JP Wright Loop Rd. Rail Grade Separation (S)

The City of Jacksonville will receive sealed bids on a General Contract to construct a railroad overpass on JP Wright Loop Road in Jacksonville, Pulaski County. This project consists of clearing and grubbing, removal and disposal of items, earthwork, aggregate base course, Portland and cement concrete base, ACHM binder and surface courses, cold milling asphalt pavement, ACHM patching of existing roadway, approach slabs, maintenance of traffic, minor drainage structures, erosion control items, concrete barrier walls, retaining walls, one cont. composite plate girder unit (total length 154.00), concrete walks, concrete curb and gutter, pavement marking and miscellaneous items. 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. Pursuant to Ark. Code Ann 22-9-203, the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas 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. 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 Jacksonville, 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 Claire Schoppe at the Engineers office. The City of Jacksonville, Arkansas 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. In accordance with 23 CFR 635.110, any procedures and requirements for qualifying and licensing contractors must be approved by the Federal Highway Administration. Negotiation with contractors during the period following the opening of bids and before the award of the contract is strictly prohibited. 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 Jacksonville, Arkansas. 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 Jacksonville, Arkansas 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.

Division 31 -	Earthwork, Earthwork Methods.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements, Bases, Ballasts, and Paving, Flexible Paving, Asphalt Paving, Rigid Paving, Concrete Paving, Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, and Driveways.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Instrumentation and Control for Utilities, Water Utilities, Water Utility Distribution Piping, Water Utility Distribution Equipment, Disinfecting of Water Utility Distribution, Water Utility Storage Tanks.
Division 34 -	Transportation, Operation and Maintenance of Transportation.