Bid Opening: Maintenance and Repair-Water and/or Wastewater Systems and Appurtenances

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Legal Notice

The Clermont Sun: 6/2/2016

The Board of Clermont County Commissioners will be accepting sealed bids for the purpose of establishing a contract(s) for furnishing all labor, materials, tools and equipment necessary to perform maintenance and repair of the water and/or wastewater systems and appurtenances for the Clermont County Water Resources Department on an as needed basis. All bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: Bid – Maintenance and Repair of the Water and/or Wastewater Systems and Appurtenances – Clermont County Water Resources Department, and must be received in the Office of the Board of Clermont County Commissioners, 101 East Main Street, Batavia, Ohio 45103, no later than 2:00 p.m. Local Time on 6/30/2016, at which time all bids shall be opened and read aloud publicly.

Instructions to bidders, specifications, and bid form outlining the terms and conditions of the proposed purchase of services may be obtained by interested bidders during normal working hours of 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday at the Clermont County Water Resources Department, located at 4400 Haskell Lane, Batavia, Ohio 45103, Attn: Connie Miller, (513) 732-7934, Fax (513) 732-7310 or via e-mail to cmiller@clermontcountyohio.gov.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Thursday, 6/16/2016 at 10:00 a.m. Local Time. This meeting will be held at the Clermont County Water Resources Department located at 4400 Haskell Lane, Batavia, Ohio 45103.

Each bidder must submit their bid in triplicate, one (1) original and two (2) copies with each copy stamped “copy”. Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount of one hundred (100%) percent of the amount of the bid if in the form of a Bid Bond or in the amount of not less than ten (10%) percent of the amount of the bid if in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check or letter of credit, for and subject to the conditions provided in the information for bidders and pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 153.54.

Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to safety regulations, conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract. All bids must comply with Clermont County General Instructions to Bidders in addition to the requirements set forth in the Specifications, and Bid/Contract Documents referenced herein in order to be considered. Letters of credit and bid bonds must be filed with original signatures. Facsimile and electronic copies of the letter of credit, bid bond and Power of Attorney of the Surety will be deemed non-responsive.

The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to waive any informalities, reject any or all bids and to hold such bids for a period of sixty (60) days before taking any action and to award a contract to the lowest and best bidder(s). No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

This notice is also posted on the contracting authority’s internet site on the World Wide Web at the following address: www.clermontcountyohio.gov. In order to view the legal notice, click on the link Legal Notices located on the Clermont County Home Page.

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CLERMONT COUNTY, OHIO
Robert L. Proud
Edwin H. Humphrey
David H. Uible

ATTEST:

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Judith Kocica, Clerk of the Board