Arkansas Code Title 22. Public Property § 22-3-918. Notice for bids for construction--Bonds--Execution of contracts

(a)(1) After the Building Authority Division has approved the plans and specifications prepared by the architect, it shall proceed to advertise for bids for the construction of the Arkansas Justice Building.

(2) The notice shall be published one (1) time each week for not less than three (3) consecutive weeks in one (1) or more newspapers of general circulation published in the City of Little Rock, and in such other newspapers and trade or construction journals as may, in the opinion of the division, be desirable.

(3) The notice shall provide for the receipt of sealed bids, shall set forth the time and place at which the bids will be received, shall give the name and address of the architect from whom copies of plans, specifications, and drafts of the proposed contract to be entered into with the successful bidder may be obtained, and shall contain any other information and requirements as, in the opinion of the division, may be necessary or desirable.

(b)(1) On the date and time fixed in the notice, the division shall open, tabulate, and compare the bids and shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder.

(2) The division shall have the right to reject any or all bids.