The Board of County Commissioners of Seward County, Kansas, will accept sealed bids for weatherization renovations for the Seward County Administration Building located at 515 N. Washington Ave., Liberal, Kansas.  

 Sealed bids will be received at the Seward County Clerk’s Office, 515 N. Washington, Suite 100, Liberal, Kansas 67901, until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read.  The envelope should be plainly marked “Administration Building Weatherization”.  Bids received after the scheduled time will be returned unopened.  Bids will be presented to the Board of Seward County Commissioners at their regularly scheduled meeting on June 6, 2022.

 Work consists of exterior weatherization renovations including resealing expansion control joints in brick walls, mortar joint reconstruction of cultured stone brick bands and generalized caulking and sealing on the Seward County Administration Building.

Project information and specifications may be examined at the Seward County Clerk’s Office, 515 N. Washington, Suite 100, Liberal, KS  67901. For questions or inquiries please contact Kent Hamlin in the Planning & Zoning Department at 620-629-0500.  Link:  Weatherization Renovations Specs

Bid Security is NOT required on this project.  In the event an accepted bidder’s contract price is $25,000 or greater, the accepted bidder will be required to provide a performance bond equal to 100% percent of the contract price.  Such bond will be required at contract signing.  All contractors and subcontractors that work on the project must be licensed with Seward County.  

 Solicitations from qualified minority and women owned businesses, firms and individuals are encouraged by Seward County.  This encouragement does not infer preference and all solicitations will be evaluated equally.  All purchases shall give preference to Seward County merchants when applicable.  Award shall be made to the best bidder within Seward County when the amount is not more than five percent (5%) higher than the best out-of-county bid.

 The Board of County Commissioners of Seward County, Kansas reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, the right to waive any or all irregularities therein, and the right to accept the bid deemed to be in the best interest of the County.