Description
This municipal bid tabulation details the solicitation for upsizing existing 6‑inch sanitary sewer mains (SSA remedial measures) within the City of Fort Smith, Arkansas. The scope encompasses extensive civil‑construction activities such as trenching, pipe installation (including reinforced concrete pipe and HDPE pipe bursting), back‑filling, concrete sidewalk/driveway work, curb & gutter, storm‑drain pipe, headwalls, inlets, manhole frames, landscaping, traffic‑control painting, and fence relocation. Two vendors submitted bids: Goodwin & Goodwin, Inc. with a base bid of $705,161 and Forsgren, Inc. with a base bid of $882,103. A statutory 5 % city‑resident preference was applied, adjusting the totals to roughly $838k and $880k respectively, for a combined adjusted bid of $1.72 million. No award decision is recorded in the document.
• Comprehensive sewer‑main upsizing and related infrastructure upgrades
• Base‑bid totals total $1.59 M; with 5 % preference $1.72 M
• Only two bidders, indicating limited competition
• Includes performance & payment bond requirement (US $15,000)
• Managed by the City of Fort Smith Utility Department with engineering oversight from Hawkins‑Weir Engineers, Inc.