The City of Liberal is seeking qualified water recreation and aquatics facility consulting firms to provide planning, design, and construction services for the development of a new outdoor water recreation facility in Liberal, Kansas. The goal of this facility is to create an enjoyable aquatic experience for all residents and ages.

We envision the creation of an outdoor water recreation facility which integrates an unstaffed, openly accessible, large-scale splash park with an adjacent paid-access, seasonally staffed facility featuring a lazy river and water park amenities suitable for all ages. The location of this project will replace an existing facility – Adventure Bay Family Water Park – at the intersection of N. Kansas Avenue and W. 11th Street inside Light Park. The current footprint of the water park facility is approximately 95,160 square feet. Parking infrastructure surrounds the current facility and will not need to be incorporated into facility design plans.

As part of the planning and design process, the consultant shall review community feedback collected and present visual design concepts for further public engagement to incorporate feedback. The City of Liberal desires to have a new facility constructed and operational by Summer 2027. This design-build contract will have a total budget cap of $3 million dollars ($3,000,000.00).

For full project details, visit our RFP listing available at: https://www.cityofliberal.org/bids.aspx?bidID=24

Project Bonding Requirements

Bid Bond – A bid security shall be submitted with each bid in the amount of 5 percent of the bid amount and shall consist of a firm commitment such as a bid bond or certified check. NO PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after opening of bids. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities and irregularities.

Performance Bond – A performance bond on the part of the contracted firm for 100 percent of the contract price will be required. A "performance bond" is one executed in connection with a contract to secure fulfillment of all the contractor's obligations under such contract. The City may require additional performance bond protection when a contract price is increased. The increase in protection shall generally be 100 percent of the increase in contract price. The City may secure the additional protection by directing the Consultant to increase the penal amount of the existing bond or to obtain an additional bond.