Site work and paving for a civil project in Bentonville, Arkansas. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and water / sewer project.

the construction, including the supply of necessary labor, materials and equipment, of the P Street Trail Project, for the City of Bentonville Parks and Recreation Department. The Public Improvement Project for the P Street Trail will include the construction of approximately 2,000 linear feet of 12-foot-wide concrete trail in Bentonville, Arkansas. The trail will begin west of SE P Street at the existing Razorback Greenway Trail and extend south of 14th Street (Hwy 102) to the future 14th Street Tunnel project. A significant portion of the trail lies within the floodway, necessitating strict adherence to all relevant regulations. Additionally, a large drainage structure at the southern end of SE P Street will be constructed, along with other drainage improvements as specified in the project plans. The Scope of Work includes all work required to complete each improvement, and all other works noted on the Project Sheets and Bid Documents for IFB-25-01. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Guarantee in the form of a bid bond, certified check, or cashiers check in the amount of 5% (five percent) of the Total Bid Price, payable without condition to the City of Bentonville, as a guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a contract and execute performance and payment bonds after the Notice of Award has been issued. The Bid Guarantee shall provide that the Bidder or surety must pay the damage, loss, cost, and expense subject to the amount of the Bid Bond directly arising out of the Bidders default in failing to execute and deliver the Contract and bonds. Personal checks and company checks are NOT acceptable as a Bid Guarantee. Any bid submitted shall be void unless accompanied by a cashiers check drawn upon a bank or trust company doing business in the State of Arkansas or by a corporate bid bond. Bidders shall adhere to the bonding requirements as specified in the IFB-25-01 Bidding Documents. The City reserves the right to cancel this request at any time in accordance with the City's best interest, to reject any Bid received, and to waive irregularities in accordance with the City's best interest. Submitters agree that such rejection shall be without liability on the part of the City of Bentonville for any damage or claim brought by any Bidder because of such rejections, nor shall the Submitter seek any recourse of any kind against the City because of such rejections. The filing of any Bids in response to this Invitation shall constitute an agreement of the Bidder to these conditions. The awarded Bidder will be required to furnish Performance and Payment Bonds at the time of signing the Contract in amounts equal to the Total Bid Price. The City of Bentonville hereby notifies all bidders that this contract is subject to applicable labor laws, nondiscrimination provisions, wage rate laws and other federal laws including the Fair Labor Standards Acts of 1938. The Work Hours Act of 1962 and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 also apply. Build America, Buy America provisions apply to this project. Pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated 22-9-903, the City encourages all qualified small, minority owned, and women owned business enterprises to submit Bids for capital improvements, projects, and purchases. Encouragement is also made to all general (prime) contractors that in the event they subcontract portions of their work, consideration is given to the identified groups. The City of Bentonville Purchasing Department encourages qualified small, minority and women owned businesses to participate and submit Bids for City projects/purchases. Interested parties can obtain the required Bid Packet by emailing purchasing@bentonvillear.com, by calling 479- 271-3115, or from visiting the address below. The Bid Packet may also be downloaded from the Purchasing and Compliance Page of the City's website by clicking Review Open Bids. Bidders are encouraged to notify Purchasing and Compliance that they have downloaded the Bid Packet to ensure they are on the distribution list for Addenda and/or Q&A. There may be a 24-48 hour delay from the date of publication for the documents to be available on the City's website. There will be a Public Bid Opening for IFB-25-01 held at 1:30 PM CST on Thursday, April 3, 2025; the Bid Opening will be held at the City of Bentonville Administrative Services Building in Room A239 on the 2nd floor, located at 1000 SW 14th Street Bentonville, AR 72712. All Bid Submissions must be received by Purchasing and Compliance prior to the Public Bid Opening time. Late Submissions, unsigned Submissions and Submissions which do not contain the required Bid Bond will be rejected, without exception. In accordance with Arkansas Procurement Law and Rules, it is the responsibility of vendors to submit responses at the designated location before the Bid Opening date and time. Bidders who wish to deliver a Bid Submission prior to the Bid Opening date/time may do so by delivering the Bid Submission to the Purchasing and Compliance Department located at the address above. Questions must be submitted via written communication only t o purchasing@bentonvillear.com. The deadline to submit questions related to this Invitation is March 27, 2025, at 4:30 PM CST, after this time the City will only provide clarifications or responses pertaining to items in the Bidding Documents that do not result in a change or Addendum (see Bidding Documents for additional information). Scope of Work and Project Narrative Discussion covered during the Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: 1.0 The CEI contact that is listed on original PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLAN is no longer applicable and an addendum will be issued with updated point-of-contact. 2.0 The Public Improvement Project for the P Street Trail will include the construction of approximately 1,830 linear feet of 12-foot-wide concrete trail in Bentonville, Arkansas. The trail will begin west of SE P Street at the existing Razorback Greenway Trail and extend north of 14th Street (Hwy 102) to the 14th Street Tunnel project that is currently under construction. A significant portion of the trail lies within the floodway, necessitating strict adherence to all relevant regulations. Additionally, a large drainage structure at the southern end of SE P Street will be constructed, along with other drainage improvements as specified in the project plans. The Scope of Work includes all work required to complete each improvement, and all other works noted on the Project Sheets and Bid Documents for IFB-25-01. 3.0 The City of Bentonville hereby notifies all bidders that this contract is subject to applicable labor laws, nondiscrimination provisions, wage rate laws and other federal laws including the Fair Labor Standards Acts of 1938. The Work Hours Act of 1962 and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 also apply. Materials testing will be provided by a city-hired Geotechnical testing company and this report will be issued as an Addendum. ARDOT specifications for erosion control will be in place.