INVITATION FOR DEMOLITION BIDS – STRUCTURE 

AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE

Sealed bids will be received until 2 PM on Friday, February 20, 2026, at the 

office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 123 S. Main Street, or P. O. Box 151, 

Fort Scott, KS for the demolition and lot cleaning at:

601 S. Little, Fort Scott, KS 66701

The structure is legally described as: PARCEL #006-119-30-0-40-45-001.00-0

F-15 FORT SCOTT, LOTS 1 & 3, BLK 181 IN BOURBON COUNTY, 

IN THE CITY OF FORT SCOTT, KANSAS

Contractors’ insurance requirements are Contractor’s Liability Insurance with limits of $100,000 and $500,000 to protect the Contractor and his subcontractors against claims due to accidents which may occur or result from operations under the contract.  Property Insurance shall cover the use of all equipment, hoist, and motor vehicles on the site, or hauling materials or debris from the site and Demolition Insurance.  

PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR BID:

1.)  All building materials are to be removed including house, foundation, fence and lot  

       scraped clean. 

2.)  Any basements, under structure, or accessory structure must be filled      

      with compacted compatible soil.  

3.)  Furnish acceptable fill material (black dirt) to leave lot with proper slope        

      for water runoff and mowable condition. 

4.)  Lot shall be seeded for grass to be able to grow.   

5.)  All utilities must be properly disconnected prior to demolition per City 

 requirements. Checklist available at signing of agreement. 

6.)  Work should be completed within 20 days from acceptance of bid.  

7.)  The contractor will bring in all landfill receipts from the Bourbon County   

      Landfill to the Codes Department to ensure payment after completion.

SEALED BIDS ONLY will be received by the City Clerk until the stated time and date and publicly opened by the proper agent located at City Hall, 123 S. Main Street in Fort Scott, Kansas. NO EMAILED BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED AND MUST BE SEALED AND SUBMITTED SEPARATELY IF BIDDING ON MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES.

Please contact Norman Nation, or Leroy Kruger in the Codes Department at 620-223-0550 or at the above address between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. except Saturdays and Sundays.

THE CITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY AND ALL BIDS