Monday, July 30, 2012

Energy Project RFP Alert - US AR - University Of Arkansas At Fort Smith Bid - Hvac Modification & Lighting Retrofit

Alert Type:
Bid

Description:
1. You are invited to bid on a General Contract for ARRA – HVAC Modification and Lighting Retrofit
located at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith Campus for the Board of Trustees of the University of
Arkansas acting for and on behalf of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, hereinafter termed Owner.
The bids shall be on a lump sum basis.
2. There will be Pre-Bid Conference held at Gardner Lecture Hall (1st Floor) at University of Arkansas
Fort Smith at 10:00 am on Tuesday, August 7, 2012. The University reserves the right to schedule
additional meetings, if it determines them to be in its best interests.
3. The Owner will receive bids until 2:00 p.m., local time, on Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Bids may be
mailed or delivered to the University of Arkansas Fort Smith, Attn: Procurement Services, 5210 Grand
Avenue, P.O. Box 3649, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72913. Bids received after this time will not be
accepted. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in Fullerton Administration Building, Room 201
on the University of Arkansas Fort Smith Campus. Interested parties are invited to attend.
4. 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.
5. A complete set of contract documents may be obtained from the Southern Reprographics, 2905 N Point Cir Fayetteville, AR,
telephone: 479-582-4022, by depositing a check in the amount of $100.00 per set, payable to TME, Inc. Deposits will be
refunded to contractors who submit a bid and return the documents in good condition within 10 days after the receipt of bids.
Partial sets will not be available.

6. Obtaining contract documents through any source other than the Design Professional 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 Engineer or his representative(s) are
considered the official version and take precedence if any discrepancies occur.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Bidders are hereby notified that Davis Bacon Wages Rates will apply.
10. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any formalities.
11. This invitation does not commit the Owner to pay any cost incurred in the preparation of bids.
12. 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 accepted by Ark. Code Ann. §17-
25-315.
13. There shall be only one bid submitted per State Contractors license. Bidders will be required to indicate license
number on bid form beneath signature when bidding $ 20,000.00 or more.
14. 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.
15. This is an ARRA funded project funded through the Revolving Loan Fund.

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