Renovation of a water / sewer project in Austin, Arkansas. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

The City of Austin will receive sealed bids on a General Contract for repairs, surface preparation, and painting of both the interior and exterior surfaces of a 250,000-gallon potable water storage tank located near 102 Rodney Lane in Austin, Arkansas. The welded steel standpipe has a diameter of 20.5 feet and a height to overflow of 101 feet. This project also involves the installation of a new passive mixing system. Bids shall be on a unit price basis. Pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. 22-9-203, the Owner encourages all small, minority, and women business enterprises to submit bids for capital improvements. Encouragement is also made to all general contractors that in the event they subcontract portions of their work, consideration is given to the identified groups. Each Bid must be submitted on the prescribed form and accompanied by a certified check or bid bond executed on the prescribed form, payable to the City of Austin, Arkansas in an amount not less than 5 percent of the amount bid. The bid proposal and work of the proposed contract shall be in accordance with all applicable federal, state, county, and local laws, ordinances and regulations For information concerning the proposed Work, contact Jacob Gillip at the Engineer's office. The attention of the Bidder is directed to the applicable federal and state requirements and conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under this contract. Any Bid may be rejected which contains material omissions, or irregularities, or in which any of the unit prices are obviously unbalanced in the opinion of the Owner. Also, a bid may be rejected if it, in any manner, shall fail to conform to the conditions of the Bidding Requirements and Contract Documents. The Owner reserves the right to waive irregularities, reject bids, choose the most qualified bidder for the Project, and to postpone award of the Contract for a period of time which shall not exceed beyond 90 days from the bid opening date.