Highway 49 Mississippi River Bridge Rehab. (S) Phillips County

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is soliciting sealed bids for highway construction on the Mississippi River Bridge rehabilitation project on State Highway 49 in Phillips County, with bids due November 4, 2026. This is a federal-aid project subject to Davis-Bacon wage determinations, Equal Employment Opportunity obligations, and Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act provisions.

The scope spans 1.163 miles and includes bridge deck replacement; polymer overlay; removal and disposal; stone backfill; trenching and shoulder preparation; aggregate base course and Portland cement concrete base; asphalt concrete hot mix surface course and cold milling; approach slabs, gutters, and concrete pavement patching; maintenance of traffic; guardrail installation; geotextile fabric and traffic signal modifications; bridge structural modifications; steel repair; lightweight concrete; and bridge jacking. Contractors must perform a minimum of 30 percent of the work with their own organization, excluding specialty items.

The project is State Job No. 110812 and Federal Aid Project NHPP-PRTT-HIPBIP-0054(31). A proposal guaranty (bid bond) signed by both a company officer and surety agent is required prior to the deadline. Mobilization bid is limited to five percent of the subtotal. Specific bid items have established minimum or maximum unit bid prices, including asphalt binder, relocated precast concrete barrier, water, and mobilization.

Prospective bidders must contact ARDOT at pmd@ardot.edu or 501-569-2261 by 4:30 p.m. the day prior to the letting to become eligible bidders and must acknowledge all addenda by email or fax prior to submission. The project is funded through federal-aid highway programs and requires compliance with 2014 Standard Specifications as supplemented by job-specific special provisions.