I-555 - Hwy. 49 (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Extension) (Jonesboro) (S)

The Purpose of This Project is to Widen and Extend Approximately 4.497 Miles of Highway 18 in Craighead County. This Project Consists of Clearing and Grubbing, Removal and Disposal Items, Earthwork, Aggregate Base Course, Portland Cement Concrete Items, Achm Base, Binder, Surface Courses, Cold Milling Asphalt Pavement, Achm Patching of Existing Roadway, Approach Slabs, Maintenance of Traffic, Concrete Ditch Paving, Minor Drainage Structures, Erosion Control, Concrete Island, Walks, and Curb and Gutter, Traffic Signal Items, Pavement Marking, Construct One Continuous Plate Girder Unit (Total Length 454.35'), Construct Five R.c. Box Culverts (Total Length 158.13'), and Misc. Items. Routes : 18S Sections: 4S County : Craighead Length : 4.613 Miles in Length. This Proposal Contains the Job Special Provision Site Use (a+c Method)-calendar Day Contract for Bidding in Which the Bidder Will Determine the Number of Calendar Days to Complete the Project. The Number of Trainees Required for This Project is 8. Questions Pertaining to Projects During the Advertisement Period Should Be Addressed to the Program Management Division at Pmd@ardot.gov. The Deadline to Submit a Question is the Wednesday Prior to the Scheduled Letting Date. A Question Submitted After the Close of Business on the Wednesday Prior to the Scheduled Letting Date May Not Receive a Response. In Order to Have a Bid Considered, Contractors Must Furnish a Proposal Guaranty Consisting of Either a Bidder's Bond or a Certified or Cashier's Check in the Amount of Five Percent (5%) of the Total Amount Bid. In Order for a Bond to Be Acceptable to the Department, the Company Issuing the Bond Must Be Named in the Department of Treasury Listing of Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies. The Underwriting Limitation of the Bonding Company Shall Be Adhered to. Any Excess (Between the Face Amount of the Bond and the Underwriting Limitation) Shall Be Protected by Reinsurance Provided by an Acceptable Reinsuring Company. These Contracts Are Subject to Normal Prequalification, Licensing and Bonding Requirements, 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. The Arkansas Department of Transportation Complies With All Civil Rights Provisions of Federal Statutes and Related Authorities That Prohibited Discrimination in Programs and Activities Receiving Federal Financialassistance. Therefore, the Department Does Not Discriminate on the Basis of Race, Sex, Color, Age, National Origin, Religion, or Disability, in the Admission, Access to and Treatment in Department's Programs and Activities, as Well as the Department's Hiring or Employment Practices. Complaints of Alleged Discrimination and Inquiries Regarding the Department's Nondiscrimination Policies May Be Directed to Joanna P. Mcfadden, Section Head - Eeo/dbe (Ada/504/title Vi Coordinator), P. O. Box 2261, Little Rock, Ar 72203, (501) 569-2298, (Voice/tty 711), or the Following Email Address: Joanna.mcfadden@ardot.gov. The Department Reserves the Right to Reject Any or All Bids and to Waive Any Formalities. ARDOT - I-555 - Hwy. 49 (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Extension) (Jonesboro) (S)

Division 31 -	Earthwork, Erosion and Sedimentation Controls.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements.
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, Storm Drainage Utilities, Ponds and Reservoirs.
Division 34 -	Transportation, Operation and Maintenance of Transportation.
Division 35 -	Waterway and Marine Construction, Shoreline Protection, Waterway Construction and Equipment.