Demolition and site work for a municipal facility in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. Completed plans call for the demolition of a municipal facility; and for site work for a municipal facility.

As of July 23, 2025, the project was awarded to Ouachita Landworks and Melton Excavating Inc. but the awarded amount is not available. Question Deadline 05/13/2025 at 5:00 PM CT Any questions or requests for clarification concerning the bid or bid specifications may be made in person, by phone, by electronic mail, or in writing to the City of Hot Springs, Purchasing Division, PO Box 6300, Hot Springs, AR 71902; or 324 Malvern, Hot Springs, AR 71901, (501) 321-6830, or emailed to purchasing@cityhs.net. The Contractor shall furnish all of the materials, labor, and perform all the work in the demolition of structures and appurtenance asfollows: UTILITIES: 1. Disconnections: The City of Hot Springs will ensure all utilities are removed before a demolition permit is issued. 2. Protection: The Contractor shall preserve, in operating condition, active utilities traversing the project site and shall protect property, including, but not limited to, valve boxes, poles, guys, and other appurtenances. The Contractor shall, to the satisfaction of the utility concerned, repair any damage to any such utility, which is due to work under this Contract. Unless otherwise directed all sidewalks, driveways (from sidewalk to street), and curbs shall be preserved. The contractor will repair all damage to sidewalks, curb cuts, and curbs. DEMOLITION, REMOVAL, AND CLEARING: 1. Except as otherwise provided herein, all buildings and structures including retaining and foundation walls, steps, piers, and other artificial objects and obstructions shall be completely razed and removed to a depth of at least one foot below ground level. 2. Wells, cisterns, cesspools, outdoor toilets, basements, cellars, septic tanks, etc., and holes and trenches resulting from demolition and removal shall be filled to the ground surface. Rock materials from masonry construction may be used in the backfilling up to a depth of one foot below theground surface if sufficient fine materials are mixed therewith to fill the voids. Underground tanks are to be removed and the areas filled. Dirt shall be used for the top one (1) foot of the backfill. For rough grading, rock materials from masonry construction with a maximum dimension of nine inches may be used in all except the top one foot of the fill, provided such rock and materials are well distributed in the earth. All fill material shall be free from trash, wood, pipe, and debris. 3. The Contractor shall, after clearing the property, grade and clear the property so as to allow for complete run-off of surface water and ensure that there are no broken boards, rock, concrete, masonry pieces, or debris of any kind that would prevent or hinder mowing of the property. The property shall be left in a hazard-free condition. All detached accessories or outbuildings shall not be removed unless otherwise instructed by the City. 4. Masonry walls shall be demolished in small sections. Structural steel, cast iron, and heavy timbers shall be removed by individual pieces and lowered carefully. All floor construction over basements and cellars shall be removed, regardless of elevation. 5. Masonry floors in basements, cellars, and other such below-ground facilities shall be broken into pieces not to exceed nine inches in diameter. All open cellars or basements shall be barricaded until backfilled to prevent injuries and accidents. No basement or other below-ground facilities shall be backfilled until it and the backfilled materials have been inspected and approved by an authorized City of Hot Springs representative. 6. All grass and weeds shall be cut to a height of six (6) inches or less. All living mature trees shall be protected against injury unless otherwise directed by the City. Injuries to mature trees resulting from the Contractor's operation shall be repaired as directed by the City Parks Department. 7. Thedemolition and disposal of all materialsshall be carried out in compliance with all applicable state, federal, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances regulating the demolition and disposal of construction debris. The Contractor is responsible for obtaining a city demolition permit. The Contractor shall dispose of all debris associated with demolition in a legally permitted solid waste disposal facility/landfill as per all state, federal, and local laws regarding the disposal of construction and demolition debris. The Contractor will be required to submit landfill receipts from a legally permitted solid waste disposal facility and receipts for recycled materials to a legal recycling center prior to receipt of payment. The landfill and recycling receipts will include the address from which the debris was generated, the date, and the total weight for each load. Attached is the Clarification of the Policy of acceptance and transfer of burned building materials at Cedarglades Landfill and Transfer Station. The contractor is responsible for making themselves aware of the requirements. If the contractor is cited by any federal, state, county, or local governing body for failure to dispose of demolition debris in the proper manner as described above, the contractor will be removed from the demolition contractors list and will not be allowed to bid on any city demolition projects for a period of one year. 8. The City reserves the right to select one or more contractors based on the bid per address (unit). The City further reserves the right to remove any address (unit) from the contract prior to demolition by the selected Contractor(s). 9. The Contractor shall show proof of Worker's Compensation Insurance or proof of exemption and Public Liability Insurance of the comprehensive form, including contractual coverage, and Property Damage Insurance as shall protect him and any subcontractor performing work covered by this contract, from claims for damages for personal injury, including accidental death, as well as from claims for any property damage which may arise from operations under this contract, whether such operations be by himself or by any subcontractor, or by anyone directly or indirectly employed by either of them or under the control of either of them. The City of Hot Springs will not accept any bids submitted without proof of the above-stated insurance. Bidders shall reference Ordinance 6458 an ordinance adopting the International Property Maintenance Code, 2021 Edition, amending and repealing certain ordinances; and for other purposes. Title 17, Chapter 2 of the Hot Springs Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by deleting each and every provision therein and replaced by the Hot Springs Property Maintenance Code - 2023 Edition. Bidders will be required to acknowledge that they have read, understood, and agree to abide by all the requirements listed in the demolition specifications.