Bid Opening: Constr., Oper., and Maint.-O’Bannon Creek Tributary Restoration and Bank Stabilization

Clermont Sun: 08/31/17

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Separate sealed bids for the construction of the following Wastewater System Improvements within the Clermont County Water Resources Department will be received by the Board of County Commissioners, Clermont County, Ohio, 101 East Main Street – 3rd Floor, Batavia, Ohio 45103, until 2:00 P.M. Local Time on Thursday, September 21, 2017, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

PROJECT NO. 6402-60155

O’BANNON CREEK TRIBUTARY RESTORATION AND BANK STABILIZATION

Work under this Project is generally defined as the restoration of approximately 620 ft. of a tributary to the O’Bannon Creek and stabilization of approximately 500 ft. of stream bank to help protect an existing 27” sanitary trunk sewer in the area upstream from the O’Bannon Wastewater Treatment Plant located in Goshen Township.  The Owner expects to proceed with the construction under the Project immediately after satisfactory acceptance and award of the construction bid and execution of the contract, with completion of all work for Project No. 6402-60155 within 40 calendar days from the date of the Notice to Proceed. The Engineer’s Estimate for this Project is $174,412.75.

The information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Plans, and Specifications including Forms of Bid Bond, Performance-Payment Bond, and other Contractor Documents may be examined at the following Location:

Clermont County Water Resources Dept.
Sanitary Engineering Division
4400 Haskell Lane
Batavia, Ohio 45103
(513) 732-8864

A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at the Clermont County Water Resources Department, Sanitary Engineering Division, 4400 Haskell Lane, Batavia, Ohio 45103 at 10:00 A.M. Local Time on September 14, 2017.

Copies of the Plans and Specifications, etc., may be obtained during normal business hours at American Reprographics Company (ARC), 7157 East Kemper Road, Cincinnati, OH 45241, phone number (513) 326-2300, upon payment of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each set made payable to the Clermont County Treasurer, none of which is refundable. An additional non-refundable payment of Ten Dollars ($10.00) must accompany any mail request.

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 100% of the bid if in the form of a Bid Bond or in the amount of not less than ten (10%) percent 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 with 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 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.

No Bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Contract award shall be made to the lowest and best bidder, and award may be subject to applicable funding agency approval.

The Board of County Commissioners, Clermont County, Ohio, reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities in the bidding procedure, to accept any bid which it deems to be for the best interest of the County and to hold such bids for a period of sixty (60) days before taking action to award a contract. These rights are reserved up until the time the contract is signed by the Board of County Commissioners.

This notice is also posted on the contracting authority’s website at the following URL link: www.clermontcountyohio.gov. In order to view the legal notice click on the link Legal Notices located on the Clermont County Home Page.

Clermont County Board of Commissioners

David H. Uible
Edwin H. Humphrey
David L. Painter

ATTEST:

                                                                                      

Judith Kocica, Clerk of the Board