ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Separate sealed bids for the construction of the following Waterworks 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, October 10, 2024, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.
BUCKWHEAT, DAY HEIGHTS, & MIAMIVILLE ELEVATED TANK INSPECTION, EVALUATION, & MAINTENANCE
PROJECT NUMBERS 6401-60208, 6401-60209 & 6401-60210
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BMW LAKE INTAKE STRUCTURE EVALUATION, REHABILITATION, & PAINTING PROJECT NUMBER 6401-60175
Work under this Project is generally defined as the rehabilitation, maintenance, and painting of the access drive support structure at the BMW Lake Intake Structure in Batavia Township and the Buckwheat, Day Heights, and Miamiville Elevated Water Tanks in Miami Township. The Owner expects to proceed with the construction under the Project after satisfactory acceptance and award of the construction bid and execution of the contract, with completion of all work for Project No. within 214 calendar days from the date of the Notice to Proceed, with an anticipated Notice to Proceed date of March 1, 2025. The Engineer’s Estimate for this Project is $3,705,000.00.
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 10:00 a.m. Local Time on Tuesday, October 1, 2024.
Copies of the Plans and Specifications, etc., may be obtained during normal business hours at American Reprographics Company (ARC), 4219 Malsbary Road, Blue Ash, OH 45242, phone number (513) 326-2300, upon payment of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each printed set or Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for an electronic format set, with payment made payable to the Clermont County Treasurer, none of which is refundable. An additional non-refundable payment of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) 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 L. Painter, President
Claire B. Corcoran, Vice President
Bonnie J. Batchler, Member
ATTEST: Gael Fawley, Clerk of the Board
