Highway 158 - County Road 474 (Overlay) (S)

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is soliciting bids for overlay of approximately 2.99 miles of County Road 599 (Highway 158 - County Road 474) in Mississippi County under State Job No. SA4750, with bids due May 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. and required project completion by November 25, 2026.

The scope includes aggregate base course, asphalt concrete hot mix surface course, ACHM patching, pavement marking, maintenance of traffic, and miscellaneous items. Work is governed by the Arkansas State Highway Commission Standard Specifications for Highway Construction (2014 Edition) and supplemental specifications addressing asphalt mixture design, quality control, payment documentation, traffic control devices, and recycled asphalt pavement use. Contractors performing work amounting to $50,000 or more must be licensed or registered with the Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board.

Bidders must submit a Proposal Guaranty (bid bond) equal to five percent of the total bid amount. Upon contract award, the contractor must provide a Performance Bond equal to the full contract amount and a Payment Bond equal to 80% of the contract amount. Liquidated damages rates range from $140 per day for contracts up to $100,000 to $3,500 per day for contracts exceeding $30,000. The project is financed with State funds.

Prospective bidders must contact ARDOT (pmd@ardot.gov or 501-569-2261) to become eligible bidders by 4:30 p.m. the day prior to the letting. Bidders must acknowledge all addenda, comply with mandatory electronic contracting and document submittal requirements, and submit certifications regarding anti-collusion, debarment, Israel boycott restrictions, illegal immigrant employment restrictions, energy and ammunition industry boycott restrictions, and scrutinized company restrictions. The contractor must utilize the Signet application for tracking prompt payments to subcontractors within 10 calendar days of receiving payment from ARDOT.