Red River-Ogden (S) - Little River County/71Road Improvements

The Arkansas Department of Transportation is requesting bids for highway improvements on Highway 71 in Little River County under Federal Aid Project PRTT-0041(46), with bids due August 12, 2026. The project requires one trainee as a set-aside requirement.

The scope spans 1.466 miles and includes clearing and grubbing, removal and disposal of existing infrastructure, earthwork, aggregate base course and asphalt concrete (ACHM) base, binder and surface courses, cold milling and patching of existing pavement, trenching and shoulder preparation, concrete ditch paving, minor drainage improvements, guardrail installation, erosion control measures across 64+ acres, rumble strips, and pavement marking totaling over 71,000 linear feet. The project encompasses approximately 150+ line items. Notable line items include 337,971 cubic yards of compacted embankment, 64,900 tons of aggregate base course, thousands of tons of asphalt concrete, multiple pipe culvert sizes, and silt fence and temporary seeding. Maintenance of traffic and mobilization are bid as lump sum items. Bidders must select between steel or aluminum gates (eleven units each) as an alternate item.

The contract uses an A+C Method (Calendar Day Contract) approach, requiring bidders to propose their own project completion timeline. Specific contract value, term, pre-bid meeting or site visit dates, question deadlines, and award timeline information are not provided in the available notice excerpt.