2026 Demolition Packet

City of Independence, Kansas
Request for Bid
Demolition of Condemned Structures
Responses will be received at:
City of Independence
2026 Demolition Packet
120 N. 6th Street
Independence, KS 67301
Email: davids@independenceks.gov
Bids may be submitted by mail or hand delivery to the City Clerk. Electronic (email)
submissions will not be accepted.
Questions regarding this Bid Packet
Email: davidc@independenceks.gov
Phone 620.332.2528
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
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2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2026,
Sealed bids will be received by the City of Independence, Kansas, at the office of the City Clerk,
120 N. 6th Street, Independence, Kansas, until at which
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SCOPE OF WORK
* The Contractor shall demolish and remove all structures, accessory buildings, and debris
located on the designated properties. Demolition shall include the removal of all foundations,
slabs, and footings. Existing public (pedestrian) sidewalks shall remain in place unless
otherwise directed by the City.
* The Contractor shall clear each site of all vegetation, including shrubs, trees, and fencing,
resulting in a clean and unobstructed lot.
* The Contractor shall be solely responsible for complying with all applicable federal, state, and
local regulations regarding asbestos identification, handling, removal, and disposal.
* The Contractor shall transport and dispose of all demolition debris at a KDHE-approved
landfill facility and shall comply with all Federal and State asbestos regulations. The City's
demolition site shall not be used for disposal.
* The Contractor shall properly cap or plug all sewer lines using a watertight method. All work
shall be subject to inspection and approval by the City.
* The Contractor shall, upon completion of demolition activities, backfill each site as necessary,
grade it to match the surrounding contours, and seed it with grass to establish a stabilized
surface.
* The Contractor shall be responsible for site safety and traffic control during all demolition
activities.
PROJECT LOCATIONS
1. 1018 E. Birch Street
2. 821 E. Maple Street
3. 908 E. Maple Street
4. 700 N. 12th Street
5. 417 N. 2nd Street
6. 509 N. 13th Street
7. 208 S. Earl Street
8. 108 S. Wald Ave
9. 214 S. 12th Street
10.1020 W. Chestnut Street
11.707 W. Cottonwood Street
12.828 W. Cottonwood Street
13.212 W. Laurel Street
14.1100 W. Laurel Street
15.720 W. Maple Street
16.805 W. Sycamore Street
17.917 W. Sycamore Street
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18. 800 W. Chestnut (medical office building)
19. 705 Washington Street
20. 733 Washington Street
21. 300 Westminster Place
22. 1014 W. Beech Street
23. 1123 W. Main Street
24. 1208 W. Myrtle Strett
TIME OF COMPLETION
Work shall commence within fifteen (15) days of Notice to Proceed and be completed within sixty (60)
days.
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
Contractor shall provide proof of General Liability Insurance and Workers' Compensation Insurance.
A minimum of $1,000,000 in liability coverage is required. The City shall be named as an additional
insured.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
The Contractor shall be solely responsible for identifying, testing, handling, abatement (if required),
removal, transportation, and disposal of all asbestos-containing materials and any other hazardous or
regulated materials associated with the demolition of the structures, in full compliance with all
applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including but not limited to KDHE and EPA
requirements.
The Contractor shall obtain all required inspections, permits, and notifications prior to commencement
of demolition activities, including any required asbestos inspections and filings with KDHE.
Documentation of such compliance, including inspection reports, notifications, and approvals, shall be
provided to the City prior to demolition.
The Contractor agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City, its officials, employees, and
agents from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, fines, penalties, or regulatory actions
arising out of or related to the Contractor's failure to comply with applicable environmental laws and
regulations, including those related to asbestos or hazardous materials.
DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS
All demolition materials shall be disposed of at KDHE-approved facilities. Asbestos materials shall be
properly bagged (6 mil), labeled, and disposed of per regulations.
Bid Rejection and Award
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The City of Independence, Kansas reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive any
informalities, irregularities, or technical defects in any bid, and to award the contract in the best
interest of the City.
The City further reserves the right to reject any bid from a bidder who is determined, in the sole
judgment of the City, to be unqualified, non-responsible, or otherwise unable to perform the work in
accordance with the Contract Documents.
The City reserves the right to award the contract by individual property, by group of properties, or as a
total project, whichever method is deemed most advantageous to the City.
The City may conduct such investigations as it deems necessary to determine the ability of the bidder
to perform the work and may require the bidder to furnish additional information as requested.
The City reserves the right to reject any bid that is incomplete, conditional, or fails to comply with the
requirements of the bid documents.
The City also reserves the right to delay the award of the contract for a reasonable period of time as
may be necessary to evaluate bids and determine the lowest and best responsible bidder.
SIGNATURE
______________________________
Contractor Signature
Date: __________________
_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Name of Bidder (Printed) Address
___________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip
_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Signature Date
_ ________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
T itle Contact Phone Number
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BID SCHEDULE
Alternative Bids Permitted: A bidder may submit a bid on each individual
property or may submit one bid for all the properties combined, or do both.
When submitting a bid on all properties combined, the bidder must itemize
the cost of demolition as to each property so the City can pass the cost on to
the property owner as allowed by law.
Individual Bids:
1. 1018 E. Birch Street $ _____________________
2. 821 E. Map le Stree t $ _____________________
3. 908 E. Maple Street $ _____________________
4. 700 N. 12th Street $ _____________________
5. 417 N. 2nd Street $ _____________________
6. 509 N. 13th Street $ _____________________
7. 208 S. Earl Street $ _____________________
8. 108 S. Wald Ave $ _____________________
9. 214 S. 12th Street $ _____________________
10. 1020 W. Chestnut Street $ _____________________
11. 707 W. Cottonwood Street $ _____________________
12. 828 W. Cottonwood Street $ _____________________
13. 212 W. Laurel Street $ _____________________
14. 1100 W. Laurel Street $ _____________________
15. 720 W. Maple Street $ _____________________
16. 805 W. Sycamore Street $ _____________________
17. 917 W. Sycamore Street $ _____________________
18. 800 W. Chestnut (medical office building) $ _____________________
19. 705 Washington Street $ _____________________
20. 733 Washington Street $ _____________________
21. 300 Westminster Place $ _____________________
22. 1014 W. Beech Street $ _____________________
23. 1123 W. Main Street (mult structures) $ _____________________
24. 1208 W. Myrtle Street $ _____________________
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Combined Bid:
(If submitting a combined bid, the Contractor must provide an itemized cost per property. Failure
to provide this breakdown at the time of contract execution may result in rejection of the award..)
1. 1018 E. Birch Street
2. 821 E. Maple Street
3. 908 E. Maple Street
4. 700 N. 12th Street
5. 417 N. 2nd Street
6. 509 N. 13th Street
7. 208 S. Earl Street
8. 108 S. Wald Ave
9. 214 S. 12th Street
10. 1020 W. Chestnut Street
11. 707 W. Cottonwood Street
12. 828 W. Cottonwood Street
13. 212 W. Laurel Street
14. 1100 W. Laurel Street
15. 720 W. Maple Street
16. 805 W. Sycamore Street
17. 917 W. Sycamore Street
18. 800 W. Chestnut (medical office building)
19. 705 Washington Street
20. 733 Washington Street
21. 300 Westminster Place
22. 1014 W. Beech Street
23. 1123 W. Main Street (mult structures)
24. 1208 W. Myrtle Street
Combined bid priced to remove and clear the lots for all (24) structures listed:
* $ _______________________________
*City will take any sandstone foundation stone and remove it from the site, when ready to be
p icked up, to be used at Riverside Park, if the bid winner desires.
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If a bidder improperly withdraws a bid or refuses to honor a bid that has been awarded by the City,
the bidder shall not be eligible to bid on any City projects for a period of one (1) year thereafter.
_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Name of Bidder (Printed) Address
_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Signature Date
_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Title Contact Phone Number
_____________________________________
Email
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STRUCTURE DEMOLITION SPECIFICATIONS
1. Demolition shall be the removal and disposal of the entire building, any outbuildings, concrete
footers, slabs or any other associated structures at such locations as designated by the City. This
shall also include all trees and any brush, vines or bushes, etc. necessary to clear lot.
NOTE: The contractor shall be responsible, at his own expense, for removing and disposing in the
Montgomery County Landfill or other KDHE approved landfill site, any and all materials. (The
City demolition site will not be used for this project.) This shall include but not be limited to paint
cans, carpet, furniture, appliances, and other household trash as designated by the City.
2. Transite siding will be removed by hand, wetted and bagged (6 mil), and disposed of in an approved
landfill in accordance with KDHE regulations. The contractor will not pulverize or otherwise crush
asbestos siding and must remove by hand.
3. If required by the City prior to commencing work, the Contractor shall submit to the City a
proposed method of operations for the removal and disposal of the structure(s). The schedule of
coordination for shut-off, capping or discontinuation of utility services shall be submitted if so
required by the City. Utilities may be left intact only by written request to the City by the owner of
record prior to commencing work on the project.
4. Structures to be demolished shall be vacated and discontinued from use or inhabitation prior to
commencing work. The Contractor shall cease work immediately and report the same to the City
upon discovering either persons occupying the structure(s) for any reason or any other extenuating
circumstances that would require action by the City or the owner before continuing demolition
operations.
5. The City of Independence assumes no responsibility for the actual condition of the structures to be
demolished. The Contractor shall satisfy himself through his own personal investigation of the
structural conditions of the building.
6. The Contractor shall not be permitted to use any form of explosive devices or dispose of the
materials by burning in the demolition of the structure(s) either at the site or any landfill.
7. The Contractor shall conduct the demolition and removal operations to ensure minimum
interference with roads, streets, walks or other adjacent structures or facilities. Any damages
caused by the demolition operations to adjacent structures, roads, streets, walks, personal property,
etc. shall be repaired or otherwise compensated for by the Contractor at no expense to the City or
additional change orders to the contract.
8. No street, sidewalk or other facilities shall be closed or otherwise obstructed for any length of time
without written permission from the City prior to the Contractor commencing work. All authorities
having jurisdiction over the affected facilities shall be notified by the Contractor no less than
twenty-four (24) hours prior to commencing work.
9. If it is necessary to close or otherwise obstruct a street or walkway, the Contractor shall provide at
his own expense an alternate route which shall be marked and guarded to ensure the safety of the
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public. The plans for such alternate routes shall be approved by the City in writing prior to
commencing work. Any barricades necessary for the protection of the public during the completion
of the demolition operations shall be furnished and maintained by the Contractor. If said barricades
are required to be in place overnight, adequate flashing warning lights shall be placed on the
barricades to ensure nighttime visibility.
10. The Contractor shall provide safe passage to the public around the demolition area. Demolition
operations shall be conducted to prevent damage to adjacent structures, facilities or operations and
shall ensure the safety of the public from the demolition operations.
11. The City shall reserve the right to immediately suspend demolition operations upon finding a
condition or situation which the City feels is unsafe for any reason. Work shall not continue until
said situation or condition has been corrected in a manner acceptable to the City.
12. The Contractor shall provide at his own expense all interior and exterior shoring and bracing as
needed to support, prevent movement, settlement or premature collapse of the structure to be
demolished. Said support shall remain in place as long as necessary to provide safe conditions.
13. The Contractor shall promptly repair or cause repairs to be made to adjacent facilities or structures
all damages caused by the demolition operations. Said costs incurred by the repairs shall be made
by the Contractor at no cost to the City or owners of the adjacent property.
14. The Contractor shall furnish to the City written approval by the owners of said property that
acceptable repairs or settlements have been made before final payment has been made and the
Demolition Bond is returned.
15. The Contractor shall use water sprinkling, temporary enclosures or other suitable methods to
ensure the lowest practical level of dust and dirt arising and scattering into the air. The Contractor
shall comply with all regulations of all governmental agencies having jurisdiction over
environmental protection as applies to building demolition operations.
16. White goods - air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, stoves and ovens, microwave ovens,
dishwashers, washers and dryers, water heaters, furnaces, televisions, and computers. Remove all
items noted in this category and dispose of per Kansas Department of Health and Environment
guidelines.
17. Household hazardous wastes - batteries, cleaning supplies, lawn & garden products, indoor
pesticides, thermometers and medicines, automotive products, paints, other household chemicals
shall be removed from the structure and disposed of at Montgomery County Household Hazardous
Waste Department, County Barn, Independence, Kansas, on a daily basis.
18. Special waste-medical supplies, sharps, ammunition, medical waste, freezers and refrigerators that
contain food. A special waste permit will be issued to the City for these items. Disposal shall be at
an approved sanitary landfill.
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19. Putrescible waste and household garbage - Canned goods, all food items and any other fast
decomposing material that may be found in the structure to be demolished should be separated and
taken to an approved sanitary landfill.
20. The Contractor shall demolish the structure completely, remove and dispose of all materials from
the site. Such methods as required to safely complete the work in a workmanlike manner shall be
employed within the confines of limitations of all governmental regulations concerning demolition
operations.
21. Foundations and basement walls shall be demolished completely and disposed of off-site.
Basement floors shall be removed or broken thoroughly to facilitate complete drainage at the
Contractors discretion providing the highest point of the floor remaining shall be a minimum of
two (2) feet below the lowest point of the surface of the finished grade of the site.
22. All voids and below-grade areas resulting from the demolition operations shall be filled with non-
organic materials approved by the City to ensure adequate drainage of the area.
23. Such materials shall consist of but not be limited to dirt with stone or other inorganic contents no
more than six (6) inches at its widest dimension and free from debris. Trash, frozen materials, roots
or other organic material shall not be permitted. The stone content of any fill material shall not
exceed twenty-five (25) percent.
24. Prior to placing any fill material, the Contractor shall remove and dispose of all standing water,
frost, frozen material, trash or debris.
25. Fill shall be placed in horizontal layers not to exceed six (6) inches in loose depth. Each layer shall
be compacted with the fill material being maintained at an optimal moisture content to ensure a
density equal to ninety (90) percent of the original adjacent undisturbed earth. If tests are required
by City, the compaction tests shall be performed by a competent certified inspector at the expense
of the Contractor.
26. The top one (1) foot of the fill area shall be topsoil only suitable for the growth of vegetation with
no stone, sand, gravel or large organic material such as roots, stumps, etc.
27. After completing the fill placement, the Contractor shall grade the surface to meet adjacent
contours to ensure proper drainage to the surrounding property or other surface drainage structures.
Care shall be taken to prevent excess drainage upon adjacent property beyond that amount
normally draining across the property prior to demolition. The Contractor shall place grass seed on
the finished grade.
28. The Contractor shall remove all debris, rubbish or other materials resulting from the demolition
operations from the site.
29. Materials suitable for fill as specified in Paragraph 12 from the immediate site may be stored on the
site at the Contractor's discretion if there is available space. No burning of any material shall be
permitted on site.
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