Project Name: Sharp County & Highland School District – 

Pre-K Building Addition and Renovation Aplus Project No.: 24-06

1. You are invited to bid on a Contract to furnish all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to Construct additions and renovations to the Pre-K Building, located at 1645 HWY 64 / 412, Highland, Arkansas. Bidders will be required to guarantee their prices for a maximum of 30 calendar days from the date of bid opening.

2. Pre-Bid Conference: Pre-Bid conference is scheduled Thurs.  October 17  at 11:00 Am at the Project Site.

3. Owner will receive bids until 2:00 p.m., local time, Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Bids may be mailed to: Superintendent, Highland School District, 1627 HWY 62 / 412, Highland, Arkansas 72542. Bids received after this time will not be accepted. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the time and date mentioned. Interested parties are invited to attend.

4. Sharp County and Highland School District supervises the bidding and awarding of all construction contracts, approves contracts, change orders, requests for payment and insures that on-site inspections are accomplished.

5. Contract documents may be examined at the plan rooms listed below: Fort Smith Blueprint, 2001 Rogers Ave, Suite B, Fort Smith, AR

6. A complete set of contract documents may be electronically obtained from the Architect at no cost. Contact Rachelle Riddle at Architecture Plus, Inc. by emailing [email protected] and requesting such.

7. Obtaining contract documents through any source other than listed above, or his representative(s) is not advisable due to the risks of receiving incomplete or inaccurate information, and the bidder runs the risk of basing bidder’s proposal on such information. The documents obtained through the Architect or his representative(s) are considered the official version and take precedence if any discrepancies occur.

8. Bid Security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Bid must accompany each Bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

9. 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 Sharp County and Highland School District of completed Disclosure forms will be a condition of the Contract. The Owner cannot enter into nor approve any contract, which does not obligate the contractor to require the submission of Disclosure forms for subcontractors.

10. Bidders are hereby notified that Arkansas Department of Labor Prevailing Wages Rates will apply.

11. Sharp County and Highland School District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality. 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 and therefore excepted by Ark. Code Ann. §17-25-315.

12. Pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 22-9-203, the State 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.

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