Upcoming Bids & Proposals

DOCUMENT 00030
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

SEALED PROPOSALS addressed to Pine Bluff City Clerk, Janice Roberts, City of Pine Bluff, AR, 200 East 8th Avenue, Pine Bluff, AR 71601, will be received until 11:00 AM (Local Time) on Thursday, August 15, 2024, for furnishing labor, equipment, materials, supplies, and supervision necessary to construct concrete sidewalks, earthwork, drainage, and associated appurtenances. Bids will be opened and read aloud at such time at Pine Bluff City Hall, Office of the City Clerk, located at 200 East 8th Avenue, Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS may be examined without charge at the office of the Engineer, 1163 Main Street, Suite 104, Vilonia, AR, 72173, or at Pine Bluff Economic & Community Development Department, 716 S. Georgia
Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Bidding documents may be purchased from Engineer at a cost of $75.00 by calling
(501) 504-2455 ext. 101 or by email to tfoster@ce-associates.biz. No refunds will be made. Electronic bidding
documents are available at no cost.

A CERTIFIED OR CASHIER'S CHECK, or an acceptable bid bond in the amount not less than five percent (5%) of
the total bid shall accompany each bid as a guaranty that, if awarded the contract, the bidder will promptly
enter into a contract with the City of Pine Bluff, Arkansas and furnish bonds on the forms provided.

THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER OR BIDDERS will be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond, each in the amount of the contract, written by a responsible surety company authorized to do business in the State of Arkansas that is satisfactory to the Owner.

BIDDERS ARE expected to inspect the site of work and to inform themselves of all local conditions. The time of completion shall be Sixty (60) Working Days.

BIDDERS ARE ADVISED that BUY AMERICA PROVISIONS apply to this contract. The Arkansas Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, latest edition, Section 106 contains the requirements and restrictions for Buy America. 23 CFR §635.410 contains all federal requirements for Buy America.

NO BID may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for at least Thirty (30) calendar
days.

IN CASE of ambiguity or lack of clearness stating the price in the bids, the City of Pine Bluff, Arkansas reserves the right to consider the most advantageous construction thereof, or to reject the bid.

THE CITY OF PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any or all informalities, and to award the contract to the bidder or bidders who, in the opinion of the Owner, offers the proposal to the best interest of same.

CONTRACTORS are cautioned that qualified bids will be subject to rejection.

CONTRACTORS are specifically advised that any person, firm, or other party to whom it is proposed to award a
subcontract under this contract must be acceptable to the Owner.

THE CITY OF PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS hereby notifies all bidders that this contract is subject to applicable labor laws, non-discrimination provisions, wage rate laws, and other federal laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. The Work Hours Act of 1962 and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 also apply