Parking Lot Construction – 1419 Park (LR Nine Way)

The City of Little Rock Department of Housing and Neighborhood Programs is issuing an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for the construction of a parking lot located at 1419 Park (LR Nine Way) in Little Rock, Arkansas 72202. This is a fixed-price construction procurement requiring a qualified and experienced contractor to complete all parking lot construction work, including site preparation, grading, base preparation, asphalt paving, labor, materials, tools, equipment, and transportation necessary for full project completion. Minimum qualifications include three years of construction development experience, a current Arkansas State Contractor License, federal non-debarment certification, a one-year builder's warranty, and comprehensive general liability insurance of at least one million dollars. Bidders must submit responses electronically through LRPROCURE powered by Bonfire no later than May 4, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. CDT, with a mandatory site walkthrough scheduled for Monday, April 20, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. at the project location and a vendor questions deadline of May 28, 2026. The contract will be awarded on an all-or-none basis to the lowest qualified bidder meeting all specified requirements, with work required to commence within ten calendar days of receiving the Notice to Proceed and be completed within 120 consecutive calendar days thereafter. Pricing must include all associated costs and remains valid for ninety days following bid opening, quoted in U.S. dollars net with standard thirty-day net payment terms.

This procurement includes significant federal compliance requirements and set-aside provisions because the project is federally funded. The City explicitly encourages minority-owned and women-owned business partnerships, with joint venture opportunities available for qualified firms meeting Arkansas Code Annotated 15-4-303 definitions. Contractors must prepare and submit a Section 3 plan documenting affirmative action steps to increase utilization of lower-income residents and businesses within the City of Little Rock if the contract award equals or exceeds $100,000, and must maintain compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, and Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. All construction bids of $50,000 or greater require a Bid Bond of 5.0 percent of the total bid submission and a Performance and Payment Bond equal to the full contract amount issued by surety companies approved by the United States Department of Treasury. Contractors must comply with the Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage standards, state and federal contractor licensing requirements, and multiple federal certifications including anti-lobbying, combined contrifications regarding boycotts of Israel and energy industries (depending on contract value), and equal employment opportunity requirements for all proposed subcontractors. No incumbent vendor information or existing infrastructure integration requirements are specified, and the budget range or award value is not disclosed in the solicitation documents.