Clermont Sun: 05/24/18
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, June 21, 2018, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.
PROJECT NO. 6402-60141
LOCUST LAKE LIFT STATION & CONVEYANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Work under this Project is generally defined as the construction of approximately 7,100 LF of 8” force main beginning at the Locust Lake Lift Station located at 1379 Lakewood Drive and extending along Audubon Road and Locust Lake Road within Pierce Township, Oak Street and Chapel Road within the Village of Amelia, and ending approximately 300 feet past the intersection of Chapel Road and Burnham Woods Drive located within Batavia Township. The project will include modifications to the Locust Lake Lift Station piping & controls and the installation of a diesel generator as outlined in the specifications and plans. 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. 6402-60141 within 180 calendar days from the date of the Notice to Proceed. The Engineer’s Estimate for this Project is $1,232,193.00.
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 2:00 P.M. Local Time on June 14, 2018.
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 One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) 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.
Each Bidder must verify they meet the stated directional drilling qualification requirements as outlined in Section D of the Specifications and Contract Documents titled Special 3-Sewage Force Main, Articles 1.3 and 3.5 and submit with their bid the required documentation of qualification experience as outlined in the referenced Sections, failure to do so will result in the bid being disqualified.
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
Edwin H. Humphrey, President
David L. Painter, Vice President
David H. Uible, Member
ATTEST:
Judith Kocica, Clerk of the Board
