Highway 341 Southeast – Stone County Line (Phase 2) (S) - Baxter County

The Arkansas State Highway Commission (ARDOT) is requesting bids to reconstruct approximately 1.525 miles of County Road 73 in Baxter County under Federal-Aid Highway Construction Project FA0314, with bids due November 4, 2026. This is a federally funded project subject to prevailing wage requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act and all applicable federal nondiscrimination statutes (Title VI, Section 504, Age Discrimination Act, Americans with Disabilities Act).

The scope includes clearing and grubbing, earthwork, aggregate base course, asphalt concrete hot-mix surface course, maintenance of traffic, minor drainage structures, a 9' × 6' × 82' three-sided cast-in-place culvert with a total span length of 28.31 feet, erosion control items, pavement marking, and miscellaneous items. The project is governed by the Arkansas State Highway Commission Standard Specifications for Highway Construction (2014 Edition) and incorporates supplemental specifications covering asphalt binder, recycled asphalt shingles, plastic pipe, quality control, water pollution control, storm water pollution prevention, culvert shoring, wellhead protection, and archaeological monitoring.

Prospective bidders must contact ARDOT (pmd@ardot.gov or 501-569-2261) by 4:30 p.m. the day prior to the letting to become eligible bidders. All addenda must be acknowledged by email or fax. The proposal guaranty (bid bond) must be submitted prior to the deadline specified in the proposal documents. Mobilization costs are capped at five percent of the subtotal. All contractors must maintain weekly certified payrolls documenting compliance with prevailing wage requirements and submit to federal compliance reviews. The bid documents total 8 megabytes and were last revised August 4, 2025.