas Permit No. A-ARSU-M004                                                Jackson, Suite 430, Topeka, KS 66612. Comments or ob-
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing   jections for all other proposed permits or actions should
  facility for 100 head (140 animal units) of mature dairy cattle. There     be sent to Michael Beezhold at the KDHE, Bureau of Wa-
  will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal
  units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Waste
                                                                             ter, 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420, Topeka, KS 66612.
  Management Plan on file with KDHE.                                            All draft documents/applications and the supporting
Name and Address         Legal Description        Receiving Water
                                                                             information including any comments received are on
of Applicant                                                                 file and may be inspected at the offices of the KDHE. For
                                                                             agricultural related draft documents or applications an
Watts Dairy              SW/4 of Section 20       Neosho River Basin
Michael Watts            T27S, R19E                                          appointment can be scheduled, or copies requested by
21350 Jackson Rd.        Neosho County                                       contacting Mirina Landry at 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite
Chanute, KS 66720                                                            430, Topeka, KS 66612, telephone 785-296-0076 or email
Kansas Permit No. A-NENO-M012                                                at kdhe.feedlots@ks.gov. For all other proposed permits
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an exist-
                                                                             or actions an appointment can be scheduled, or copies
  ing facility for 65 head (91 animal units) of mature dairy cattle and      requested by contacting Christopher Zwiener, Bureau of
  25 head (12.5 animal units) of dairy calves, for a total of 103.5 ani-     Water, 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420, Topeka, KS 66612,
  mal units of dairy cattle. There will be no change in the operation        telephone 785-296-3056 or email at Christopher.Zwiener@
  or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. This         ks.gov. These documents are available upon request at
  facility has an approved Waste Management Plan on file with KDHE.
                                                                             the copying cost assessed by KDHE. Application infor-
Name and Address         Legal Description        Receiving Water            mation and components of plans and specifications for all
of Applicant
                                                                             new and expanding swine facilities are available at http://
McCarty Family           W/2 & NE/4 of            Solomon River Basin        www.kdhe.ks.gov/livestock. Division of Environment of-
  Farms – Rexford        Section 18 &
2231 CR 31               NW/4 of Section 17
                                                                             fices are open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Rexford, KS 67753        T07S, R31W                                          Friday, excluding holidays.
                         Thomas County                                                                                         Janet Stanek
Kansas Permit No. A-SOTH-D001                                                                                                     Secretary
Federal Permit No. KS0095150                                                 Doc. No. 050216
The proposed action is to approve an update to the Nutrient Manage-
  ment Plan (NMP) received for this existing facility currently per-         State of Kansas
  mitted for 10,800 head (15,120 animal units) of mature dairy cattle;
  1,700 head (1,700 animal units) of dairy cattle weighing more than                     Department of Transportation
  700 pounds; and 100 head (50 animal units) of dairy cattle weighing
  700 pounds or less; for a total of 12,600 head (16,870 animal units) of                      Notice to Consulting Firms
  dairy cattle. The facility’s NMP was updated to include the addition
  of seven new land application fields. There are no changes to the            The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is
  permit or in the permitted number of animal units. Only the updated        seeking a qualified consulting firm to perform profes-
  portion of the Nutrient Management Plan is subject to comment.             sional services for the project described below. Interest-
                                                                             ed consultants must email a proposal to KDOT.Design
  Persons wishing to comment on or object to the draft                       Contracts@ks.gov by 12:00 p.m. (CDT) June 22, 2022, to
documents and/or permit applications must submit their                       be considered for selection.
comments in writing to the Kansas Department of Health                       Consultant Prequalification
and Environment (KDHE) if they wish to have the com-                            Interested consulting firms must be prequalified by
ments or objections considered in the decision-making                        KDOT or otherwise demonstrate qualification in Catego-
process. All written comments regarding the draft docu-                      ry 241 Construction Inspection and Testing.
ments, application or registration notices received on or                       If a firm is not currently prequalified by KDOT, a pro-
before July 9, 2022, will be considered in the formulation                   posal may still be submitted. Firms not prequalified must
of the final determination regarding this public notice.                     also provide documentation that demonstrates the firm is
Please refer to the appropriate Kansas document number                       qualified for each specified category listed in this notice
(KS-AG-22-141/146) and name of the applicant/permittee                       for the project. Firms must use the KDOT prequalification
when preparing comments.                                                     form to provide this documentation. KDOT 1050 Prequal-
  All comments received will be responded to at the                          ification Category Definitions (Blue Book) can be found at
time the Secretary of Health and Environment issues a                        http://www.ksdot.org/descons.asp. Consultants may cre-
determination regarding final agency action on each                          ate a team to meet the prequalification requirements. All
draft document/application. If response to any draft doc-                                                                          (continued)

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firms doing business with KDOT must be registered and              agement software (CMS) and completion of the
in good standing under the laws of the State of Kansas at          KDOT AASHTOWare training.
the time of contracting and must comply with applicable
                                                              Anticipated Schedule and Key Dates
state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
                                                               1. Proposals are due by or before 12:00 p.m. (CDT)
Anticipated Consultant Scope                                      June 22, 2022
   The KDOT District 1, Area 3 Bonner Springs, Kansas          2. The program fiscal year for this project is FY 2023
Construction Office is requesting an embedded consultant          (July 2022–June 2023)
to provide full time, in house, technical and construction     3. Anticipated Start Date: July 2022
contract administration as further described below.            4. Anticipated Completion: December 9, 2022
   Under the direction of the Field Engineering Adminis-
trator (FEA), Construction Engineer (CE) or Engineering       Instructions for Proposal
Technician Specialist (ETSp) the embedded consultant            1. No cost or pricing information shall be submitted
shall assist with construction project supervision, inspec-        with the proposal. Proposals including cost or pric-
tion staffing, and contract administration. The consultant         ing information will be considered non-responsive
may serve as project supervisor of complex construction            and withdrawn from further consideration.
projects and/or multiple smaller projects. Duties include,      2. The consultant’s proposal must not exceed 4 pag-
but are not limited to:                                            es total (including any cover letter, index, etc.). All
                                                                   pages shall be standard letter size (8.5” x 11”). Any
   • Provide recommendations to the FEA, CE and ETSp
                                                                   page larger than standard letter size will be count as
     regarding project actions, staffing, and any other
                                                                   two or more pages depending on size.
     project related matters.
                                                                3. A single PDF (2MB maximum size) of the propos-
   • Review or compilation of project documentation
     for all phases of work performed to substantiate the          al including all attachments must be emailed to
     contract payments. This documentation includes                KDOT.DesignContracts@ks.gov by the proposal
     daily diaries, weekly recaps, test reports, final pa-         due date and time.
     pers, and data entered into AASHTOWare Project             4. The subject line of the email and the PDF file name
     (AWP).                                                        must read:
   • Make determination on the charges of working days.            a. “FC-1001-23-EmbedSuper.Admin in D1A3 Bon-
   • Represent KDOT in all project-related meetings and               ner Spring_FIRM NAME”
     conferences.                                               5. The proposal must be accompanied by Special At-
   • Provide guidance to the construction staff in the re-         tachments No. 8 (“Tax Clearance Certificate”) and
     view of construction plans such as verifying quan-            No. 10 (“Policy Regarding Sexual Harassment”). If
     tities, grade computations, and earthwork balances.           you need a Tax Clearance Certificate, you can request
   • Maintain contact with the contractor’s project man-           one at https://www.ksrevenue.gov/taxclearance.
     ager.                                                         html. Allow 2-3 business days for processing.
                                                                6. The outline in Table 1 below describes the expected
   In addition, the consultant will serve as a mentor and
                                                                   proposal organization and content sections.
provide effective leadership to less experienced techni-
cians and engineering associates. The consultant will           7. Table 2 lists the evaluation criteria and associated
identify and recommend areas of additional training                weights which will be used to make a selection.
needed within the construction office. This information                            Table 1: Proposal Content
will be used to assist the FEA, CE, or ETSp to organize            Section                     Description of Intent
effective training programs for the construction office.        Cover Letter     1 page
   The consultant shall also provide other project relat-
                                                                               Demonstrate a unique approach to accomplish
ed construction assistance to the FEA, CE, or ETSp as                          the design efficiently and to a high standard.
directed.                                                                      Include cost-effective and optimized solutions
                                                              Project Approach
   Finally, the consultant shall review or prepare doc-                        to address the anticipated improvements in
uments for field-designed projects such as 1R projects,                        the design. Include unique qualifications or
                                                                               experience related to the project approach.
bridge set-aside projects, culvert set-aside projects, and
3R major modifications. This may include field measure-                          Describe the approach to accomplish the
ments, quantity computations, drafting of plan sheets,          Approach to      scope of services within the schedule
                                                                 Schedule        requirements. Include anticipated key
and field surveys. This may also include participation in                        milestone dates and availability of staff.
field checks and plan reviews.
                                                                               Describe methods or procedures your firm
Minimum Personnel Qualifications                                Approach to    will use to provide all drawings, reports
 • A minimum of 10 years of experience managing                Quality Control and other services with professional
                                                                               quality and technical accuracy.
    or inspecting large or complex KDOT construction
    projects.                                                                    For key personnel to be assigned to the project
                                                                                 provide names, office location, qualifications,
 • Current CIT certifications in Basic Inspection, As-                           education, training, and expertise. Identify their
    phalt Paving Inspection, Concrete Paving Inspec-            Qualifications
                                                                                 area(s) of responsibility and percent of their time
                                                               and Experience
    tion, Structures Inspection, ACI Concrete Field Test-                        dedicated to the project. List work for which
    ing Technician, Aggregate Field Technician.                                  you do not have in-house capability and name
                                                                                 the firm you propose to subcontract with.
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                 Describe team’s past performance with                 Consultant Prequalification
                 respect to ability to meet project schedules;            Interested consulting firms must be prequalified by
Past Performance
                 quality of work; and ability to control costs         KDOT or otherwise demonstrate qualification in Catego-
                 on similar transportation projects, especially        ry 241 Construction Inspection and Testing.
                 those performed for KDOT. Include three
                 references and contact information.                      If a firm is not currently prequalified by KDOT, a pro-
                                                                       posal may still be submitted. Firms not prequalified must
                  Describe team’s familiarity with KDOT’s
 Familiarity with
                  design process and standards. Describe               also provide documentation that demonstrates the firm is
   KDOT and                                                            qualified for each specified category listed in this notice
                  familiarity with the project area and any
   Project Area
                  identified special site conditions.                  for the project. Firms must use the KDOT prequalification
                                                                       form to provide this documentation. KDOT 1050 Prequal-
                     Table 2 Evaluation Factors                        ification Category Definitions (Blue Book) can be found at
                     Evaluation Factor                        Weight   http://www.ksdot.org/descons.asp. Consultants may cre-
Qualifications and experience of project manager and                   ate a team to meet the prequalification requirements. All
                                                               20%     firms doing business with KDOT must be registered and
other key project team members proposed for services
Past performance history for similar                                   in good standing under the laws of the State of Kansas at
                                                               20%     the time of contracting and must comply with applicable
projects/services for KDOT
Availability to respond to the work                            20%     state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
The quality and completeness of the response                   10%     Anticipated Consultant Scope
Understanding of District and Area                             10%       The KDOT District 1, Area 5 Wamego, Kansas Con-
Understanding of KDOT CAD contract                                     struction Office is requesting an embedded consultant
                                                               20%     to provide full time, in house, technical and construction
administration and closeout procedures
                                                                       contract administration as further described below.
Contract Terms and Conditions                                            Under the direction of the Area Engineer (AE) or Con-
  A standard KDOT agreement for engineering and                        struction Engineer (CE), the embedded consultant shall
technical services will be used for professional services              assist in executing the continuous flow of paperwork
projects. The following special attachments will need to               and documentation necessary to administer construction
be provided by the selected consultant and all subconsul-              contracts. Duties include, but are not limited to:
tants with the signed work order following negotiations
and will become attachments to the contract.                             • Coordinate preparation and processing of project
                                                                           documentation such as notifications of working
  • Special Attachment No. 8 (“Tax Clearance Certificate”)                 days charged, daily reports of asphalt pavement
  • Special Attachment No. 10 (“Policy Regarding Sex-                      and concrete pavement construction, logs of pile
    ual Harassment”)                                                       driving, and weekly surfacing reports.
Special Contract Conditions                                              • Coordinate preparation and processing of construc-
  This is expected to be a full-time (40 hours/week ex-                    tion payment estimates for construction contrac-
cluding holidays) assignment based at the District 1 Area                  tors, utilities, railroads, etc.
3 Office in Bonner Springs, Kansas; assignments may re-                  • Review change orders and force account statements.
quire travel to other Areas in District 1. The hours may be                Verify information is correct and check calculations.
split between two employees of the consultant, but both                    Advise supervisors of potential problems and pro-
must meet the qualifications.                                              vide guidance to less experienced staff.
                                                                         • Coordinate preconstruction conferences including
Questions                                                                  preparation of the agenda and minutes.
  All questions regarding this request for proposals shall               • Review change orders and submit to construction
be emailed to KDOT.DesignContracts@ks.gov.                                 engineer.
  Questions can be submitted until June 9, 2022; answers                 • Review subcontractor approval requests
will be provided to all prequalified consultants on June                 • Prepare and send project correspondence such as
15, 2022.                                                                  notices to proceed, change orders, notices of accep-
                    Marcia Turner, P.E., Contracts Manager                 tance, final papers, subcontractor approvals, etc. to
                       Division of Engineering and Design                  the appropriate parties.
Doc. No. 050194                                                          • Coordinate the preparation and submission of all re-
                                                                           quired computations and recapitulations necessary
State of Kansas                                                            to complete final payment to the contractor. Verify
                                                                           information is correct and checks calculations.
            Department of Transportation                                 • Maintain a system of office management for a con-
                  Notice to Consulting Firms                               struction office to make certain that all necessary
                                                                           forms and reports are submitted. Check and main-
  The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is                        tain records of contractor payrolls and prompt pay
seeking a qualified consulting firm to perform profes-                     certifications. Maintain and update a complete
sional services for the project described below. Interest-                 functional filing system for all office records.
ed consultants must email a proposal to KDOT.Design                      • Train other technicians or engineers in the use of
Contracts@ks.gov by 12:00 p.m. (CDT) June 22, 2022, to                     AASHTOWare, completing forms and reports, ma-
be considered for selection.                                                                                                 (continued)

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     terial certifications, payment vouchers, and other          5. The proposal must be accompanied by Special At-
     documentation needed for FHWA or KDOT certi-                   tachments No. 8 (“Tax Clearance Certificate”) and
     fication.                                                      No. 10 (“Policy Regarding Sexual Harassment”). If
   • Serve as inspector on a construction project or in a           you need a Tax Clearance Certificate, you can request
     concrete or asphalt plant. Prepare required documen-           one at https://www.ksrevenue.gov/taxclearance.
     tation for projects. Participate in the decision-making        html. Allow 2-3 business days for processing.
     process. Make recommendations and provide effec-            6. The outline in Table 1 below describes the expected
     tive leadership to less experienced staff.                     proposal organization and content sections.
   • Coordinate the preparation and submission of com-           7. Table 2 lists the evaluation criteria and associated
     pleted construction plans and combine construction             weights which will be used to make a selection.
     files for completed projects.                                                  Table 1: Proposal Content
   • Other construction contract administration duties              Section                     Description of Intent
     as assigned.
                                                                 Cover Letter     1 page
  In addition, the consultant will serve as a mentor and
                                                                                Demonstrate a unique approach to accomplish
provide effective leadership to less experienced techni-                        the design efficiently and to a high standard.
cians and engineering associates. The consultant will                           Include cost-effective and optimized solutions
                                                               Project Approach
identify and recommend areas of additional training                             to address the anticipated improvements in
needed within the construction office. This information                         the design. Include unique qualifications or
                                                                                experience related to the project approach.
will be used to assist the AE or CE to organize effective
training programs for the construction office.                                    Describe the approach to accomplish the
                                                                 Approach to      scope of services within the schedule
  The consultant shall also provide other project related         Schedule        requirements. Include anticipated key
construction assistance to the AE and CE as directed.                             milestone dates and availability of staff.
Minimum Personnel Qualifications                                                Describe methods or procedures your firm
 • A minimum of 4 years of engineering technical sup-            Approach to    will use to provide all drawings, reports
    port.                                                       Quality Control and other services with professional
                                                                                quality and technical accuracy.
 • Experience using Microsoft Word and Microsoft
    Excel.                                                                        For key personnel to be assigned to the project
                                                                                  provide names, office location, qualifications,
 • Current CIT certifications in Basic Inspection, As-                            education, training, and expertise. Identify their
    phalt Paving Inspection, Concrete Paving Inspec-             Qualifications
                                                                                  area(s) of responsibility and percent of their time
                                                                and Experience
    tion, Structures Inspection, ACI Concrete Field Test-                         dedicated to the project. List work for which
    ing Technician, Aggregate Field Technician.                                   you do not have in-house capability and name
                                                                                  the firm you propose to subcontract with.
 • Expert proficiency with KDOT’s construction man-
    agement software (CMS) and completion of the                                Describe team’s past performance with
                                                                                respect to ability to meet project schedules;
    KDOT AASHTOWare training.                                                   quality of work; and ability to control costs
                                                               Past Performance
Anticipated Schedule and Key Dates                                              on similar transportation projects, especially
                                                                                those performed for KDOT. Include three
 1. Proposals are due by or before 12:00 p.m. (CDT)                             references and contact information.
    June 22, 2022
                                                                                Describe team’s familiarity with KDOT’s
 2. The program fiscal year for this project is FY 2023        Familiarity with
                                                                                design process and standards. Describe
    (July 2022–June 2023)                                        KDOT and
                                                                                familiarity with the project area and any
 3. Anticipated Start Date: July 2022                            Project Area
                                                                                identified special site conditions.
 4. Anticipated Completion: See Special Contract Con-
    ditions (below)                                                                Table 2: Evaluation Factors

Instructions for Proposal                                                           Evaluation Factor                          Weight
  1. No cost or pricing information shall be submitted         Qualifications and experience of project manager and
                                                                                                                                20%
     with the proposal. Proposals including cost or pric-      other key project team members proposed for services
     ing information will be considered non-responsive         Past performance history for similar
                                                                                                                                20%
     and withdrawn from further consideration.                 projects/services for KDOT
  2. The consultant’s proposal must not exceed 4 pag-          Availability to respond to the work                              20%
     es total (including any cover letter, index, etc.). All   The quality and completeness of the response                     10%
     pages shall be standard letter size (8.5” x 11”). Any
                                                               Understanding of District and Area                               10%
     page larger than standard letter size will be count as
     two or more pages depending on size.                      Understanding of KDOT contract
                                                                                                                                20%
                                                               administration and closeout procedures
  3. A single PDF (2MB maximum size) of the propos-
     al including all attachments must be emailed to           Contract Terms and Conditions
     KDOT.DesignContracts@ks.gov by the proposal                 A standard KDOT agreement for engineering and
     due date and time.                                        technical services will be used for professional services
  4. The subject line of the email and the PDF file name       projects. The following special attachments will need to
     must read:                                                be provided by the selected consultant and all subconsul-
     a. “FC-1001-23–EmbedConst.Admin in D1A5                   tants with the signed work order following negotiations
        Wamego_FIRM NAME”                                      and will become attachments to the contract.

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