Construction of Bentonville Columbarium and Committal Shelter located on the property of the City Cemetery, 400 SW F Street, Bentonville, AR 72712. Lump Sum Proposal for the entire project including General Construction, Plumbing, and Electrical. All Bid Submissions must be received by Purchasing prior to the Public Bid Opening time. Late Submissions, unsigned Submissions and Submissions which do not contain the required Bid Bond will be rejected, without exception. In accordance with Arkansas Procurement Law and Rules, it is the responsibility of vendors to submit responses at the designated location before the Bid Opening date and time. Bidders who wish to deliver a Bid Submission prior to the Bid Opening date/time may do so by delivering the Bid Submission to the Purchasing Department located at the address above. Bidders may also choose to deliver their Bid Submission at the Public Bid Opening, but must do so prior to the Public Bid Opening time. Drawings and Project Manual may be examined at the following locations: HIGHT.JACKSON.ASSOCIATES 5201 Village Parkway, Suite 300, Rogers, AR 72758, Phone: 479 464-4965 Fax: 479-464-8324. A & B Reprographics, Inc 3204 Moberly Lane Bentonville, AR 72712. Phone: 479-271-7922 Fax: 479-271-7948 100% of the deposit will be refunded to bidders who return the documents at least ten (10) days prior to the specified bid date if they do not intend to bid the project; or if a bona-fide bid is received, 100% of the deposit will be refunded upon return of the documents in good condition whether the bidder was successful in obtaining the work or not. Bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Proposal must accompany each proposal in accordance with the "Proposal Procedures". The Owner reserves the right to award the project in any manner that is deemed in his best interest, or to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities. In accordance with Act 150 of 1965, as amended, all bidders shall conform to requirements of the Arkansas State Licensing Law for contractors. The City encourages all qualified small, minority owned, and women owned business enterprises to submit Bids for capital improvements. Encouragement is also made to all general (prime) contractors that in the event they subcontract portions of their work, consideration is given to the identified groups. Pre-bid meeting info : The purpose of this pre-bid meeting is to make all bidders aware of the extent of work to be performed. Bidders should make every effort to review drawings prior to this date and make note of questions about the full scope of work required in contract documents. 3. Any bidders wanting to submit a bid for this project are highly encouraged to attend this meeting, but are not required to attend to be eligible to submit a bid.