December 3, 2004

Mr. Gerald D. Priem, P.E.

Field Engineer - Bureau of Local Projects

Kansas Department of Transportation

Dwight D. Eisenhower State Office Building, 10th Floor

700 SW Harrison Street

Topeka, KS 66603-3754

46 N–0337-01

135TH STREET FROM ANTIOCH ROAD TO METCALF AVENUE

CITY OF OVERLAND PARK

Dear Mr. Priem:

Enclosed you will find three originals of the AUTHORITY TO AWARD CONTRACT COMMITMENT OF FEDERAL/STATE FUNDS that have been executed by the City of Overland Park. You will also find a copy of the bid tabulation resulting from the letting on November 30, 2004, and the required contract documents indicating Contractor compliance with the following items:

Certification - Noncollusion and History of Debarment;

Declaration - Limitations on use of Federal Funds for Lobbying;

Certification - Contractual Services with a Current Legislator or a Current Legislator’s Firm;

DBE Contract Goals (DBEs are on the approved KDOT list); and

DBE subcontractor commitments.

The subcontractor list indicates the contractor is proposing to subcontract about 61% of the work, which is within the amount allowed by the City.

Affinis Corporation, the design engineers, and Overland Park staff have reviewed the detailed bid tabulations and compared them with other recent bid lettings on similar projects in the City of Overland Park. We find no evidence of contractor collusion or bid rigging.

We are requesting KDOT authorization, so we can award this contract by December 10, 2004. Please return two fully executed copies to my attention.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact me as soon as possible.

Sincerely,

WAYNE A. GUDENKAUF, P.E.

SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER

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Enclosures

cc:	John Thomas, P.E. – Affinis Corporation

email:	William D. (Doug) Brown, P.E., Acting Director of Public Works

Michael C. Hale, P.E., Acting City Engineer

Daniel G. Miller, P.E., Supervisory Civil Engineer

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Authority to Award letter to KDOT

Public Works

2005-05-16

Joe Archer

City of Overland Park