Bid 26-34, Construction - Rupple Road Trail Lighting

City of Fayetteville, Arkansas
INVITATION TO BID
Bid 26-34, Construction – Rupple Road Trail Lighting
The City of Fayetteville is accepting sealed bids from properly licensed firms to install lighting along the Rupple Road trail. Questions regarding this bid should be addressed to Kenny Fitch, Sr. Procurement Agent at kfitch@fayetteville-ar.gov .
A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held Tuesday, May 5, 2025, at 10:00 AM. Details regarding the pre-bid meeting are available on the project page on the City’s electronic bidding platform. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.
Bidding documents, plans, plan holders, and addenda shall be obtained on the City of Fayetteville Procurement Division’s electronic bidding platform at www.fayetteville-ar.gov/bids . All bids shall be received by Tuesday, May 19, 2026, before 2:00 PM local time, utilizing the electronic bidding software or by submitting a sealed bid to the City of Fayetteville Procurement Division at 113 W Mountain St Room 306, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Submitting a bid electronically is strongly encouraged. A public bid opening will be conducted shortly after the deadline at 113 W Mountain St Room 101, Fayetteville, AR 72701 and livestreamed on Zoom.
Each bid exceeding $50,000 shall be accompanied by a cashier’s check from a bank doing business in the State of Arkansas or a corporate bid bond for five (5) percent of the amount bid. In the event a bidder opts to submit a cashier’s check for a bid bond, the actual physical cashier’s check shall be delivered to the City prior to the deadline. One hundred percent (100%) performance and payment bonds are required after the contract award. This amount includes any approved contingency.
The City 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 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 also apply to this project.
Bidders are advised that Arkansas State Contractor Licensing Law applies to this project. Subcontractors are also required to be licensed according to Arkansas State Law. Licensure is not required to submit a bid; however, evidence of licensure shall be provided to the Owner prior to signing the contract. The successful bidder shall have a valid State of Arkansas Contractors License, a registration in good standing with the Arkansas Secretary of State, and an active registration with the System for Award Management ( SAM.gov ) at the time of the contract award.
Pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated §22-9-203 The City of Fayetteville encourages all qualified small, minority and women business enterprises to bid on and receive contracts for goods, services, and construction. Also, City of Fayetteville encourages all general contractors to subcontract portions of their contract to qualified small, minority and women business enterprises.
The City of Fayetteville reserves the right to waive irregularities, reject bids, and postpone the award of any Contract for a period which shall not exceed beyond ninety (90) days from the bid opening date.
City of Fayetteville
By: Kenny Fitch
Sr. Procurement Agent
479.578.8258 kfitch@fayetteville-ar.gov
TDD (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf): (479) 521-1316
Date of advertisement: 04.26.26 & 05.03.26
This publication was paid for by the Procurement Division of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Amount paid: $511.82
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