AUSTIN CITY TRAILS (TAP-23) (S), F.A.P. TAPR-0043(57), ARDOT JOB NO. 061845

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Bids: September 8, 2026
PROJECT: AUSTIN CITY TRAILS (TAP-23) (S), F.A.P. TAPR-0043(57), ARDOT JOB NO. 061845
MCE Project No.: 25-5761
McClelland Consulting Engineers, Inc.
7302 Kanis Road
Little Rock, Arkansas 72204
Phone: (501) 371-0272
The City of Austin, Arkansas will receive sealed bids on a General Contract for the extension of an existing trail at the city park.
“Build America, Buy America” Requirements, as specified in Title 23 of the United States code Section 313 and Title 23 of the code of Federal Regulations Section 635.410, apply to this project. This requirement applies to all iron and steel products used on the project.
Bids shall be on a unit price basis.
The City of Austn, Arkansas will receive Bids until 9:00 a.m. Local Time on September 8, 2026 at City Hall, 3181 AR-367, Austin, Arkansas. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud immediately after specified closing time. All bids received in accordance with the terms of the advertisement shall be publicly opened and at a minimum, the total amount bid must be read aloud (the sponsor may choose to read the bid item by item). If any bid received is not read aloud, the name of the bidder and the reason for not reading the bid aloud shall be publicly announced at the letting. All interested parties are invited to attend.
Pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 22-9-203, the City of Austin 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.
Digital copies of the bid documents are available at http://www.mce.us.com for a fee of $22. These documents may be downloaded by selecting this project from the “Current Bids” link, and by entering Quest Project Number 10321090 on the “Browse Projects” page. For assistance and free membership registration, contact QuestCDN at (952) 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com . Addendums to the bid package will be issued through the online MCE Plan Holders List; therefore, all prime bidders shall be responsible for downloading the bid documents from the MCE online plan room in order to be included in the Plan Holders List and submit a bid. Bidders must enter the addenda numbers in the Proposal to verify receipt.
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 Caleb Zimmerman at the Engineer’s office.
The City of Austin hereby notifies all bidders that this contract is subject to applicable labor laws, non-discrimination provisions, wage rate laws and other federal laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. The Work Hours Act of 1962 and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 also apply.
Registration and good standing in the System for Award Management (SAM) will be required prior to contract execution.
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 City of Austin. 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 City of Austin 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.
The publication was paid for by the City of Austin, Arkansas in the amount of $___.__, per Arkansas Code 14-55-208 and related statutes.
CITY OF AUSTIN, ARKANSAS
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