NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Notice is hereby given that Rogers Water Utilities is soliciting bids for furnishing all tools, materials and labor necessary to complete the work required for RWU SCADA Systems. The project consists of installation of new plant fiber optic infrastructure with local networking panels installed at facilities throughout the pollution control facility. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Utility Office at 601 South 2nd Street, Rogers, Arkansas, at 2:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
All necessary work, materials and every item of construction shall be in accordance with the plans and contract documents developed for the project. Digital copies of the bid documents are available at www.GarverUSA.com for a fee of $22. These documents may be downloaded by selecting this project from the “Planroom” link, and by entering Quest Project Number 10238131 on the “Browse Projects” page. For assistance and free membership registration, contact QuestCDN at 952.233.1632 or info@questcdn.com. Addendums to the bid package will be issued through the Garver online Plan Holders List; therefore, all prime bidders shall be responsible for downloading the bid documents from the Garver online plan room in order to be included in the Plan Holders List. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website. Bidders must enter the addenda numbers in Article 3.01 of the Bid Form to verify receipt. The contractors shall make such inspections and studies of the work site necessary to familiarize themselves with all conditions to be encountered.
A mandatory pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on Tuesday, June 30th, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. local time at Rogers Water Utilities, 601 S 2nd St, Rogers, AR, 72756. Bids will not be accepted from Bidders that do not attend the mandatory pre-bid conference.
Bidding security in the form of a bid bond, cash, a cashier’s check, or certified check payable to the Rogers Water Utilities, in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the total bid shall be furnished by each bidder. The amount of such deposit will be forfeited immediately to the Owner as an agreed amount of liquidated damages if the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fails to enter into contract and to furnish a performance and a payment bond within ten (10) days from and after the date the award is made.
Prospective bidders must download the bid package online. Bids must be made upon the official bid forms contained in the bidder’s package. Bids shall be sealed and the envelopes addressed to the attention of: Engineering Department, Rogers Water Utilities, 601 S. 2nd St., Rogers, AR 72756. All bids shall be plainly marked on the outside of the envelope specifying that it is a Bid for RWU SCADA Systems, the date for opening of bids, and the name and address of the bidder, and the contractor’s license number. All bidders must have a municipal and utility construction license in the State of Arkansas at the time of bid.
The attention of all bidders is called to the fact that they must be licensed under the terms of Act 150 of the 1965 Acts of the Arkansas Legislature, subject to any subsequent amendments. Pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated Sec. 22-9-203, the State encourages all small, minority and women 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 identified groups.
Rogers Water Utilities reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities in the proposal deemed to be in the best interests of the Utility. The Utility further reserves the right to withhold the awarding of the contracts for a period not to exceed 60 days after the receipt of bids. Dated this 14th day of June, 2026.
This publication was paid for by Rogers Water Utilities, Engineering Office.
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