Highway 95 – Highway 124 (S) - Milling & Overlay - Van Buren County

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is requesting bids on milling, overlay, and ultrathin bonded wearing course placement on approximately 13.159 miles of Highway 65 in Van Buren County under State Job No. A80050, a Federal Aid Project (NHPP-0071(52)), with bids due November 4, 2026. This is a Davis-Bacon prevailing-wage contract exceeding $2,000, subject to certified payroll, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act provisions, and Buy America requirements for construction materials.

The scope includes aggregate surface course, asphalt concrete hot mix (ACHM) surface course, ultrathin bonded wearing course, cold milling of asphalt pavement, ACHM patching of existing roadway, maintenance of traffic, rumble strips, pavement marking, and miscellaneous construction items. Bidders must submit unit prices for all bid items. Mobilization costs are limited to 5% of the subtotal for Federal-aid projects; certain pay items including asphalt binder, relocating precast concrete barrier, water, and mobilization have minimum or maximum unit bid price restrictions as referenced in the Arkansas State Highway Commission Standard Specifications for Highway Construction (Edition 2014).

Prospective bidders must contact ARDOT at pmd@ardot.edu or 501-569-2261 to become eligible bidders by 4:30 p.m. the day prior to the letting. All addenda must be acknowledged by email or fax. Bidders must complete the Certification for Federal Aid Contracts and submit a signed Proposal Guaranty (Bid Bond) by the specified deadline. The proposal documents incorporate Standard Specifications, supplemental specifications, special provisions, and construction plans. Contractors and subcontractors must comply with labor standards, worker safety regulations (29 CFR Part 1926), environmental standards under the Clean Air Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act, debarment certification, and anti-retaliation provisions protecting workers reporting violations.