Highway 355 – Highway 278 (S) - Milling & Overlay - Hempstead & Howard Counties

The Arkansas Department of Transportation is requesting bids for milling and overlay work on approximately 18.474 miles of Highway 73 (Highway 355 to Highway 278 South) in Hempstead and Howard Counties under State Job No. A30049, Federal Aid Project STPR-2931(5), with bids due November 4, 2026. This is a Federal-aid highway construction project subject to Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements, Buy America construction materials standards, and extensive Federal compliance obligations including Title VI nondiscrimination, Section 504 accessibility, Equal Employment Opportunity under Executive Order 11246, and debarment certifications.

The scope spans milling and overlay of three sections and includes removal and disposal of guardrail, aggregate base course, ACHM surface course application, cold milling of existing asphalt pavement, ACHM patching, maintenance of traffic control, guardrail installation, erosion control, rumble strips, pavement marking, and miscellaneous construction items. Bidders must comply with Arkansas State Highway Commission Standard Specifications for Highway Construction (Edition 2014) and adhere to detailed design and quality control specifications for asphalt mixtures with electronic ticketing systems for acceptance testing. Mobilization costs are limited to 5% of the subtotal.

Bidders must register with ARDOT (pmd@ardot.gov or 501-569-2261) by 4:30 p.m. the day prior to the letting to become eligible for participation. All proposal documents, supplemental specifications, and construction plans are included in the bid package. Contractors must submit a proposal guarantee (bid bond) signed by both a company officer and surety agent prior to the deadline and acknowledge all addenda. Certified payroll submission and worker classification compliance are mandatory. The project document was last revised April 7, 2022, with an estimated completion date of September 7, 2026.