Site work for a transportation facility in Kansas City, Missouri. Completed plans call for site work for a transportation facility.

***9/6/22- Per email from Denise Adams, project has been awarded to L.B. Foster Company*** The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) is a bi-state agency offering mass transit service within the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. KCATA is requesting the services of qualified contractors to provide 112 Tram Rail for the Kansas City Streetcar project. The rail must be compliant with the Buy America regulations in 49 CFR 661 and 49 U.S.C. 5323(j). This solicitation is funded by Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) grants. There is no DBE goal established for this project. However, certified DBE firms are encouraged to submit bids as Primes or Subcontractors. Firms must be certified as a DBE by a member of the Missouri Regional Certification Committee, which includes KCMO, MoDOT, City of St. Louis, Metro in St. Louis or KCATA Bidders will be required to submit a Bid Bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of their total bid price. Upon notice of intent to award, the successful Bidder will be required to execute a Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price and a Payment Bond in the amount of fifty percent (50%) of the award amount. A cash deposit, certified check, irrevocable letter of credit (LOC) or another negotiable instrument may be accepted by KCATA in lieu of a bond. Submission of a bid shall constitute a firm offer to the KCATA for one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of closing. This IFB does not commit the KCATA to award a contract or to pay any cost incurred in preparation of a submittal. Bidders shall read and understand the requirements of this Invitation for Bids covered in the sections listed under the Table of Contents of this document. The KCATA reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids received, to modify this request, or cancel in part or in its entirety the IFB if it is the best interest of the KCATA. No person or entity submitting a proposal in response to this IFB nor any officer, employee, agent, representative, relative or Contractor representing such a person (or entity) may contact through any means or engage in any discussion concerning the award of this contract with any member of KCATA's Board of Commissioners or any employee of KCATA (excluding Procurement staff) during the period beginning on the date of bid issue and ending on the date of the selection of a Contractor. Any such contact would be grounds for disqualification of the Bidder.