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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
OWNER:
City of Hot Springs
324 Malvern Avenue, 2nd Floor
Hot Springs, Arkansas 71901
501.321.6830
ENGINEER:
Hanson Engineering, LLC
320 Executive Court, Suite 202
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
501.716.2850
PROJECT NAME:
2026 Water Line Improvements
PROJECT NO:
25261
Sealed Bids for the construction of the 2026 Water Line Improvements project will be received by the City
of Hot Springs at the office of the City of Hot Springs Purchasing Office located at 324 Malvern Avenue,
2nd Floor, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71901, until 2:00 p.m. local time on March 23, 2026, at which time the
Bids received will be publicly opened and read. Bids received after this time will not be accepted. The
Project consists of constructing 2,500 feet of 6-inch and 1,000 feet of 2-inch water lines.
Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a unit price basis.
The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is Arkansas Blueprint Company, (501) 312-0050.
Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through
Fridays during normal business hours, and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing
Office as described below.
Bidding Documents also may be examined at the office of the Engineer, Hanson Engineering, LLC, 320
Executive Court, Suite 202, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, on Mondays through Fridays during normal
business hours.
Printed copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office, during the hours
indicated above, upon the non-refundable payment of $150.00 for each set. Checks for Bidding Documents
shall be payable to Hanson Engineering, LLC. Upon request and receipt of the document payment
indicated above plus a non-refundable shipping charge, the Issuing Office will transmit the Bidding
Documents via delivery service. The shipping charge amount will depend on the shipping method selected
by the Issuing Office. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be
considered the Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will
not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial
sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.
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 Hot Springs in an amount not less than 5 percent
of the amount bid.
A pre-bid conference will be held at 1:00 p.m. local time on March 11, 2026 at the Hot Springs Purchasing
Office Conference Room, 324 Malvern Avenue, 2nd Floor, Hot Springs, Arkansas. Attendance at the pre-
bid conference is non-mandatory.
Bidders shall hold such Contractors’ (Municipal and Utility MU Classification) and Business Licenses as
required by State statutes and the Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board.
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The Owner reserves the right to waive irregularities and to reject bids and to postpone the award of the
Contract for a period of time which shall not exceed beyond 90 days from the bid opening date.
The Owner encourages the participation of Disadvantaged, Minority and/or Women owned enterprises in
its procurement process.
The contracting party shall not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin, gender, sexual
orientation, gender identity, or disability.
This publication was paid for by the City of Hot Springs Utilities Department. The cost of the publication
was $_________.
Olivia Thomason, Purchasing Supervisor
City of Hot Springs
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