ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS City of Fort Smith, Arkansas Separate sealed bids for 2023 SSA REMEDIAL – SUB-BASIN Z003, Project No. 25-12-C1, will be received by the City of Fort Smith, Arkansas, at the Engineering Department, located at 623 Garrison Avenue, 4th floor, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901 10:00 a.m. (Local Time), Thursday, September 24th, 2026 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. Please call 479-784-2412 to drop off a bid or to request an escort to the bid opening location. Bids shall be addressed "City of Fort Smith Engineering Department-Utility, 623 Garrison Ave.,4th Floor, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901" and shall be labeled bid for 2023 SSA REMEDIAL – SUB-BASIN Z003, Project No. 25-12-C1 Bidders are to include their Arkansas License number on the outside of their sealed bid. Bids shall only be received from registered Bidders. There will be a mandatory pre-bid meeting on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in the City of Fort Smith Planning Conference Room located at 623 Garrison Avenue, 3rd floor, Fort Smith, Arkansas, 72901. A virtual meeting option is available for the pre-bid meeting, via Microsoft Teams, Meeting ID: 222 714 249 776 230 Passcode: 2Y8JF3cJ The purpose of this project is to rehabilitate the existing sanitary sewer system which includes both the sanitary sewer mains and existing sewer structures. This project includes removal and replacement of approximately 3,840 linear feet of existing sanitary sewer mains ranging between the sizes of 6-inch to10-inch by the open cut method, rehabilitating approximately 889 linear feet of existing sanitary sewer mains ranging between the sizes of 8-inch to 10-inch via cured in place piping (CIPP), and the rehabilitation of existing sewer structures via cement lining, OBIC lining, grouting, bench rehabilitation and manhole replacement. The information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Plans, and Specifications, and other contract documents may be examined online at QuestCDN (see below). Copies may be obtained from QuestCDN upon a non-refundable payment of $50.00 for each set. Bidders are responsible for reproduction costs, and bids will not be accepted from any Prospective Bidders who have not purchased contract documents through QuestCDN. All Bidder questions must be submitted through QuestCDN project portal page. QuestCDN www.questcdn.com/cdn/posting Quest Number:10302112 The owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids. Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. All bidders must be licensed under the terms of Act 150 of the 1965 Acts of the Arkansas Legislature, including subsequent amendments, and considered by the Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board to be classified as a General Contractor for the classification required to perform the work identified as part of the project. This publication was paid for by the City of Fort Smith Water Utilities at the cost of $483.56 per Arkansas act 954 of 2021. The City of Fort Smith encourages participation of small, minority, and woman owned business enterprises in the procurement of goods, services, and construction, either as a general contractor or subcontractor. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof. The City of Fort Smith is an Equal Opportunity Employer Male/Female. Todd Mittge, P.E. Director of Engineering L0011894