ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS WATER DISTRICT NO. 1 OF JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS 2026 WATER MAIN EXTENSION SERVICES CONTRACT October 31, 2025 General Notice Water District No. 1 of Johnson County, Kansas (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the Project listed above. Bids for the construction of the Project will be received via QuestCDN VirtuBid until December 4, 2025, at 3 p.m. local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. The Project includes the following Work: Installation of numerous potable water mains projects using the traditional open-cut trenching methods, Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD), and Bore methods within the boundaries of Water District No. 1 of Johnson County, Kansas, and all appurtenant work as specified for a Contract term of 1 year with the potential for extending the Contract for four additional years with annual unit price adjustments based on the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index (ENR CCI). Obtaining the Bidding Documents Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website: WWW.QUESTCDN.COM (QuestCDN Project #9934044) Bidding Documents may be viewed and downloaded from the designated website. Bidders may view the Bidding Documents at no cost on the designated website. To be considered a plan holder, Bidders must register on the designated website and download the documents for a non-refundable fee of $22, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website. Bidders shall contact QuestCDN customer support at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance with plan holder registration and downloading Bidding Documents. Bids will only be accepted via the designated website (QuestCDN VirtuBid) from registered plan holders and will be an additional non-refundable fee of $42. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond (EJCDC Penal Sum Form) of 5% of the amount of the Bid. Bid security must accompany each Bid by uploading a PDF version of the Bid Bond to QuestCDN VirtuBid (vBid). The Bid security shall be made payable, without condition, to Owner. The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Public Works Bond as security for the faithful performance and the payment of all bills and obligations arising from the performance of the contract. If the Contract is to be awarded, Owner will award a Contract to the Bidder who, in Owner's judgment, is the lowest, qualified, responsible, and responsive Bidder. Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation the rights to reject any or all erroneous, nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced, or conditional Bids, and to reject the Bid of any Bidder or all Bids if Owner believes that it would not be in the best interest of Owner to make an award to that Bidder. Owner also reserves the right to waive informalities. Pre-bid Conference An optional pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. at WaterOne's Administrative Office 10747 Renner Blvd, Lenexa, KS 66219. Instructions to Bidders. For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents. All inquiries about the Invitation to Bid may be made by contacting Josh Vincent, Lead Engineer at WaterOne, at telephone number (913) 895-5766 or email jvincent@waterone.org. IPL0285889 Oct 31 2025