General Contract for the ASUTR Workforce Building on the campus...

Location:	Arkansas
Posted:	Aug 11, 2025
Due:	Aug 28, 2025
Agency:	Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities
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You are invited to bid on a General Contract for the ASUTR Workforce Building on the campus of Arkansas State University Three Rivers (ASUTR), Malvern, Arkansas, hereinafter termed Owner. The bids shall be on a lump sum basis.
There will be a Pre-Bid Conference on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. located at the ASUTR Cast Building located at 829 Martin Luther King Blvd, Malvern, AR 72104 and a site walk through to follow after Pre-Bid.
Arkansas State University Three Rivers will receive bids until 2:00 p.m. local time, August 28, 2025. Bids may be mailed or delivered to the office of ASU Three Rivers, located at One College Circle, Malvern, Arkansas, 72104, ATTN: William Ross. Bids received after 2:00 p.m. on August 28, 2025, will not be accepted. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the time and date mentioned. Interested parties are invited to attend. Bid envelopes must be sealed, clearly marked with the project name and bid number, name of Bidder, Arkansas Contractors License number, and time and date of bid.
The Owner, unless designated to another entity, supervises the bidding and awarding of all construction contracts, approves contracts, change orders, requests for payment and ensures that on-site inspections are accomplished.
A complete set of bid documents may be obtained from SCM Architects PLLC 1400 Kirk Road, Suite 220 Little Rock, Arkansas, 501-224-3055. The bid documents will be available after August 12, 2025. Bid documents obtained through the Architect are considered the official version and take precedence if any discrepancies occur. General Contractors may obtain up to 3 sets of contract documents from SCM Architects after depositing a check in the amount of $100.00 per set payable to SCM Architects PLLC. Deposits will be refunded to general contractors who return the contract documents in good condition with no markings to SCM Architects within 10 days of the bid opening. Bidders requiring additional sets may purchase contract documents directly through SCM Architects for the cost of printing. Prime contractors or subcontractors may purchase an electronic set of contract documents in PDF format from SCM Architects PLLC for $10. Only complete sets of contract documents will be distributed by SCM Architects PLLC. It is the sole responsibility of each subcontractor and each bidder to verify that their bid is based on a complete set of construction documents including all addenda.
Bid Security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid must accompany each bid in excess of $20,000.00 in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.
Bidders are hereby notified that any bidder who desires to enter into Contract for this work must comply with disclosure requirements pursuant to Governor Executive Order 98-04. Submission to the Owner of completed Disclosure forms will be a condition of the Contract. The Owner cannot enter into any contract, which does not obligate the contractor to require the submission of Disclosure forms for subcontractors.
The University reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any formalities. This invitation does not commit the Owner to pay any cost incurred in the preparation of bids. Bidders shall conform to the requirements of the Arkansas licensing laws and regulations for contractors, and shall be licensed before his bid is submitted unless the project is federally funded pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §17-25-315.
There shall be only one bid submitted per State Contractor’s license. Bidders will be required to indicate license number on bid form beneath signature when bidding $20,000.00 or more.
Pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 22-9-203, the State encourages all small and minority 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 be given to the identified groups.
Pursuant to Act 157 of 2007, all bidders must certify prior to the award of the contract that they do not employ or contract with any illegal immigrants in its contract with the state. Bidders shall certify online at: http://www.arkansas.gov/dfa/procurement/pro_immigrant.html . The act is printed in full on the website and contains all information regarding any penalties for certification by subcontract.
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