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Bids & Lettings · Phillips · Data brief
Phillips (1) · 1 ARDOT district · bids due through Bid Express
Oct 31, 2026
Bids & Lettings · Data brief
Baxter (2), Independence (2), Arkansas (1) and 14 more · 10 ARDOT districts · bids due through Bid Express
Oct 31, 2026
Bids & Lettings
The Arkansas Department of Transportation's Nov. 4 letting covers about 147 miles of state and county roads in 10 districts, from a chip seal job in Phillips County to the first phase of grading for a four-lane interstate in Crawford County.
Oct 31, 2026
analysis
ARDOT's Oct. 28 proposal holder lists show 33 firms holding 69 proposals across the 19 jobs. 19 of the firms have Arkansas addresses, and three jobs had a single holder.
Oct 31, 2026
analysis
The Arkansas Department of Transportation's Oct. 6 mailing list of prequalified contractors includes 120 Arkansas addresses, 55 of them county governments. Tennessee and Missouri each account for 21 entries.
Oct 31, 2026
explainer
Arkansas puts a payment bond on public construction contracts over $50,000, gives private-job lien claimants 120 days to file, and licenses commercial work from $50,000 and residential work from $2,000.
Oct 31, 2026
Bids & Lettings · Crawford
ARDOT Job 040904, Clear Creek Road to I-40 (Phase 1), is the biggest earthwork job on the Nov. 4 letting. Ten firms have requested proposals, and bidders will set the schedule themselves.
Oct 31, 2026
Bids & Lettings · Phillips
Job 110812 covers 1.163 miles at the Highway 49 bridge in Phillips County. Nine firms from eight states hold proposals, and the bidder will propose the number of calendar days.
Oct 31, 2026