Benton County, Arkansas is requesting bid for Chip and Seal for various roads. To be considered, bid must be received at the Benton County Administration Building, 215 East Central, Ste. 304, Bentonville, Arkansas before February 24, 2021 @ 11:00 am (local time). Bid opening will be via zoom on February 24, 2021 @ 11:00 am local time. Forms and addendums can be downloaded from the County’s web site at https://bentoncountyar.gov/accounting/open-bids/.  All questions regarding the qualification process should be directed to Terry Lewis at [email protected] or by telephone at 479-464-6168.  All questions regarding specifications should be directed to Ashley Kirby, Jay Frasier, or Josh Beam  @ 479-271-1052 or via email at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected]. Bid bond required of 5% for this project. Bidders shall be qualified to do business and licensed in accordance with all applicable laws of the state and local governments where the project is located.  Pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated §22-9-203 Benton County encourages all qualified small, minority and women business enterprises to bid on and receive contracts for goods, services, and construction.  Also, Benton County encourages all general contractors to subcontract portions of their contract to qualified small, minority and women business enterprises. Benton County reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive irregularities therein, and all Bidders shall agree that such rejection shall be without liability on the part of Benton County for any damage or claim brought by any Bidder because of such rejections, nor shall the Bidder seek any recourse of any kind against Benton County because of such rejections.  The filing of any bid in response to this invitation shall constitute an agreement of the Bidder to these conditions.