This form must be completed by any public body (state agency, county, municipality, school district, or other local tax unit or improvement district) awarding a contract for a public construction project which will involve any trench or excavation of five feet (5’) or more. Arkansas Code § 22-9-212.
Arkansas Code § 22-9-212 also requires that the current federal OSHA standard for excavation and trenching be incorporated into the project’s specifications and that the contract bid form include a separate pay item for trench or excavation safety systems.