Highway 1 - Highway 39 (Reseal) (S)

The Arkansas Department of Transportation is soliciting sealed bids on the leveling and sealing of approximately 5.00 miles of County Road 600 in Phillips County under State Job No. SA5453, with bids due May 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. and contract completion targeted for October 16, 2026. Contractors must be prequalified with ARDOT before submitting bids; for work financed entirely with state funds exceeding $50,000, evidence of contractor licensing and registration with the Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board is required.

The scope consists of asphalt surface treatment, asphalt concrete hot-mix surface course, ACHM patching of existing roadway, maintenance of traffic, pavement marking, and miscellaneous items. Work is governed by the Arkansas State Highway Commission Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, Edition of 2014, supplemented by special provisions addressing asphalt materials, quality control, documentation of subcontractor payments, traffic control devices, and environmental compliance. The project includes price adjustment provisions for asphalt binder and fuel costs and requires compliance with prompt payment tracking through the Signet application for subcontractor payments, nondiscrimination provisions, and certification requirements including anti-collusion, debarment status, boycott restrictions, and illegal immigrant employment restrictions.

Bidders must submit a 5 percent proposal guaranty based on the total bid amount, performance bonds equal to the full contract amount, and payment bonds equal to 80 percent of the full contract amount. Liquidated damages for this working-day project range from $140 to $3,500 per day depending on the contract amount. The contract requires mandatory electronic execution and document submittal and specialized requirements for asphalt mix design, laboratory facilities at asphalt plants, and recycled asphalt pavement use.