Legal Notices

CARROLL COUNTY BIDDING NOTICE
INVITATION TO BID

CARROLL COUNTY BAY ROAD BRIDGE 
REPLACEMENT CAR CR 27 6.17 PID # 119467

Sealed bids, in accordance with Carroll County’s plans and specifications for the CAR CR 27 6.17 PID # 119467 Project in Carroll County, Ohio, will be received at the Offices of the Carroll County Engineer, 200 Kensington Rd., N.E., Carrollton, Ohio 44615, until 9:30 am local time on March 28, 2024, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked:

BID – CAR CR 27 6.17 PID # 119467

Specifications and other contract documents are on file for review at, and copies of same may be obtained from:  Carroll County Engineer’s Office, 200 Kensington Rd NE, Carrollton, Ohio 44615. (Phone 330-627-2345)

The Engineer’s Estimate for this project is: $200,900

Construction Work shall be completed 60 Calendar Days after date of Notice to Proceed. 

Each bid shall be in conformity with the Ohio Revised Code and all bids and certificates shall be upon the forms furnished with the specifications.  All bids shall be delivered to the offices of the Carroll County Commissioners at or prior to the date and hour specified for receiving bids.

In the case of corporations not chartered in the State of Ohio, the bid shall be accompanied by a proper certificate of the Secretary of State, certifying that such corporation is authorized to do business in Ohio.

“Disadvantaged Business (DBE) Requirement.  DBE participation goals (Subcontracts, materials, supplies) have been set on this project for those certified as DBE’s in accordance with the TEA – 21 (1998) and 49 CFR, Part 26, and qualified to bid with ODOT under Chapter 5525 of the Ohio Revised Code (O.C. R.)”. The DBE Goal for this project is: 0 %

Each bidder shall be in current good standing on the Ohio Department of Transportation Pre-qualified Contractors List kept by the Office of Contracts.

Construction work shall be subject to the Federal prevailing wage rates established for Ohio by the Secretary of Labor’s general wage decision.

The Carroll County Commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received which is deemed most favorable to the County at the time and under the conditions stipulated.
The commissioners further declare that they will award the contract for this project to the lowest and best bid, which may not necessarily be the lowest bid.  No single factor will control the Board’s decision to award, and the Board reserves the right to exercise its full discretion.

Bidders shall comply with the Affirmative Action-Equal Employment Opportunity requirements set forth in the specifications.  A Bidder/Contractor will be deemed committed to the goal of such bid conditions by submitting a properly signed bid.  Each bidder must insure that all employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap or national origin.

Record Retention – As the LPA, ODOT or the United States government may legitimately request from time to time, the contractor agrees to make available for inspection and/or reproduction by the LPA, ODOT or United States government, all records, books, and other documents of every kind description that relate to this contract.

Drug-Free Work Place – The Contractor and all subcontractors for this project must be enrolled in the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Drug-Free Workplace Program or in a similar program approved by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and in good standing with the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.  Contractors that are not previously enrolled in a drug-free workplace program must enroll in such a program within 10 days of the bid opening.  Any Contractor that does not meet this requirement will have their bid deemed non-responsive and cannot be awarded the contract.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF CARROLL COUNTY 
Melissa Schaar, Clerk
Posted February 26, 2024
Published in The Carroll County Messenger March 6, 13 & 20, 2024