Please Publish the Following Legal Notice On

PLEASE PUBLISH THE FOLLOWING LEGAL NOTICE ON:

MONDAYS, AUGUST 13TH AND AUGUST 20TH OF 2012

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

BID NO. 12-3160

The City of North Little Rock will receive sealed bids for construction of AHTD JOB 061324- NORTH LITTLE ROCK LEVY SPUR MULTI-USE TRAIL (AETP-11)(S) F.A.P. STPE-ENHN (459) until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 4, 2012, at the Department of Commerce and Government Affairs, City Administration Building, 120 Main Street, North Little Rock, AR 72114, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The construction will consist of approximately:

7000 LINEAR FEET OF 14’ WIDE ASPHALT TRAIL, ASSOCIATED RAILING, STORM DRAINAGE AND OTHER ITEMS.

All bids shall be on the forms with the specifications and shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the City of North Little Rock Department of Commerce and Government Affairs, 120 Main, North Little Rock, Arkansas and marked AHTD JOB 06-1324 – NORTH LITTLE ROCK LEVY SPUR MULTI-USE TRAIL. They shall be accompanied by a certified check or a corporate surety’s bidder’s bond in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the bid, made payable to the City of North Little Rock, as a guarantee that the bidder will furnish a bond and enter into a contract if bid is accepted.

The successful bidder must furnish a performance and payment bond upon the form provided in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price from an approved surety company holding a permit from the State of Arkansas to act as surety or other surety or sureties acceptable to the Owner.

Information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Plans, Specifications and Forms of Bid Bond, Performance and Payment Bond, and other Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:

1.THOMAS ENGINEERING COMPANY

3810 Lookout Road, North Little Rock, AR 72116

2.DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE & GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

120 Main Street, City Administration Building, North Little Rock, AR 72114

Copies of Contract Documents may be obtained from the office of the engineer, Thomas Engineering Company, at the above address at a cost of $50.00 for each set. NO REFUNDS will be made.

Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the contract documents must be paid on the project, and that the contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

The City of North Little Rock hereby notifies all Bidders that this contract is subject to applicable Labor Laws, Non-Discrimination Provisions, Wage Rates 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.

The City of North Little Rock encourages participation from MBE/DBE/WBE and SBA vendors.

The City of North Little Rock reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding.

Amy Smith

Assistant Director for Procurement

Purchase Order No. 231844

PLEASE MAIL PROOF OF PUBLICATION TO :

AMY SMITH, P.O. BOX 5757, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 72119