NOTICE OF SOLICITATION OF BIDS

Notice Issued: February 6, 2025

Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society, Inc., (MCRY) a Wisconsin Corporation, E8948 Museum Rd, North Freedom, WI 53951 is releasing, Solicitation for Bids - Surplus Rail and Other Track Material 2025 for surplus relay rail and other track materials being recovered as part of MCRY’s Main Track Rail Replacement Project.

MCRY is recovering approximately 7200 track feet (138 Net Tons) of 60-pound rail, and 6500 track feet of 72-pound rail (156 Net Tons) as well as associated Joint Bars and Tie Plates (58 Net Tons) also known as Other Track Material. This material is currently being dismantled and removed from active main track in the care and manner required for relay rail by a professional railroad contractor and will be sorted and staged for loading onto highway or rail transportation.

If you are interested in obtaining the Solicitation for Bids -Surplus Rail and Other Track Material 2025 document containing all details regarding the bid solicitation and official bid form, please contact:

Jeffrey Lentz – Office Manager
Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society, Inc.
PO Box 358, E8948 Museum Rd, North Freedom, WI 53951
jlentz@midcontinent.org Office: 608-522-4261

Bids will be accepted for MCRY surplus material until March 6, 2025, at 2:00 PM Central Time.

Completed Bid Forms shall be Subject email titled, MCRY Surplus Rail and OTM Bid 2025 and emailed to:

Jeffrey Lentz – Office Manager
Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society, Inc.
jlentz@midcontinent.org

Should you have any questions regarding the bid process or wish to visit to view this material please contact:

David Bierman – MCRY Roadmaster dbierman@watco.com Mobile: 414-750-6448